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Associated Press
10-03-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros take on the Nicholls Colonels in Southland Tournament
Lake Charles, Louisiana; Monday, 2:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: UT Rio Grande Valley and Nicholls play in the Southland Tournament. The Vaqueros' record in Southland games is 11-9, and their record is 5-6 against non-conference opponents. UT Rio Grande Valley is 8-3 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents and averages 14.9 turnovers per game. The Colonels' record in Southland action is 9-11. Nicholls is 1-1 in games decided by 3 points or fewer. UT Rio Grande Valley averages 61.0 points per game, 1.9 more points than the 59.1 Nicholls allows. Nicholls averages 5.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.8 more makes per game than UT Rio Grande Valley gives up. The teams did not meet during the regular season. TOP PERFORMERS: LAST 10 GAMES: Vaqueros: 6-4, averaging 59.7 points, 37.5 rebounds, 13.8 assists, 5.0 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 34.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 56.3 points per game. Colonels: 3-7, averaging 59.4 points, 30.2 rebounds, 10.6 assists, 9.2 steals and 1.5 blocks per game while shooting 38.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.0 points. ___
Washington Post
09-03-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros face the Nicholls Colonels in Southland Tournament
Nicholls Colonels (16-13, 9-11 Southland) vs. UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (16-15, 11-9 Southland) Lake Charles, Louisiana; Monday, 2:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: UT Rio Grande Valley squares off against Nicholls in the Southland Tournament. The Vaqueros' record in Southland play is 11-9, and their record is 5-6 against non-conference opponents. UT Rio Grande Valley averages 14.9 turnovers per game and is 8-3 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents.
Associated Press
09-03-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros face the Nicholls Colonels in Southland Tournament
Lake Charles, Louisiana; Monday, 2:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: UT Rio Grande Valley squares off against Nicholls in the Southland Tournament. The Vaqueros' record in Southland play is 11-9, and their record is 5-6 against non-conference opponents. UT Rio Grande Valley averages 14.9 turnovers per game and is 8-3 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents. The Colonels' record in Southland action is 9-11. Nicholls scores 60.8 points while outscoring opponents by 1.7 points per game. UT Rio Grande Valley is shooting 36.4% from the field this season, 1.3 percentage points lower than the 37.7% Nicholls allows to opponents. Nicholls averages 60.8 points per game, 0.3 fewer than the 61.1 UT Rio Grande Valley gives up to opponents. The teams did not play each other during the regular season. TOP PERFORMERS: Gianna Angiolet is shooting 31.0% from beyond the arc with 1.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Vaqueros, while averaging 9.9 points. Kade Hackerott is shooting 39.3% and averaging 14.5 points over the past 10 games. Tanita Swift is scoring 14.4 points per game with 4.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists for the Colonels. Britiya Curtis is averaging 13 points and 1.8 steals over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Vaqueros: 6-4, averaging 59.7 points, 37.5 rebounds, 13.8 assists, 5.0 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 34.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 56.3 points per game. Colonels: 3-7, averaging 59.4 points, 30.2 rebounds, 10.6 assists, 9.2 steals and 1.5 blocks per game while shooting 38.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.0 points. ___
Associated Press
02-03-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
UT Rio Grande Valley earns 88-78 victory against New Orleans
The AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — Dekedran Thorn's 25 points helped UT Rio Grande Valley defeat New Orleans 88-78 on Saturday. Thorn had three steals for the Vaqueros (15-15, 7-12 Southland Conference). Howard Fleming Jr. scored 19 points and added 10 rebounds and six assists. Cliff Davis shot 6 for 11, including 4 for 9 from beyond the arc to finish with 16 points. JR Jacobs finished with 20 points, six rebounds, four assists and four steals for the Privateers (4-26, 2-17). Theo Grant added 18 points for New Orleans. Michael Thomas had 14 points and eight rebounds. The loss was the Privateers' 12th in a row. Both teams play on Monday. UT Rio Grande Valley hosts SE Louisiana and New Orleans travels to play Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. ___
USA Today
25-02-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
New Orleans at UT Rio Grande Valley odds, tips and betting trends
The UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (14-15, 6-12 Southland) will look to break a three-game losing streak when they host the New Orleans Privateers (4-25, 2-16 Southland) at 5:30 PM ET on Saturday, March 1, 2025. The Privateers have lost 11 games in a row. In this article, we investigate the UT Rio Grande Valley vs. New Orleans odds and lines ahead of this contest. The matchup between the Vaqueros and the Privateers currently does not have a line set. UT Rio Grande Valley is 12-13-0 against the spread this season compared to New Orleans' 12-16-1 ATS record. The Vaqueros are 14-11-0 and the Privateers are 14-15-0 in terms of going over the point total. Over the past 10 games, UT Rio Grande Valley has a 3-7 record against the spread while going 2-8 overall. New Orleans has gone 4-5-1 against the spread and 0-10 overall in its last 10 matches. As college hoops play continues, get ready for the outing with everything you need to know ahead of Saturday's game. Check out: USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll UT Rio Grande Valley vs. New Orleans prediction UT Rio Grande Valley 80, New Orleans 70 Against the spread UT Rio Grande Valley is 12-13-0 ATS this season. New Orleans has won 12 games against the spread this year, while failing to cover or pushing 17 times. The Vaqueros put up 5.5 fewer points per game (76.3) than the Privateers give up (81.8). UT Rio Grande Valley has a 7-1 record against the spread and an 8-3 record overall when scoring more than 81.8 points. When New Orleans gives up fewer than 76.3 points, it is 6-5-1 against the spread and 3-9 overall. The Privateers put up an average of 67.8 points per game, six fewer points than the 73.8 the Vaqueros give up to opponents. New Orleans is 4-2 against the spread and 3-3 overall when it scores more than 73.8 points. UT Rio Grande Valley's record is 3-4 against the spread and 9-2 overall when it gives up fewer than 67.8 points. Players to watch UT Rio Grande Valley Howard Fleming Jr. is tops on the Vaqueros at 6.2 rebounds per game, while also posting 2.3 assists and 11.9 points. Dekedran Thorn leads his squad in points per game (12), and also averages 3.7 rebounds and 2 assists. Defensively, he posts 1.5 steals and 0.2 blocked shots. Cliff Davis posts 11.6 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. At the other end, he puts up 1.1 steals and 0.1 blocked shots. New Orleans
