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12/31 03:43 CST Cotton leads UT Rio Grande Valley against Nicholls State after
24-point game
Cotton leads UT Rio Grande Valley against Nicholls State after 24-point game
By The Associated Press
Nicholls State Colonels (4-8, 3-0 Southland) at UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
(5-7, 1-2 Southland)
Edinburg, Texas; Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Vaqueros -3.5; over/under is 146.5
BOTTOM LINE: UT Rio Grande Valley hosts Nicholls State after Koree Cotton
scored 24 points in UT Rio Grande Valley's 85-69 loss to the New Orleans
Privateers.
The Vaqueros are 3-2 in home games. UT Rio Grande Valley ranks ninth in the
Southland with 8.7 offensive rebounds per game led by Mustafo Vanjov averaging
3.0.
The Colonels are 3-0 against Southland opponents. Nicholls State allows 77.3
points to opponents while being outscored by 1.7 points per game.
UT Rio Grande Valley scores 77.1 points per game, 0.2 fewer points than the
77.3 Nicholls State allows. Nicholls State has shot at a 44.2% clip from the
field this season, 3.0 percentage points above the 41.2% shooting opponents of
UT Rio Grande Valley have averaged.
The Vaqueros and Colonels match up Wednesday for the first time in Southland
play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Cotton is scoring 12.0 points per game with 5.4 rebounds and
2.3 assists for the Vaqueros. Marvin McGhee III is averaging nine points over
the past 10 games.
Jaylen Searles is shooting 44.9% and averaging 13.4 points for the Colonels.
Jalik Dunkley is averaging 14.6 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Vaqueros: 4-6, averaging 74.9 points, 33.7 rebounds, 16.1
assists, 6.2 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 45.5% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 68.8 points per game.
Colonels: 4-6, averaging 79.9 points, 27.9 rebounds, 14.9 assists, 10.5 steals
and 1.7 blocks per game while shooting 46.9% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 78.6 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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