UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros at Lamar Cardinals
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Lee leads Lamar against UT Rio Grande Valley after 21-point outing
Game Preview
UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (3-6, 0-1 Southland) at Lamar Cardinals (5-4, 0-1 Southland)Beaumont, Texas; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST
Cardinals -2.5; over/under is 135.5
BOTTOM LINE: Lamar hosts UT Rio Grande Valley after Rob Lee Jr. scored 21 points in Lamar's 89-71 loss to the San Diego State Aztecs.
The Cardinals are 3-1 on their home court. Lamar averages 72.0 points while outscoring opponents by 6.4 points per game.
The Vaqueros are 0-1 against Southland opponents. UT Rio Grande Valley scores 73.8 points and has outscored opponents by 1.8 points per game.
Lamar is shooting 43.5% from the field this season, 1.4 percentage points higher than the 42.1% UT Rio Grande Valley allows to opponents. UT Rio Grande Valley has shot at a 44.9% rate from the field this season, 3.4 percentage points higher than the 41.5% shooting opponents of Lamar have averaged.
The Cardinals and Vaqueros meet Tuesday for the first time in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Lee is scoring 14.6 points per game with 2.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists for the Cardinals. Andrew Holifield is averaging 13.2 points and 6.0 rebounds while shooting 47.1%.
Koree Cotton is shooting 40.9% and averaging 11.7 points for the Vaqueros. Marvin McGhee III is averaging 11.1 points.
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- TV Channel: UT Rio Grande Valley at Lamar 2021 College Basketball, week 7, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Matchup Prediction
Statistics
 RGV |
 LAM |
|
|---|---|---|
| L1 | Streak | L2 |
| 72.0 | Points Against | 65.6 |
| 73.8 | Points Per Game | 72.0 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 34 |
| 35.6 | Rebounds Per Game | 38.1 |
| 14.8 | Assists Per Game | 15.9 |
| 2.7 | Blocks Per Game | 5.9 |
| 6.6 | Steals Per Game | 8.6 |
| 0.8 | Team Turnovers Per Game | 0.7 |
| 12.3 | Total Turnovers Per Game | 12.9 |
| 72.0 | Points Against | 65.6 |
Game Information
Location: Beaumont, TX
Capacity:
2025-26 Southland Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 1-0 | - | 7-2 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 1-0 | - | 4-5 |
| Nicholls | 1-0 | - | 2-7 |
| McNeese | 3-1 | +0.5 | 10-2 |
| East Texas A&M | 1-1 | 0.5 | 6-5 |
| New Orleans | 1-1 | 0.5 | 3-8 |
| Northwestern State | 1-1 | 0.5 | 2-8 |
| Houston Christian | 1-2 | 1 | 5-6 |
| Incarnate Word | 1-2 | 1 | 5-6 |
| SE Louisiana | 1-2 | 1 | 4-7 |
| Lamar | 0-1 | 1 | 5-4 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 0-1 | 1 | 3-6 |
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