Nicholls Colonels at UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros

· Southland Tournament - Quarterfinal

Nicholls Colonels

14-18, 7-12 Away

UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros

18-13, 10-5 Home

UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros square off against the Nicholls State Colonels in Southland Tournament

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Nicholls State Colonels (14-18, 13-10 Southland) vs. UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (18-13, 14-8 Southland)

Lake Charles, Louisiana; Monday, 8:30 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: UT Rio Grande Valley and Nicholls State meet in the Southland Tournament.

The Vaqueros' record in Southland play is 14-8, and their record is 4-5 in non-conference play. UT Rio Grande Valley is fourth in the Southland scoring 75.5 points while shooting 47.1% from the field.

The Colonels' record in Southland games is 13-10. Nicholls State is 4-1 in games decided by less than 4 points.

UT Rio Grande Valley averages 9.3 made 3-pointers per game, 2.2 more made shots than the 7.1 per game Nicholls State allows. Nicholls State averages 8.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.0 more made shots on average than the 6.7 per game UT Rio Grande Valley allows.

The teams meet for the third time this season. UT Rio Grande Valley won 92-72 in the last matchup on Feb. 10. Jaylen Washington led UT Rio Grande Valley with 26 points, and Trae English led Nicholls State with 20 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Koree Cotton is averaging 13.6 points and 5.1 rebounds for the Vaqueros. Filip Brankovic is averaging 15.1 points over the last 10 games.

Jalik Dunkley is scoring 12.6 points per game and averaging 6.8 rebounds for the Colonels. Zee Hamoda is averaging 2.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Vaqueros: 8-2, averaging 79.5 points, 30.9 rebounds, 16.6 assists, 4.9 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 49.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.6 points per game.

Colonels: 5-5, averaging 69.3 points, 28.3 rebounds, 12.6 assists, 7.3 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 44.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.3 points.

TV Channel: Nicholls at UT Rio Grande Valley 2021 College Basketball, week 19, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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UT Rio Grande Valley: 68.5%

Nicholls: 31.5%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

NICH		RGV
W1	Streak	W2
74.5	Points Against	69.1
72.5	Points Per Game	75.5
44	Field Goal %	47
34	Three Point %	37
31.3	Rebounds Per Game	34.8
13.3	Assists Per Game	16.5
2.7	Blocks Per Game	2.8
9.0	Steals Per Game	6.0
0.6	Team Turnovers Per Game	1.0
12.4	Total Turnovers Per Game	12.7
74.5	Points Against	69.1

Game Information

Venue: Townsley Law Arena

Location: Lake Charles, LA
Capacity:

2025-26 Southland Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Stephen F. Austin	20-2	-	27-4
McNeese	19-3	1	26-5
UT Rio Grande Valley	14-8	6	18-13
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	13-9	7	17-14
New Orleans	12-10	8	15-17
Nicholls	12-10	8	14-18
Houston Christian	8-14	12	12-20
Northwestern State	8-14	12	10-22
Incarnate Word	7-15	13	12-19
Lamar	7-15	13	12-19
East Texas A&M	6-16	14	11-21
SE Louisiana	6-16	14	9-22