UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros at McNeese Cowboys

· Southland Tournament - Semifinal

UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros

19-13, 8-8 Away

McNeese Cowboys

26-5, 14-0 Home

McNeese Cowboys and UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros square off in Southland Tournament

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UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (19-13, 15-8 Southland) vs. McNeese Cowboys (26-5, 19-3 Southland)

Lake Charles, Louisiana; Tuesday, 9:30 p.m. EDT

Cowboys -6.5; over/under is 142.5

BOTTOM LINE: McNeese plays UT Rio Grande Valley in the Southland Tournament.

The Cowboys have gone 19-3 against Southland opponents, with a 7-2 record in non-conference play. McNeese averages 9.0 turnovers per game and is 24-4 when it wins the turnover battle.

The Vaqueros' record in Southland action is 15-8. UT Rio Grande Valley is third in the Southland scoring 75.8 points per game and is shooting 47.5%.

McNeese makes 47.0% of its shots from the field this season, which is 5.4 percentage points higher than UT Rio Grande Valley has allowed to its opponents (41.6%). UT Rio Grande Valley averages 9.5 more points per game (75.8) than McNeese allows (66.3).

The teams meet for the third time this season. The Cowboys won 75-68 in the last matchup on Feb. 24. Larry Johnson led the Cowboys with 20 points, and Filip Brankovic led the Vaqueros with 15 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Johnson is averaging 17.2 points and 5.3 rebounds for the Cowboys. Tyshawn Archie is averaging 2.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Koree Cotton is scoring 13.8 points per game with 5.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists for the Vaqueros. Brankovic is averaging 15.7 points over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cowboys: 9-1, averaging 73.6 points, 28.4 rebounds, 13.0 assists, 9.9 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 44.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.1 points per game.

Vaqueros: 8-2, averaging 77.5 points, 31.5 rebounds, 16.9 assists, 4.8 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 48.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.1 points.

TV Channel: UT Rio Grande Valley at McNeese 2021 College Basketball, week 19, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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McNeese: 79.3%

UT Rio Grande Valley: 20.7%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

RGV		MCN
W3	Streak	W8
69.0	Points Against	66.3
75.8	Points Per Game	80.0
47	Field Goal %	47
38	Three Point %	31
34.5	Rebounds Per Game	34.7
16.7	Assists Per Game	14.1
2.8	Blocks Per Game	4.3
6.0	Steals Per Game	10.4
1.1	Team Turnovers Per Game	0.5
12.8	Total Turnovers Per Game	10.0
69.0	Points Against	66.3

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	19-13
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	13-9	7	18-14
New Orleans	12-10	8	15-18
Nicholls	12-10	8	14-19
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