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12/30 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
BOTTOM LINE: UT Rio Grande Valley takes on Nicholls State after Koree Cotton
scored 24 points in UT Rio Grande Valley's 85-69 loss to the New Orleans
Privateers.
The Vaqueros have gone 3-2 at home. UT Rio Grande Valley is second in the
Southland with 16.4 assists per game led by Always Wright averaging 3.0.
The Colonels are 3-0 in Southland play. Nicholls State ranks seventh in the
Southland with 8.9 offensive rebounds per game led by Jalik Dunkley averaging
2.3.
UT Rio Grande Valley scores 77.1 points per game, 0.2 fewer points than the
77.3 Nicholls State allows. Nicholls State averages 9.2 made 3-pointers per
game this season, 1.3 more made shots on average than the 7.9 per game UT Rio
Grande Valley allows.
The Vaqueros and Colonels meet Wednesday for the first time in Southland play
this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Cotton is averaging 12 points and 5.4 rebounds for the
Vaqueros. Marvin McGhee III is averaging 9.0 points over the last 10 games.
Jaylen Searles is scoring 13.4 points per game with 4.3 rebounds and 2.2
assists for the Colonels. Dunkley is averaging 14.6 points, 6.8 rebounds and
1.7 steals 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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