The Grand Canyon Antelopes (13-2) will attempt to keep their six-game winning streak alive when they compete against the Texas-Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (4-11) at Grand Canyon University Arena. Action starts at 9:00 pm ET on Thursday, Jan. 7.
The Antelopes had no trouble getting past Bethune-Cookman 74-53 on Sunday. Grandy Glaze was the game’s high scorer with 20 points on 10-for-13 shooting. The Vaqueros, meanwhile, are coming off an 89-81 win over Our Lady of the Lake on Saturday. Dakota Slaughter led the game in scoring by recording 22 points on 8-for-14 shooting.
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Ranked 72nd, the Grand Canyon Antelopes have an offensive rating of 111.4. The Texas-Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros rank 339th with a defensive rating of just 114.0.
The Grand Canyon Antelopes average 70.7 possessions and 1.114 points per possession in games this season. The Texas-Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros average fewer possessions with 62.1, as well as fewer points per possession with .971.
The Texas-Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros average an effective field goal percentage of 48.5% this season. The Grand Canyon Antelopes have split their games this season (2-2) when opponents have an eFG% of 48.5% or greater.
On average, the Grand Canyon Antelopes attempt 15.0 three point field goals per game and the Texas-Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros attempt 17.0. In games where they attempt at least 20 three pointers, Grand Canyon has a winning record of 2-1, while Texas-Rio Grande Valley has a poor record of 3-5.
Grand Canyon, the 87th-ranked team in rebounding, register an average of 39.0 rebounds per game. Texas-Rio Grande Valley does worse, ranked 339th with 31.0.
The Texas-Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros make an average of 4.4 steals per game. When the Grand Canyon Antelopes give up 4 or more steals, they are a fantastic 13-2.
