Western Athletic foes will battle when the Texas-Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (5-13) challenge the UMKC Kangaroos (8-10) at UTPA Fieldhouse. The game gets underway at 8:00 pm ET on Saturday, Jan. 16.
The Vaqueros come into this game hoping to repeat their last performance, defeating Chicago State 82-72 on Thursday. Antonio Green led all scorers on the team with 21 points on 8-for-12 shooting. The Kangaroos are coming off a close 65-64 loss at the hands of New Mexico State on Thursday. Martez Harrison had a good shooting night, leading the game with 23 points.
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UMKC lost its last game by a one-point margin. In games decided by a margin of three points or less, Texas-Rio Grande Valley is 1-0. UMKC is 1-2 in close games this season.
Texas-Rio Grande Valley has an average field goal percentage of 43.5%. UMKC is a subpar 1-7 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The Texas-Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros rank higher based on their field goal percentage (208th) than their effective field goal percentage (222nd). The UMKC Kangaroos rank higher based on their effective field goal percentage (237th) than their field goal percentage (242nd).
Texas-Rio Grande Valley ranks 68th in assists, registering 15.6 per game. UMKC performs worse at 276th with 12.1 assists per game.
The Texas-Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros average 4.6 steals per game. When giving up 4 or more steals, the UMKC Kangaroos have a subpar record (4-9) this season.
