The UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (14-13, 6-10 Southland) will visit the Nicholls State Colonels (16-11, 10-6 Southland) after losing three road games in a row. It starts at 4:00 PM ET on Saturday, February 22, 2025.

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Nicholls State vs. UT Rio Grande Valley Game Info

• When: Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM ET
• Where: David R. Stopher Gymnasium in Thibodaux, Louisiana
• TV: ESPN+
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Nicholls State Stats Insights

• This season, the Colonels have a 42.9% shooting percentage from the field, which is 0.1% lower than the 43% of shots the Vaqueros’ opponents have knocked down.
• Nicholls State is 13-1 when it shoots higher than 43% from the field.
• The Colonels are the 88th ranked rebounding team in the country, the Vaqueros rank 129th.
• The Colonels put up just 2.1 more points per game (74.2) than the Vaqueros allow (72.1).
• Nicholls State has a 12-3 record when scoring more than 72.1 points.

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UT Rio Grande Valley Stats Insights

• The Vaqueros have shot at a 44.2% rate from the field this season, 2.7 percentage points higher than the 41.5% shooting opponents of the Colonels have averaged.
• UT Rio Grande Valley has compiled an 11-5 straight-up record in games it shoots over 41.5% from the field.
• The Colonels are the rebounding team in the country, the Vaqueros rank 81st.
• The Vaqueros’ 76.4 points per game are 6.8 more points than the 69.6 the Colonels give up to opponents.
• UT Rio Grande Valley is 11-3 when allowing fewer than 74.2 points.

Nicholls State Home & Away Comparison

• Offensively Nicholls State has performed better in home games this season, scoring 75.7 points per game, compared to 72.8 per game in away games.
• At home, the Colonels are surrendering 11.9 fewer points per game (63.5) than in road games (75.4).
• Nicholls State is sinking 7 three-pointers per game with a 31.4% shooting percentage from three-point land at home, which is 1.3 fewer threes and 5.300000000000004% points worse than it is averaging in away games (8.3, 36.7%).

UT Rio Grande Valley Home & Away Comparison

• At home, UT Rio Grande Valley scores 77.5 points per game. Away, it averages 73.6.
• At home the Vaqueros are allowing 67.1 points per game, 12.3 fewer points than they are on the road (79.4).
• Beyond the arc, UT Rio Grande Valley drains more 3-pointers on the road (10.8 per game) than at home (10.5), and shoots a higher percentage away (33.4%) than at home (32.1%).

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