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01/25 03:43 CST Williams and Texas A&M-CC host UT Rio Grande Valley
Williams and Texas A&M-CC host UT Rio Grande Valley
By The Associated Press
UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (9-11, 5-6 Southland) at Texas A&M-CC Islanders
(11-9, 7-4 Southland)
Corpus Christi, Texas; Monday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Texas A&M-CC faces UT Rio Grande Valley after Sheldon Williams
scored 22 points in Texas A&M-CC's 79-71 win against the Incarnate Word
Cardinals.
The Islanders have gone 6-2 at home. Texas A&M-CC is third in the Southland in
rebounding averaging 33.7 rebounds. Williams leads the Islanders with 7.1
boards.
The Vaqueros are 5-6 against conference opponents. UT Rio Grande Valley has a
2-2 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
Texas A&M-CC makes 45.3% of its shots from the field this season, which is 3.8
percentage points higher than UT Rio Grande Valley has allowed to its opponents
(41.5%). UT Rio Grande Valley has shot at a 46.3% rate from the field this
season, 4.4 percentage points greater than the 41.9% shooting opponents of
Texas A&M-CC have averaged.
The matchup Monday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in
conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Leo Torbor is averaging 6.5 points for the Islanders. Williams
is averaging 11.5 points over the last 10 games.
Marvin McGhee III averages 2.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Vaqueros,
scoring 10.5 points while shooting 42.5% from beyond the arc. Koree Cotton is
averaging 13.6 points over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Islanders: 7-3, averaging 73.0 points, 32.6 rebounds, 12.6
assists, 8.6 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 46.7% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 63.0 points per game.
Vaqueros: 5-5, averaging 73.3 points, 29.5 rebounds, 19.0 assists, 6.6 steals
and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 47.0% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 67.0 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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