The Texas-Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (3-9) and Idaho State Bengals (3-7) will be playing at Dee Glen Smith Spectrum for this game. Action begins at 7:30 pm ET on Wednesday, Dec. 23.
The Vaqueros are hoping to rebound after their 68-50 loss to North Dakota State on Tuesday. J.J. Thompson had a good outing, putting up 12 points, six assists, and one steal for Texas-Rio Grande Valley. The Bengals, meanwhile, are feeling some disappointment after their 69-58 loss against Utah State on Tuesday. Ethan Telfair had a good game for Idaho State, registering 20 points, five assists, and four steals.
Notes
With 65.0 possessions and .956 points per possession, the Texas-Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros perform worse on both metrics than the Idaho State Bengals. Idaho State averages 71.6 possessions and 1.017 points per possession.
Texas-Rio Grande Valley has an average effective field goal percentage of 47.9%. Idaho State is a subpar 1-5 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
Texas-Rio Grande Valley attempts an average of 16.0 three pointers per game and Idaho State attempts 25.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, the Texas-Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros have a 2-3 record while the Idaho State Bengals have a 3-4 record.
Texas-Rio Grande Valley has forced an average turnover percentage of 17.0% this season. Idaho State has a subpar 2-5 record when its TO% is 17.0% or higher.
