The UT-Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros and the Tarleton State Texans will meet in Las Vegas to face off in the first round of the WAC Tournament at the Michelob Ultra Arena on ESPN+. Tarleton leads the head-to-head series, 4-2, but UTRGV won both meetings this season.
Rio Grande Valley finished at 15-16 after losing to Cal Baptist in Riverside. The Vaqueros trailed the Lancers by double figures at break, and ended up falling by eighteen, 88-70. UTRGV scores 75.5 points per game, while allowing 73.2 ppg, and shooting 45.6% from the field.
Rio Grande Valley won four of their last six games, and they’ll look to defeat Tarleton State for the third time this season. Senior swingman Justin Johnson picked things up down the stretch, and after scoring 23 points or more in three of his last five games, he leads UTRGV in scoring (20.6), while grabbing 5.2 rpg. Sophomore guard Will Johnston scored a career-high 36 points in the February win over Tarleton, and he’s averaging 14.5 ppg and a team-lead 3.7 apg. Junior forward Ahren Freeman led the team with 25 points in the finale against Cal Baptist, and he leads the team in rebounding (5.9), while scoring 9.0 ppg.
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