Utah Tech Trailblazers (11-16, 3-11 WAC) at UT Rio Grande Vaqueros (15-14, 5-10 WAC)
Edinburg, Texas; Thursday, 7:30 pm EST
BOTTOM LINE: Utah Tech visits Utah’s Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros after Isaiah Bishop’s 24-point loss in Utah Tech’s 81-71 loss to the Southern Utah Thunderbirds.
The Vaqueros are 11-5 on their home court. UT Rio Grande Valley is 5-2 in limited games by 3 points or less.
The Trailblazers are 3-11 against WAC opponents. Utah Tech is averaging 75.1 points while outscoring opponents by 1.4 points per game.
Top performers: Will Johnston is averaging 14.4 points and 3.7 assists for the Vaqueros. Justin Johnson is averaging 19.4 points over his last 10 games for UT Rio Grande Valley.
Cameron Gooden is averaging 15.5 points and 3.6 assists for the Tractors. Bishop Utah Tech is averaging 13.9 points over their last 10 games.
Last 10 games: Vaqueros: 5-5, averaging 64.9 points, 30.7 rebounds, 13.8 assists, 4.0 steals and 2.4 blocks on 43.2% shooting from the field. Their opponents averaged 64.3 points per game.
Series: 2-8, averaging 74.3 points, 27.5 rebounds, 11.7 assists, 5.7 steals and 1.7 blocks while shooting 45.3% from the field. Their opponents averaged 78.4 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by DataScrew. and data from Sportradar.