The UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (14-15, 6-12 Southland) will look to stop a three-game losing streak when they host the New Orleans Privateers (4-25, 2-16 Southland) at 5:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, March 1, 2025. The Privateers have lost 11 games in a row.

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UT Rio Grande Valley vs. New Orleans Game Info

• When: Saturday, March 1, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. ET
• Where: UTRGV Fieldhouse in Edinburg, Texas
• TV: ESPN+
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UT Rio Grande Valley Stats Insights

• The Vaqueros make 44.2% of their shots from the field this season, which is 2.5 percentage points lower than the Privateers have allowed to their opponents (46.7%).
• UT Rio Grande Valley is 9-2 when it shoots better than 46.7% from the field.
• The Privateers are the 216th-ranked rebounding team in the nation, while the Vaqueros sit at 131st.
• The Vaqueros record 76.3 points per game, 5.5 fewer points than the 81.8 the Privateers allow.
• When UT Rio Grande Valley totals more than 81.8 points, it is 8-3.

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New Orleans Stats Insights

• The Privateers have shot at a 41.3% clip from the field this season, 2.4 percentage points below the 43.7% shooting opponents of the Vaqueros have averaged.
• New Orleans is 3-6 when it shoots higher than 43.7% from the field.
• The Vaqueros are the rebounding team in the country, the Privateers rank 147th.
• The Privateers score six fewer points per game (67.8) than the Vaqueros give up to opponents (73.8).
• When New Orleans gives up fewer than 76.3 points, it is 3-9.

UT Rio Grande Valley Home & Away Comparison

• UT Rio Grande Valley is putting up 77.5 points per game this year in home games, which is 3.7 more points than it is averaging in away games (73.8).
• In 2024-25, the Vaqueros are surrendering 67.1 points per game at home. On the road, they are allowing 82.
• UT Rio Grande Valley is averaging 10.5 threes per game with a 32.1% shooting percentage from three-point land when playing at home, which is 0.3 fewer threes and 1.1999999999999957% points worse than it is averaging in road games (10.8, 33.3%).

New Orleans Home & Away Comparison

• New Orleans averages 69.2 points per game at home, and 66.8 on the road.
• In 2024-25 the Privateers are allowing 1.8 fewer points per game at home (81.1) than on the road (82.9).
• Beyond the arc, New Orleans makes more trifectas away (5.9 per game) than at home (4.9), and makes a higher percentage on the road (31.6%) than at home (30.2%).

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