Cal Baptist Lancers play in WAC Tournament against the UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros

Published Mar. 8, 2022 2:42 a.m. ET

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UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (8-22, 3-15 WAC) vs. Cal Baptist Lancers (17-14, 7-11 WAC)

Las Vegas; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST

LINE: Cal Baptist -6.5; over/under is 148.5

BOTTOM LINE: The Cal Baptist Lancers play in the WAC Tournament against the UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros.

The Lancers are 14-5 on their home court. Cal Baptist ranks fourth in the WAC shooting 33.9% from downtown, led by Freddie Dybala shooting 50.0% from 3-point range.

The Vaqueros are 3-15 in WAC play. UT Rio Grande Valley is 4-17 against opponents with a winning record.

The teams meet for the second time this season. Cal Baptist won 80-72 in the last matchup on Feb. 13. Taran Armstrong led Cal Baptist with 18 points, and Justin Johnson led UT Rio Grande Valley with 38 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ty Rowell is scoring 11.9 points per game with 2.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists for the Lancers. Armstrong is averaging 11.2 points and 4.1 rebounds while shooting 35.8% over the past 10 games for Cal Baptist.

Johnson is scoring 18.1 points per game and averaging 6.8 rebounds for the Vaqueros. Xavier Johnson is averaging 1.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for UT Rio Grande Valley.

LAST 10 GAMES: Lancers: 5-5, averaging 65.9 points, 33.5 rebounds, 14.4 assists, 5.5 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 40.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.2 points per game.

Vaqueros: 2-8, averaging 66.9 points, 31.4 rebounds, 11.5 assists, 5.4 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 41.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 78.8 points.

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