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03/21 03:42 CDT Illinois State, UT Rio Grande Valley meet in NIT
Illinois State, UT Rio Grande Valley meet in NIT
By The Associated Press
UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (21-13, 17-7 Southland) at Illinois State
Redbirds (20-13, 14-8 MVC)
Normal, Illinois; Sunday, 2 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Illinois State faces UT Rio Grande Valley in the National
Invitation Tournament.
The Redbirds have gone 14-8 against MVC opponents, with a 6-5 record in
non-conference play. Illinois State is 1-1 in one-possession games.
The Vaqueros are 17-7 in Southland play. UT Rio Grande Valley scores 66.6
points while outscoring opponents by 2.2 points per game.
Illinois State makes 44.2% of its shots from the field this season, which is
6.8 percentage points higher than UT Rio Grande Valley has allowed to its
opponents (37.4%). UT Rio Grande Valley averages 66.6 points per game, 1.6
fewer than the 68.2 Illinois State gives up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Trista Fayta is averaging 12 points, 5.8 assists and 1.6 steals
for the Redbirds. Doneelah Washington is averaging 17.9 points over the last 10
games.
Jalayah Ingram is scoring 16.9 points per game and averaging 7.1 rebounds for
the Vaqueros. Gianna Angiolet is averaging 1.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10
games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Redbirds: 6-4, averaging 71.4 points, 30.7 rebounds, 15.6
assists, 6.1 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 45.1% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 68.7 points per game.
Vaqueros: 6-4, averaging 67.6 points, 35.2 rebounds, 17.3 assists, 4.2 steals
and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 46.3% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 62.4 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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