CSU Bakersfield vs UT Rio Grande Valley 3/12/20 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

On Thursday, the CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners play the UT-Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros in the second round of the Western Athletic Conference tournament at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. CSU Bakersfield finished its regular season 12-19 overall and 6-10 in the WAC following its 64-61 loss in the regular season finale to Grand Canyon on Saturday. The Roadrunners have lost five of their last six.

Taze Moore is the leading scorer for Bakersfield with an average of 11.5 points per game, while De'Monte Buckingham is the leading rebounder with an average of 4.6 per game and Czar Perry is the leader in assists with an average of 3.8 per game. Bakersfield has just one player averaging double figures in scoring.

UT-Rio Grande Valley finished its regular season at 14-16 overall and 9-7 in the WAC following its 79-76 overtime victory on Saturday over California Baptist. Lesley Varner III was the leading scorer with 22 points and hit a 3-pointer with just four seconds to play for the victory. Rio Grande Valley finished 3rd in the WAC seven games behind first place New Mexico state

Lesley Varner III is leading Rio Grande Valley in scoring and rebounding with averages of 15.6 points and 6.0 rebounds per game, while Javen Levy is the third leading scorer and leader in assists with averages of 11.4 points and 8.0 assists per game. Rio Grande Valley has three players averaging double-figures in scoring.