Texas Southern at UT Rio Grande Valley 3/25/19 - CBB Picks & Predictions

The Texas Southern Tigers visit UTRGV Fieldhouse in Edinburg, Texas on Monday for a CIT second round matchup with the UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros. The Tigers defeated New Orleans in the first round 95-89 in overtime. Justin Hopkins scored 20 points to lead Texas Southern, while Jeremy Combs added 19 and Devocio Butler chipped in with 15.

UT Rio Grande Valley defeated Grambling 74-73 in the first round of the CIT. Tyson Smith scored 19 points to lead the Vaqueros while four other teammates scored in double figures including Javon Levi and Lesley Varner II with 14 points each. Jeremy Combs leads the Tigers in scoring and rebounds with averages of 16.9 points and 9.1 rebounds per game. Jalyn Patterson is third in scoring and first in assists with averages of 12.2 points and 3.9 assists per game. The Tigers are shooting 45.0% from the field and 32.2% from 3-point territory.

Terry Winn III leads the Vaqueros in scoring with an average of 12.6 points per game. The leading rebounder is Lesley Varner II with an average of 5.3 per game, while Javon Levi is the leader in assists with an average of 5.5 per game. Rio Grande Valley is shooting 41.5% from the field and 31.6% from 3-point territory.