MEN: UT Rio Grande Valley at New Mexico State

RECORDS: Rio Grande Valley (16-13, 7-5) vs. New Mexico State (23-4, 11-1).

BOTTOM LINE: New Mexico State looks for its 12th straight Western Athletic Conference win against Texas Rio Grande Valley. New Mexico State’s last WAC loss came against the California Baptist Lancers 82-76 on Jan. 3. Texas Rio Grande Valley won easily 85-66 over Wayland Baptist in its last outing.

SAVVY VETERANS: Both of these teams have relied heavily on their seniors. Eli Chuha, AJ Harris and JoJo Zamora collectively have scored 36 percent of the team’s points over its last five games. UTRGV’s Terry Winn III, Tyson Smith and Jordan Jackson have scored 44 percent of their team’s points.

CLAMPING DOWN: The Vaqueros have allowed just 66.4 points per game to conference opponents. SPARKING THE OFFENSE: Javon Levi has made or assisted on 42 percent of all UTRGV field goals over the last three games. PERFECT WHEN: UTRGV Valley is 5-0 when it turns the ball over 10 times or fewer, 11-13 if it’s more than 10 turnovers. New Mexico State has created 13 turnovers per game in conference play. TWO STREAKS: Texas Rio Grande Valley has won its last three road games. New Mexico State is on a 12-game home winning streak, scoring an average of 79.4 points while giving up 59.5. GETTING DEFENSIVE: Texas Rio Grande Valley has forced opponents into committing turnovers on 25.7 percent of all possessions, the secondhighest rate among all Division I teams. The Vaqueros have forced conference foes into turnovers on 26.1 percent of all possessions.