PANTHERS LOOKING FOR FIRST WIN STREAK OF 2015
    The opportunity to achieve its first two-game winning streak of the season awaits Prairie View A&M tonight as Grambling State visits the Baby Dome for a match-up that will be streamed live by the SWAC Digital Network.  Prairie View A&M stepped into the winner's column for the first time since Dec. 23 with an impressive 70-55 win over Jackson State on Saturday night.  The win marked the first time in series history that PVAMU achieved a four-game winning streak over Jackson State as senior guard Montrael Scott led four players in double figures with 15 points.    

HONOR A FALLEN PANTHER
    Head coach Byron Rimm II and the Prairie View A&M family lost a former Panther recently in former student-athlete Mayol Riathin.  Riathin, who played for the Panthers from 2011-2013, died recently in a car accident which took place in the state of Wyoming.  Riathin wore No. 33 during his tenure at PVAMU and the number will not be worn this season as it was originally assigned to Nolan Wilson.

THE SERIES
    PVAMU has won 12 of the past 14 games versus Grambling State since 2008 but enters with a one-game losing streak to the Tigers as GSU shocked PVAMU 83-81 last season in the Baby Dome.  Since 1980, Grambling State has held the upper hand over the Panthers as they hold a 47-26 record.  PVAMU's Byron Rimm II is 12-4 lifetime versus Grambling State as this marks his first meeting against new GSU head coach Shawn Walker. 

ABOUT THE PANTHERS
    Prairie View A&M returns four starters from last year's team which advanced to the finals of the SWAC Basketball Tournament for the second consecutive season.  The Panthers also return a total of six letterwinners but lose a total of seven lettermen.  Senior guard Montrael Scott received first team preseason honors as the Prairie View A&M men's basketball team was picked to finish sixth in the annual SWAC Men's Basketball Preseason poll.  
    Scott, who needs 28 points to surpass 1,000 points in his career, ranks second in the SWAC and leads the team in scoring with 14.8 points per game.  Senior guard John Brisco ranks 13th in the SWAC and second on the team in scoring with 11.6 points per game while senior guard Tre Hagood follows with 9.3 points, 5 rebounds and 5.1 assists.  Junior post Karim York is the team's leading rebounder with 5.3 per game along with chipping in 9.5 points.

LAST TIME THEY MET
Grambling State 83
Prairie View A&M 81
Mon., Feb. 17, 2014
    Grambling State ended a 31-game road losing streak as the Tigers beat Prairie View 83-81 on Monday night.
    It was Grambling's first win on the road since the 2011-12 season. The last time Grambling won twice in three games was also in 2012.
    The Tigers ended a 45-game Division I losing streak last Monday.
    A'Torri Shine scored 21 points to lead Grambling State (3-19, 2-11 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Chandler Thomas added 19, Tyron Bain had 12, Terry Rose 11 and 10 for Chase Comier. Grambling made 58.7 percent of its shots.
    Prairie View (8-16, 6-6) had won 13 of its last 14 games against Grambling and hadn't lost a home game to the Tigers since Jan. 13, 2007.
    John Brisco had 22 for the Panthers and Montrael Scott added 20, including six 3-pointers.

THE LAST TIME
    PVAMU has won 12 of the past 14 games versus Grambling State since 2008 but enters with a one-game losing streak to the Tigers as GSU shocked PVAMU 83-81 last season in the Baby Dome.  Since 1980, Grambling State has held the upper hand over the Panthers as they hold a 47-26 record.

RIMM vs. GSU
     PVAMU's Byron Rimm II is 12-4 lifetime versus Grambling State as this marks his first meeting against new GSU head coach Shawn Walker.  

ROAD WARRIORS
    In non-conference play, the Panthers have lived out their suitcases this fall as 12 of their 13 contests were away from campus.  Prairie View A&M traveled to a total of four states (Hawai'i', Nevada, Oklahoma, Tennessee) and played in three different time zones (Central, Hawaii-Aleutian, Pacific). 
    The team's lone non-conference home game took place on Dec. 3 versus Schreiner.

DEFEND THE 3
    The Panthers rank first in the SWAC in three-point field goal defense as their holding teams to 28 percent shooting.
    
THREES PLEASE
    The three-point shot has been critical to the team's offense this season as PVAMU ranks second in the SWAC with a 32 percent average.
    Senior guard John Brisco leads PVAMU and ranks fourth in the SWAC with a 41 percent (28-of-67) average.