HONOLULU, Hawai'i – The Prairie View A&M University men's basketball team lost at Hawai'i 72-60 Wednesday night at the Stan Sherriff Center.
 
Gary Blackston scored a season-high 27 points with seven rebounds and a season-high five steals, and Zachary Hamilton scored 19 and added five rebounds and four steals for the Panthers (2-6).
 
Prairie View A&M did not lead in the game, despite forcing two long droughts where Hawai'i (5-2) did not make a shot from the field. The Panthers made a season-high 12 steals, and converted 19 Rainbow Warrior turnovers into 20 points. PVAMU turned the ball over nine times, tied for the second-lowest total of the season.
 
After falling behind 9-0, a 12-3 run cut the deficit to one at 13-12 on a layup by Austin Starr with 13:35 to play in the first half. Prairie View A&M fell behind by as many at 15 at 28-13 with 8:38 to play until halftime. The Panthers cut the deficit to six before trailing 36-29 at intermission.
 
In the second half, it was an ebb and flow final 20 minutes as the Panthers would make runs only to have Hawai'i pull away to keep Prairie View A&M at bay. PVAMU continued to battle, cutting the deficit to four at 61-57 with 3:26 to play on a free throw by Hamilton but could get no closer.
 
The Panthers return to action Saturday at 3:30 p.m. at Texas A&M. Fans can listen to the PVAMU Sports Network broadcast starting at 3:15, or watch live on SEC Network + or ESPN3.com.
 

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