GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Prairie View A&M men's basketball team couldn't hold on to a second half lead in a 74-66 loss at UNC Greensboro Monday night.
 
Gary Blackston led four Panthers in double figures with 18 points. Darius Williams came off the bench to score 15, and Taishaun Johnson (five rebounds) and Devonte Patterson (six rebounds) each scored 11 points.
 
The Panthers had a pair of 12-point leads, one in each half, but couldn't close the deal down the stretch as PVAMU did not make a field goal in the final five+ minutes of the game.
 
The Panthers led the entire first half, leading by as many as 12. A quick 5-0 run gave PVAMU the double-digit cushion. A three-pointer by Taishaun Johnson and a layup by Gerard Andrus put Prairie View A&M a 38-28 lead with 3:19 to play in the first half. PVAMU led 41-35 at halftime.
 
In the second half, the Panthers took another 12 point lead at 49-37 with 15:10 to play on a layup by Devonte Patterson. UNCG chipped away and eventually took the lead, leading to three lead changes with under six minutes remaining before the Spartans took the lead for good with 5:09 remaining.
 
Prairie View A&M returns to action Wednesday in a 6 p.m. game at East Carolina, with a free live video stream at ESPN3.com.
 

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