PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas – Both Prairie View A&M basketball teams will host SWAC Tournament first round games Tuesday, March 6 in the William J. Nicks Babydome.
 
The women's game will tip off at 6 p.m., with the men's game at 8:30 p.m. Opponents for both teams are still to be determined and won't be known until Saturday at the conclusion of the regular season.
 
General admission tickets for Tuesday's doubleheader are $15 and can be purchased online at pvpanthers.com/pvswachoops.
 
Tickets for the SWAC Tournament semifinals and finals at Delmar Fieldhouse March 9-10 can be purchased online at swac.org.
 
DOBBINS CLOSING IN ON NCAA SINGLE SEASON RECORDS: Shala Dobbins is poised to set NCAA single season records for free throws attempted heading into Saturday's game at Southern.
 
Dobbins has made 273 free throws in 344 attempts (79.4%) this season. The record for makes in 280, set by Kent State's Larissa Lurken in 2017.  The record for attempts is 353, set by Kristy Ryan of Sacramento St. in 1994.
 
Dobbins is second in the SWAC and tied for 11^th in the nation in scoring at 21.8 points per game. She scored a game-high 28 points in Thursday's win over Alcorn, her 11^th straight game with 20 or more points.
 
TOP SEED SCENARIOS: Heading into Saturday's 3 p.m. doubleheader regular-season finale at Southern (live broadcast at pvpanthers.com/sportsnetwork), both Panther basketball teams have a chance to earn #1 seeds in the SWAC Tournament. Earning the top seed in the SWAC Tournament also ensures a bid in the postseason NIT Tournament if the team does not win the SWAC Tournament.
 
Women's Basketball: The Lady Panthers (12-5 SWAC) are tied with Grambling (12-5), with both teams one game behind co-leaders Southern and Texas Southern (13-4).
 
PVAMU earns the top seed Saturday with:

 
In this scenario, PVAMU, Southern and Texas Southern would all be 13-5. The Lady Panthers would win the tie-breakers by virtue of best record among tied teams. Prairie View A&M would be 4-0 combined (2-0 vs. TSU, 2-0), while Southern and Texas Southern would both be 1-3.
 
PVAMU also wins a four-way tie-breaker with the above scenario AND a Grambling win at Alabama State. In this scenario, the Lady Panthers would have the best head-to-head record among the four tied teams (PVAMU 4-2, TSU 3-3, GSU 3-3, SU 2-4.)
 
Men's Basketball: The Panther men (11-6) are currently in a three-way tie for second place with UAPB and Texas Southern in the standings. All three teams are one game behind Grambling (12-5), which has clinched at least a share of the regular season title but is ineligible for postseason play.
 
The Panthers can clinch a share of the regular season title with:

 
Regardless of the Grambling game result, the Panthers can clinch the #1 seed in the tournament with:

 
The Panthers lose the head-to-head tie breaker vs. UAPB. The teams split the regular season series, but the Golden Lions have a +1 point differential advantage. (UAPB won 72-66; PV won 76-71)
 
PVAMU would claim the #1 seed in a two-way tie with Texas Southern, as the Panthers have a +8 point differential over TSU (TSU won 100-94; PV won 96-82).
 
 
TEAMS TO END REGULAR SEASON AT SOUTHERN: Both PVAMU teams will end the regular season at Southern Saturday chasing titles with the above scenarios.
 
The Lady Panthers have won six in a row and 10 of their last 12 games to move near the top of the standings. Prairie View A&M defeated Southern 69-62 in the Babydome on January 3.
 
Southern is coming off a 66-60 home loss to Texas Southern on Thursday night.
 
On the men's side, the Panthers have won three straight and nine of the last 11 games to climb the standings. PVAMU defeated Southern 78-74 in the Babydome on January 3.
 
Southern is coming off a 90-88 home loss to Texas Southern Thursday night.
 

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