PRAIRIE VIEW – The Prairie View A&M men's basketball team (2-4, 1-0 SWAC) welcomes Grambling State (5-5, 3-1 SWAC) for a Monday night Southwestern Athletic Conference clash. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m. from the Baby Dome.
Last Time Out:
> The Panthers opened conference play with a 73-67 victory over arch-rival Texas Southern behind a monster game from
Jawaun Daniels. Daniels scored a career-high 21 points and six boards.
Cam Mack was an assist shy of a double-double with 15 points, nine assists, five rebounds and three steals.
D'Rell Roberts added 14 points and five rebounds.
Storylines to Watch:
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Prairie View A&M has won five straight over Grambling State, averaging 79.0 points over that stretch.
> Mack is averaging 15.0 points, 7.3 assists and 4.0 rebounds since his return to the lineup from injury. Meanwhile, Daniels has scored in double figures in four of the Panthers' six games this season.
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> The Panthers currently hold a 28-game winning streak at home, which is tied for the third-longest active streak of its kind in the nation.
> PVAMU leads the SWAC in steals per game (9.0), turnovers forced per game (15.8) and offensive rebounds per game (12.2). The Panthers rank 22
nd nationally in swipes per contest, but Grambling State leads the SWAC in total steals at 76.
Scouting GSU:
> It's all about the Camerons for Grambling State, as Cameron Christian and Cameron Wood lead the Tigers offensively. Christian averages a team-best 14.3 points and 5.2 boards a night while Wood, primarily used as a weapon off the bench, averages 9.1 points per game. Wood is the team's top long-range threat, having knocked down 45 percent of his treys on the season.
> The Tigers boast one of the top defenses in the conference, ranking No. 2 in scoring defense and boasting the top-ranked field-goal defense among all SWAC teams (38.3 percent)
How to Follow:
> Live Stats for the PVAMU/GSU game can be found
HERE. The contest will be broadcast via the
Panther Sports Network.
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