BOX SCORE PRAIRIE VIEW – The Prairie View A&M men's basketball team (13-4, 12-0 SWAC) fended off Southern 68-61 (8-9, 8-5 SWAC) in Southwestern Athletic Conference play Thursday night at the Baby Dome.
 
How it Happened:
The Panthers stormed out of the gate, using a pair of long balls to build a 13-4 lead over the Jaguars. However, sloppy play allowed the Jaguars to hang around as they pulled within a bucket before Faite Williams used the spin cycle to score from close. Southern briefly took control with a 16-6 run that left Prairie View A&M trailing 27-22 with 3:21 left before intermission. Undeterred, the Panthers roared back in front with a 10-2 run punctuated by a three-pointer from Cam Mack, resulting in a 32-29 lead at half.

Jawaun Daniels knocked down a pair of treys to open the second half as the Panthers' lead grew to nine, but Southern reeled off seven unanswered points to close the gap. The Panthers continued to stay ahead as Southern went nearly three minutes without a field goal.

A pair of Jeremiah Gambrell free throws pushed the Panthers lead to 10 with 6:47 left, and Mack added to the lead with a free throw as well.

After a Daniels three-pointer made it 60-49 with 4:34 left, Prairie View A&M managed to snuff out Southern's final charge with a Gambrell steal and lay-up, making it 68-60 with 52.2 seconds left. The lead held strong the rest of the way.

Key Stats:
Daniels scored a team-high 15 points along with six rebounds. D'Rell Roberts added 13 points and four rebounds. Gambrell chipped in 12 points, four rebounds and three assists. Mack posted 11 points, nine assists and a pair of steals.

Samkelo Cele led Southern with 21 points and eight rebounds.

Next Up:
PVAMU concludes regular season play Saturday versus Alcorn State. Start time is set for 2:30 p.m. from the Baby Dome
 
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