PRAIRIE VIEW- Senior DeWayne Cox dropped a career-high 18 points, and seven different players scored as Prairie View A&M shot their way to an 75-58 Southwestern Athletic Conference victory inside the William J. Nicks Building Monday night.

PVAMU rebounded from a tough loss Saturday against Mississippi Valley to control the game nearly wire-to-wire.  The Lions never had an opportunity to lead as the game was never tied and PVAMU kept a steady lead throughout the entire contest. The Panthers scored 21 points off of turnovers and 28 off the bench points, while scoring 42 points in the paint. 

HOW IT HAPPENED:
The Panthers came out with a purpose as they took a 9-1 lead in the first five minutes of play.  PVAMU never relinquished their lead even with the Golden Lions chipping away at an 11-point deficit.  A layup in the last three seconds prior to the break pushed their lead into double figures (37-27) heading into halftime.

The Panthers shot 48.3 percent for the game, including 7-for-22 (32 percent) from long range.  In addition to Cox, PV also got double-digit points from Jawaun Daniels with 14 and William Douglas with 10.

The second half saw the lead advance to 17 with 15:19 left in the game.  For a total of three minutes scoring for both teams went cold.   Douglas finally scored on a layup with 11:21 left in the game still leading UAPB 53-36.  The Golden Lions began to chip away at the Panthers, with under seven minutes left , but Prairie View A&M continued to push their lead, giving them 22 points worth of breathing room and never looked back to take the 75-58 victory.

The Panthers will return to action on Saturday, when they face the Jackson State Tigers in Jackson, Miss.  Tip-off time is set for 5:30 p.m.
 
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