EVANSTON, Ill. – The Prairie View A&M men's basketball team just couldn't get its shots to fall in the last minutes of play surrendering a 61-51 loss in non-conference action to Northwestern on the road at Welsh-Ryan Arena.

The Panthers couldn't find the notch that was needed to keep pace the with the Wildcats down the stretch falling in the final minutes of play moving PVAMU to 4-5 overall on the season, while Northwestern to 7-2.

"The things that we didn't do that we needed to do is defend and take care of the ball," said head PVAMU Men's Basketball coach.  "We committed way too many turnovers (16-9), compared to Northwestern.  We emphasize it all of the time about taking care of the ball, defend the rim and make sure we rebound the ball."

Senior Jeremiah Gambrell led the Panthers with 16 points.  Hegel Augustine notched his first double-double of the season scoring 10 points and a team-best of 12 rebounds.

Northwestern had three players in double figures, Robbie Beran scored a game-high of 20 points, along with 12 rebounds and three blocks.  Boo Buie added 12 points and seven assists, while Chase Audige recorded stats in every field, starting with 11 points, six rebounds, three assists, four blocks and three steals.

The Northwestern defense held Prairie View A&M shooters to just 29 percent from the field, including 28.6 percent from three-point range. The Wildcats also kept Gambrell to 6-of-22 shooting in the game.

How It Happened

The Panthers took a 24-17 lead in the first half, with Northwestern going on a 7-0 run to knot the game at 24-24 with 2:54 left.  Prairie View A&M then pulled ahead, sending the Wildcats into halftime down 29-24.

After intermission, Northwestern kept the Panthers from increasing their lead before going on a 9-0 run to seize a 51-47 lead with 6:17 to go in the contest. The Wildcats kept expanding the margin and went on a 19-4 run to close out the game.  Northwestern limited the Panthers to only 22 points for the second half.

The next action for the PVAMU will be on Tuesday when they face the UIC Flames, for a 7 p.m. start in the Credit Union 1 Arena.

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