DALLAS, TX --Anthony Gause totaled 26 points, but the Prairie View A&M men's basketball team fell to the SMU Mustangs 98-63 on the road Tuesday.
Gause led the Panthers (2-2) with 26 points, four assists and four blocks. Elijah Mitchell added nine points off the bench and Micah Bell helped out with seven points.
Led by Bryant Ajiero's three offensive rebounds, Prairie View A&M did a great job crashing the offensive glass, pulling down 11 boards that resulted in 14 second chance points.
Prairie View A&M did a great job disrupting SMU shots in the contest, coming away with eight blocks. Gause's four rejections led the way individually for the Panthers.
How It Happened
Prairie View A&M struggled out of the gate, falling behind 52-36 heading into halftime.
SMU kept widening its lead after intermission, constructing a 91-49 advantage before Prairie View A&M went on a 6-0 run to shrink the deficit to 91-55 with 3:37 to go in the contest. The Panthers kept their comeback going, but SMU managed to hold on for the 98-63 win. Prairie View A&M got a boost from its bench in the period, as non-starters accounted for seven of its 27 total points.
Game Notes
» The Panthers were active in affecting shots on the defensive end, tallying eight blocks as a team.
» Prairie View A&M cleaned up on the offensive glass, collecting 11 offensive boards in the game.
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Anthony Gause led the Panthers with a game-high 26 points.
» Prairie View A&M got a team-high five rebounds from Jaelyn Lee.
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