PRAIRIE VIEW, TX --Led by a 63.6 percent shooting performance from three-point distance, the Prairie View A&M men's basketball team knocked off the 103-90 at home Thursday.
The Panthers (2-0) had five players score in double figures, led by Michael Eley, who had a double-double with 26 points and 10 rebounds. Davis Bynum tacked on a double-double with 19 points and 15 rebounds and Micah Bell helped out with 16 points and three steals.
Prairie View A&M out-rebounded 46-34 in Thursday's game, led by Bynum's 15 boards. The Panthers also pulled down 12 offensive rebounds and scored 20 second chance points.
Prairie View A&M forced 20 turnovers. The Panthers turned those takeaways into 26 points on the other end of the floor. Dashawn Ceaser led the way individually with three steals.
How It Happened
After jumping out to a 27-16 advantage, Prairie View A&M went on a 13-0 run with 9:27 left in the first half, culminating in a bucket from Bell, to increase its lead to 40-16. The Panthers then maintained that lead and entered halftime with a 57-33 advantage. Prairie View A&M did most of its first half damage in the paint, scoring 30 of its 57 points close to the basket.
Prairie View A&M kept its lead intact before going on an 8-0 run, finished off by Eddie Page's layup, to grow the lead to 94-80 with 4:23 to go in the contest. The narrowed the margin somewhat before the game was over, but the Panthers still cruised the rest of the way for the 103-90 win. Prairie View A&M took care of business in the paint, recording 26 of its 46 points in the lane.
Game Notes
» Prairie View A&M got double-doubles from both
Michael Eley and
Davis Bynum.
» The Panthers were incredible from long range, knocking down seven of 11 three point attempts.
» Prairie View A&M never trailed on the way to a 103-90 victory.
» Prairie View A&M recorded 20 total assists in the game.
» The Prairie View A&M bench came alive by scoring 38 points to its scoring output.
» Five Prairie View A&M players scored 10 or more points.
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Eddie Page and
Davian Williams came off the bench to score 13 and 10 points, respectively.
» Prairie View A&M had a 46-34 edge on the boards in the win.
» The Prairie View A&M defense forced 20 turnovers.
» Prairie View A&M cleaned up on the offensive glass, collecting 12 offensive boards in the game.
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Michael Eley led the Panthers with a game-high 26 points.
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Davis Bynum nabbed a game-high 15 rebounds to lead Prairie View A&M and
Michael Eley contributed 10.
