Alabama A&M Bulldogs vs Prairie View A&M Panthers
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 22 | 55 | |
AAMU | 22 | 27 | 49 |
Prairie View beats Alabama A&M 55-49
HOUSTON -- Tre Hagood scored 13 points Thursday night and Prairie View A&M beat Alabama A&M 55-49 to advance to the Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament finals.
The eight-seeded Panthers (12-22) will face second-seeded Texas Southern in Saturday's finals, after Texas Southern beat Alabama State 73-61 to advance.
Montrael Scott and Demondre Chapman each scored 10 for Prairie View, who shot just 34.6 percent to the colder-shooting Bulldogs' 30.2 percent.
Alabama A&M led early, but Prairie View took a 14-12 lead on free throws by Hagood, then pulled ahead 29-18 after a 9-2 run capped by a layup by Hershey Robinson and led 33-22 at halftime.
The Bulldogs (14-17) put together runs of 8-2 and 6-2 in the second half to pull within four points, but got no closer. Prairie View out-rebounded Alabama A&M 45-35.
Jeremy Crutcher led the Bulldogs with 13 points, and Brandon Ellis added 11.
Game Information
Houston, TX
Referee:Forrest Sigler
Referee:Byron Evans
Referee:Don Hudson
2025-26 Standings
| Southwestern Athletic Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman | 14-4 | - | 17-15 |
| Southern | 11-7 | 3 | 17-17 |
| Florida A&M | 11-7 | 3 | 15-16 |
| Alabama A&M | 10-8 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 10-8 | 4 | 13-19 |
| Texas Southern | 10-8 | 4 | 12-18 |
| Jackson State | 10-8 | 4 | 12-21 |
| Prairie View A&M | 9-9 | 5 | 19-18 |
| Grambling | 7-11 | 7 | 14-19 |
| Alabama State | 7-11 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Alcorn State | 7-11 | 7 | 9-23 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 2-16 | 12 | 3-30 |
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