Prairie View A&M beats Texas Southern 89-74 in double OT

Published Jan. 29, 2023 12:18 a.m. ET

Associated Press

HOUSTON (AP) — Hegel Augustin scored 21 points as Prairie View A&M beat Texas Southern 89-74 in double overtime on Saturday.

Augustin added seven rebounds for the Panthers (8-14, 4-5 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Tekorian Smith scored 17 points and Ricky Nelson had 15 points and three steals.

Davon Barnes finished with 19 points and seven rebounds for the Tigers (7-15, 3-6). Barnes made two free throws with 25 seconds left to send the game to overtime tied at 57. John Walker III added 15 points and nine rebounds. Walker hit a jumper with five seconds left to force a second overtime tied at 72. Barnes had the only basket for Texas Southern in the second OT. Zytarious Mortle had 14 points and three steals.

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Both teams play on Saturday. Prairie View A&M hosts Bethune-Cookman while Texas Southern hosts Florida A&M.

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