Thomas and the Alcorn State Braves take on conference foe Prairie View A&M

Alcorn State Braves (11-15, 10-4 SWAC) at Prairie View A&M Panthers (9-15, 8-5 SWAC)

Prairie View, Texas; Saturday, 6:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Prairie View A&M faces Alcorn State in a matchup of SWAC teams.

The Panthers are 5-2 on their home court. Prairie View A&M is 3-5 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The Braves are 10-4 in SWAC play. Alcorn State allows 70.8 points to opponents while being outscored by 6.0 points per game.

The teams square off for the second time this season in SWAC play. The Panthers won the last meeting 74-73 on Jan. 17. William Douglas scored 21 points points to help lead the Panthers to the win.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jawaun Daniels is scoring 14.2 points per game and averaging 6.0 rebounds for the Panthers. Jeremiah Gambrell is averaging 3.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Prairie View A&M.

Lenell Henry is averaging 8.3 points for the Braves. Justin Thomas is averaging 10.7 points over the last 10 games for Alcorn State.

LAST 10 GAMES: Panthers: 7-3, averaging 72.3 points, 29.7 rebounds, 12.0 assists, 6.8 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.9 points per game.

Braves: 6-4, averaging 69.3 points, 31.7 rebounds, 9.1 assists, 6.7 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 42.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.5 points.

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