Grambling Tigers at Prairie View A&M Panthers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
90 - 85
Grambling beats Prairie View 90-85, moves into 1st-place tie
The Tigers opened SWAC play with three straight losses, but have since strung together nine consecutive wins. After Arkansas-Pine Bluff's loss to Southern Saturday, 70-62, the teams now are tied atop the conference with 9-3 records.
Gary Blackston hit a 3 to get Prairie View within one, 79-78 with 3:27 left, but Shirmane Thomas answered with a jumper and hit a pair of free throws and Smith added another to defuse the threat. Troy Thompson hit a 3 and Blackston made two free throws to get the Panthers within a point, 84-83, but Smith answered with a jumper and four straight free throws to put the game out of reach.
Smith finished with 28 points and Thomas scored 26 to lead Grambling (13-12, 9-3). Devante Jackson added 15 points and Anthony Gaston contributed 13.
Blackston finished with 25 points for Prairie View (9-16, 6-5), with Zachary Hamilton adding 19 and Dennis Jones 13.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 90 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Dennis Jones made Layup. | 90 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Ivy Smith Jr. made Free Throw. | 90 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Ivy Smith Jr. made Free Throw. | 89 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Foul on Dennis Jones. | 88 - 83 |
Statistics
 GRAM |
 PV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-61 | FG | 30-61 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 6-17 | 3PT | 7-23 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 28-37 | FT | 18-28 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 64 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 9 | Assists | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 21 | Fouls | 24 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Prairie View, TX
Attendance: 472 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |