Prairie View A&M Panthers at Florida Gators

· NCAA Men's Basketball Championship - South Region - 1st Round

Prairie View A&M Panthers

19-17, 3-13 Away

Florida Gators

26-7, 14-1 Home

Florida Gators play the Prairie View A&M Panthers in first round of NCAA Tournament

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Prairie View A&M Panthers (19-17, 13-9 SWAC) vs. Florida Gators (26-7, 17-3 SEC)

Tampa, Florida; Friday, 9:25 p.m. EDT

Gators -35.5; over/under is 155.5

BOTTOM LINE: No. 4 Florida and Prairie View A&M square off in the NCAA Tournament opening round.

The Gators are 17-3 against SEC opponents and 9-4 in non-conference play. Florida leads the SEC in rebounding, averaging 42.2 boards. Rueben Chinyelu leads the Gators with 11.5 rebounds.

The Panthers' record in SWAC action is 13-9. Prairie View A&M is fourth in the SWAC giving up 75.5 points while holding opponents to 43.5% shooting.

Florida averages 86.8 points, 11.3 more per game than the 75.5 Prairie View A&M gives up. Prairie View A&M averages 6.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.6 fewer makes per game than Florida allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: Thomas Haugh is shooting 46.4% and averaging 17.1 points for the Gators. Urban Klavzar is averaging 2.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Cory Wells is averaging 13.3 points and 7.2 rebounds for the Panthers. Dontae Horne is averaging 1.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Gators: 9-1, averaging 88.0 points, 40.7 rebounds, 17.2 assists, 7.0 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 50.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.9 points per game.

Panthers: 9-1, averaging 73.0 points, 34.2 rebounds, 12.0 assists, 6.5 steals and 6.2 blocks per game while shooting 44.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.1 points.

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Florida: 99.4%

Prairie View A&M: 0.7%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

PV		FLA
W8	Streak	L1
75.5	Points Against	72.0
78.6	Points Per Game	86.8
44	Field Goal %	48
33	Three Point %	31
34.0	Rebounds Per Game	45.4
11.8	Assists Per Game	16.6
4.8	Blocks Per Game	5.1
8.1	Steals Per Game	6.7
0.7	Team Turnovers Per Game	0.6
12.5	Total Turnovers Per Game	12.5

Game Information

Venue: Benchmark International Arena

Location: Tampa, FL
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	19-17
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

2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Florida	16-2	-	26-7
Arkansas	13-5	3	27-8
Alabama	13-5	3	23-9
Vanderbilt	11-7	5	27-8
Tennessee	11-7	5	22-11
Texas A&M	11-7	5	22-11
Georgia	10-8	6	22-11
Missouri	10-8	6	20-12
Kentucky	10-8	6	21-13
Texas	9-9	7	20-14
Oklahoma	7-11	9	19-15
Auburn	7-11	9	18-16
Mississippi State	5-13	11	13-19
Ole Miss	4-14	12	15-20
South Carolina	4-14	12	13-19
LSU	3-15	13	15-17