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01/23 03:43 CST Horne leads Prairie View A&M against Alabama State
Horne leads Prairie View A&M against Alabama State
By The Associated Press
Alabama State Hornets (5-13, 2-3 SWAC) at Prairie View A&M Panthers (8-11, 3-3
SWAC)
Prairie View, Texas; Saturday, 5:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Prairie View A&M hosts Alabama State after Dontae Horne scored 32
points in Prairie View A&M's 76-75 loss to the Alcorn State Braves.
The Panthers have gone 6-0 in home games. Prairie View A&M has a 2-3 record in
games decided by 3 points or fewer.
The Hornets are 2-3 against conference opponents. Alabama State is fourth in
the SWAC scoring 74.9 points per game and is shooting 42.6%.
Prairie View A&M's average of 6.5 made 3-pointers per game is 2.4 fewer made
shots on average than the 8.9 per game Alabama State gives up. Alabama State
has shot at a 42.6% clip from the field this season, 1.8 percentage points
fewer than the 44.4% shooting opponents of Prairie View A&M have averaged.
The Panthers and Hornets meet Saturday for the first time in conference play
this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Tai'Reon Joseph is averaging 21.6 points for the Panthers.
Horne is averaging 19.6 points and 1.8 steals over the past 10 games.
Asjon Anderson averages 2.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Hornets, scoring
17.7 points while shooting 31.8% from beyond the arc. Micah Simpsom is
averaging 12.1 points over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Panthers: 4-6, averaging 81.5 points, 29.4 rebounds, 12.9
assists, 7.6 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 45.6% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 82.5 points per game.
Hornets: 2-8, averaging 69.7 points, 31.6 rebounds, 10.9 assists, 8.0 steals
and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 40.7% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 80.2 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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