HEMPSTEAD, Texas (Interstat) — Prairie View A&M used a strong second half to defeat Texas Southern 85-78 in a men’s NCAA Division I basketball game Saturday at William Nicks Building.

The Panthers, who trailed 41-40 at halftime, outscored the Tigers 45-37 after intermission to secure the conference victory before a crowd of 3,040. The result improved Prairie View’s season record to 9-13, while Texas Southern fell to 6-14. The total score of 163 points fell under the betting over/under line of 161.5. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Texas Southern with a 73.7% probability to win. Key individual performances included Tai’Reon Joseph and Dontae Horne for Prairie View, and Zaire Hayes for Texas Southern.