DAYTON, Ohio (Interstat) — The Prairie View Panthers overcame a halftime deficit to defeat the Lehigh Mountain Hawks 67-55 in a men’s NCAA Division I playoff game Wednesday at University of Dayton Arena. Lehigh led 29-27 at halftime, but Prairie View’s second-half surge secured the victory.

Dontae Horne led all scorers with 25 points for Prairie View. Cory Wells added 19 points for the Panthers. Hank Alvey paced Lehigh with 23 points.

Prairie View improved to 19-17. Lehigh’s season ended at 18-17. The Panthers advance to face Florida on Friday in Tampa.