Prairie View A&M Panthers (10-16, 5-8 SWAC) at Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (1-25, 0-12 SWAC)
Itta Bena, Mississippi; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Prairie View A&M takes on Mississippi Valley State after Dontae Horne scored 26 points in Prairie View A&M's 68-63 win over the Grambling Tigers.
The Delta Devils are 1-8 on their home court. Mississippi Valley State gives up 85.2 points to opponents and has been outscored by 21.3 points per game.
The Panthers are 5-8 in conference matchups. Prairie View A&M ranks ninth in the SWAC shooting 32.3% from 3-point range.
Mississippi Valley State is shooting 40.7% from the field this season, 4.8 percentage points lower than the 45.5% Prairie View A&M allows to opponents. Prairie View A&M averages 80.7 points per game, 4.5 fewer than the 85.2 Mississippi Valley State allows to opponents.
The matchup Thursday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Michael James is scoring 21.6 points per game and averaging 3.2 rebounds for the Delta Devils. Daniel Mayfield is averaging 13.8 points and 6.4 rebounds over the last 10 games.