Dontae Horne scored 25 points and Cory Wells had 19 as Prairie View A&M earned its first NCAA tournament victory, 67-55 over Lehigh on Wednesday night in the First Four. Lance Williams added 10 points for the Panthers (19-17), who are making their third tournament appearance.
Alcorn State's -396 scoring differential (outscored by 14.2 points per game) is a result of scoring 67.6 points per game (339th in college basketball) while allowing 81.8 per contest (347th in college basketball). The 67.6 points the Braves average are 16.1 fewer than the Delta Devils give up.
The Alcorn State Braves (12-10) will host the Florida A&M Rattlers (7-15) after winning five home games in a row. In its previous game, Alcorn State fell to UAPB on Saturday, 64-60. Kiarra Henderson scored a team-high 20 points (and added five assists and eight rebounds). Florida A&M was victorious in its previous game against Texas Southern, 86-73, on Saturday. Tahnyjia Purifoy was its top scorer with 19 points.
The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (11-11, 8-1 SWAC) are heavy, 11.5-point favorites as they look to build on a six-game winning streak when they host the Prairie View A&M Panthers (9-13, 4-5 SWAC) on Saturday, February 7, 2026 at Moore Gymnasium. The matchup airs at 5:30 p.m. ET on SWAC TV. The point total in the matchup is set at 152.5. Bethune-Cookman vs. Prairie View A&M Odds Bethune-Cookman odds to win: -690 Prairie View A&M odds to win: +497 Spread: Bethune-Cookman (-11.5) Total: 152.5
Little Rock prevailed by a final score of 68-53 in their last game against UT Martin. Leading the way on offense for the Trojans was Brenna Burk, who finished with 16 points. Jordan Holman posted 16 points, nine rebounds and six assists.
