It was a close game... for the first 11 minutes. At that point, the Panthers led 21-19. This is when Duke uncharacteristically just completely imploded. Over the next 6 minutes, Prairie View's defensive prowess led a 19-2 run that gave the Panthers a massive lead going into halftime. A demoralized Duke just had nothing to give in the 2nd half, where the smallest lead was by 13 points. The Panthers are headed to the national championship!!!
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Prairie View A&M 69, Duke 56
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Prairie View A&M (36-1, 18-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Emmett Walther C 25 7-11 1-1 2 8 2 1 16
Ronnie Bolden PF 29 1-8 0-1 1 5 1 3 2
Scott Marshall SF 26 2-7 2-2 0 1 1 3 6
Rodrick Wray SG 35 5-14 0-0 0 5 2 0 14
Jeffrey Keith PG 34 3-7 4-4 1 5 3 1 10
Samuel Hayes PG 4 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 3
Herman Freitas PF 13 1-2 0-0 1 3 1 1 3
Rudolf Seibold C 19 2-2 1-1 2 5 1 1 5
Alejandro Calvo SF 15 2-2 6-6 0 2 1 0 10
Thomas Ostrander SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 8 (R.Bolden 1, S.Marshall 2, R.Wray 1,
J.Keith 1, H.Freitas 1, R.Seibold 1, A.Calvo 1)
Blocked Shots: 14 (E.Walther 4, R.Bolden 3, S.Marshall
3, R.Wray 1, R.Seibold 2, A.Calvo 1)
Steals: 6 (R.Wray 2, J.Keith 2, R.Seibold 1, A.Calvo 1)
3P FGs: 7-24 (E.Walther 1-3, R.Bolden 0-5, S.Marshall
0-1, R.Wray 4-11, J.Keith 0-1, S.Hayes 1-2, H.Freitas
1-1)
Duke (29-7, 15-3):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Robin Johnson C 23 4-9 0-1 2 5 2 2 8
N. Burkholder PF 34 7-15 0-2 1 5 0 2 14
Major Healy SF 34 2-7 2-3 1 5 6 1 6
Donny Hyman SG 21 5-9 0-0 3 7 1 4 13
Antone Nixon SG 14 1-1 0-0 0 2 3 5 2
Chris Walker PG 22 1-7 0-0 1 5 2 3 2
Ronald Bowden C 23 0-5 0-0 1 3 0 2 0
Wiley Washington SG 16 4-4 0-0 1 3 1 1 11
Bryce Morgan C 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Daniel Wright SF 4 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Turnovers: 14 (M.Healy 7, C.Walker 3, R.Bowden 3,
W.Washington 1)
Blocked Shots: 4 (R.Johnson 3, R.Bowden 1)
Steals: 1 (M.Healy 1)
3P FGs: 6-16 (D.Hyman 3-5, C.Walker 0-5, R.Bowden 0-3,
W.Washington 3-3)
Player of Game: C Emmett Walther (PVAM)