In a defensive struggle, the Panthers had trouble fending off a tough Buckeyes squad. An awful 4-21 from 3 pt range threatened to doom them, but they wre able to force their way to the free throw line 29 times and came away with some key blocks down the stretch.
Code:
Prairie View A&M 54, Ohio State 50
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Ohio State (21-13, 10-8):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Hassan Carroll C 22 3-5 0-0 4 8 0 3 6
Domenic Fraga PF 35 8-17 2-2 2 8 2 3 18
Steven Pullen SF 29 0-8 2-2 1 4 0 4 2
Joseph Bickford SG 27 2-6 0-0 0 4 2 3 4
Arlie English PG 19 0-4 0-0 0 3 6 4 0
Gary Garcia SG 13 2-4 0-0 1 2 0 4 4
John Garza C 16 1-2 1-2 1 3 1 2 3
Russell Grijalva PF 16 1-1 0-0 0 4 0 2 2
Thomas Witte SF 2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Paul Jordan PG 15 3-7 1-1 1 3 2 0 9
Guy Guzman SG 6 1-3 0-0 0 2 2 0 2
Turnovers: 12 (H.Carroll 2, S.Pullen 3, J.Bickford 3,
A.English 2, J.Garza 1, P.Jordan 1)
Blocked Shots: 5 (H.Carroll 1, J.Garza 2, T.Witte 1,
G.Guzman 1)
Steals: 2 (J.Bickford 1, A.English 1)
3P FGs: 2-14 (H.Carroll 0-1, S.Pullen 0-1, J.Bickford
0-3, A.English 0-4, T.Witte 0-1, P.Jordan 2-4)
Prairie View A&M (32-2, 15-1):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Emmett Walther C 26 4-8 2-3 4 9 2 2 10
Ronnie Bolden PF 16 1-5 1-2 0 3 0 4 4
Alejandro Calvo SF 28 3-8 3-4 0 7 2 3 10
Thomas Ostrander SG 28 1-9 3-6 2 4 1 0 5
David Gillette PG 25 3-6 4-4 1 3 1 1 11
Samuel Hayes SG 23 0-5 3-6 2 3 2 1 3
Casey Brasher SF 16 1-2 1-2 0 0 0 0 4
Gary Bordelon PF 25 2-6 1-2 2 4 0 1 5
Elijah Witmer C 11 1-2 0-0 0 2 0 1 2
Randell Young PF 2 0-1 0-0 0 2 0 0 0
Turnovers: 7 (R.Bolden 1, A.Calvo 3, D.Gillette 2,
G.Bordelon 1)
Blocked Shots: 13 (E.Walther 1, A.Calvo 2, S.Hayes 1,
C.Brasher 2, G.Bordelon 7)
Steals: 6 (A.Calvo 2, D.Gillette 3, C.Brasher 1)
3P FGs: 4-21 (E.Walther 0-2, R.Bolden 1-3, A.Calvo 1-5,
T.Ostrander 0-3, D.Gillette 1-2, S.Hayes 0-5,
C.Brasher 1-1)
Player of Game: C Emmett Walther (PVAM)