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Florida A&M Rattlers (7-13, 4-5 SWAC) at Prairie View A&M Panthers (5-13, 2-7 SWAC)
Prairie View, Texas; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Prairie View A&M faces Florida A&M after Nyam Thornton scored 22 points in Prairie View A&M’s 82-69 loss to the Texas Southern Tigers.
The Panthers are 4-3 in home games. Prairie View A&M has a 4-11 record in games decided by 10 points or more.
The Rattlers are 4-5 against SWAC opponents. Florida A&M is fourth in the SWAC with 11.5 assists per game led by Cheyenne McEvans averaging 2.6.
Prairie View A&M is shooting 39.9% from the field this season, 2.1 percentage points lower than the 42.0% Florida A&M allows to opponents. Florida A&M has shot at a 42.8% rate from the field this season, 1.5 percentage points above the 41.3% shooting opponents of Prairie View A&M have averaged.
The matchup Thursday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams in conference play.
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