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03/18 20:05 CDT Prairie View A&M defeats Lehigh 67-55 in the First Four for its
first March Madness win
Prairie View A&M defeats Lehigh 67-55 in the First Four for its first March
Madness win
By JEFF WALLNER
Associated Press
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) --- 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. They advance as the No. 16 seed in the South
Region to face top seed and defending national champion Florida on Friday in
Tampa, Florida.
Lehigh leading scorer Nasir Whitlock went scoreless for more than 26 minutes
and finished with five points. He was 2-of-15 shooting.
The last time Whitlock did not reach double figures was Nov. 9, when he had two
points in a 69-47 loss at West Virginia.
Hank Alvey led Lehigh (18-17) with 23 points.
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