Prairie View A&M at Texas Southern, 5:00 PM Eastern, Texas Southern YouTube
Following Saturday’s games, only six teams remain in the nation that are undefeated in conference play. Gonzaga, Baylor, Belmont, UTRGV, and a pair of SWAC teams — Jackson State and Prairie View. With these two undefeated teams not currently scheduled to face each other until the conference tournament, the toughest test that either one will face before then is scheduled for this evening as the Panthers of Prairie View A&M will be in Houston to take on the Texas Southern Tigers.
Prairie View enters today’s game at 7-4 overall and 6-0 in SWAC play. They are led by Cam Mack who is averaging 14.4 points and 8.5 assists per game. Jawaun Daniels should also be watched, as he led the Panthers with 21 points and 6 rebounds in Prairie View’s 73-67 win over TSU at home last month. Texas Southern currently sits at 7-7 overall and 4-2 in SWAC play. The Tigers are led by Michael Weathers (14 points per game) and John Walker III (12 points per game). Galen Alexander had 15 points to lead the Tigers in the loss at Prairie View last month. A win by the Panthers today will make the SWAC regular season title clearly a two-horse race the rest of the way, while a home win by Texas Southern will keep the Tigers within striking distance and could lead to a ton of intrigue over the final two weeks of play.