Prairie View A&M Panthers @ East Carolina Pirates
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 33 | 64 | |
| 31 | 45 | 76 |
East Carolina pulls away from Prairie View A&M, 76-64
GREENVILLE, N.C. -- Jayden Gardner scored 28 points and grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds as East Carolina pulled away from Prairie View A&M in the second half to win its second-straight game, 76-64 on Wednesday night in the final of the Deep South Showcase.
The loss was the fifth straight for Prairie View after opening the season with a win at Santa Clara. The Panthers play 12 straight road games to start the season and do not play their home opener until 2019.
Tyler Singleton hit a 3-pointer with 1:37 left in the first half to pull Prairie View even at 31-31 and the teams went into intermission deadlocked. But after Devonte Patterson got the Panthers even again at 35-35 early in the second half, Gardner got to the basket for a layup to spark a 10-0 run by the Pirates.
Gardner, a freshman, hit 11 of 14 from the field and pulled down 13 of his boards off the defensive glass. Shawn Williams knocked down 4 of 9 from distance and finished with 18 points and Seth LeDay added 13.
Patterson finished with 16 points for Prairie View.
Game Information
Greenville, NC
Referee:Jason Baker
Referee:Chuck Jones
Referee:Garrick Shannon
2025-26 Standings
| Southwestern Athletic Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman | 14-4 | - | 17-15 |
| Southern | 11-7 | 3 | 17-17 |
| Florida A&M | 11-7 | 3 | 15-16 |
| Alabama A&M | 10-8 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 10-8 | 4 | 13-19 |
| Texas Southern | 10-8 | 4 | 12-18 |
| Jackson State | 10-8 | 4 | 12-21 |
| Prairie View A&M | 9-9 | 5 | 19-18 |
| Grambling | 7-11 | 7 | 14-19 |
| Alabama State | 7-11 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Alcorn State | 7-11 | 7 | 9-23 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 2-16 | 12 | 3-30 |
| American Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 30-8 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| UTSA | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |
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