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PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas – The Mississippi Valley State University men's basketball program saw Prairie View sink a three-pointer near half court to send the game to overtime but held on in the extra frame to pick up its first win of the year and snap a seven-game slide to PVAMU dating back to 2017.
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The Basics
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- Final Score (Overtime): Mississippi Valley State 84 | Prairie View A&M 82
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- Records: Mississippi Valley State (1-12, 1-2 SWAC) | Prairie View A&M (0-11, 0-3 SWAC)
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- Location: Prairie View, Texas – William Nicks Building
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- Series History: Mississippi Valley State Leads 67-36
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- Winning Streak: Mississippi Valley State (W1) | Prairie View A&M's Last Win: March 10, 2021 (91-64)
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Mississippi Valley State Top Performers
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- If Robert Carpenter would have made one more of his free throws, he would have joined Marcus Romain in being the only players to be perfect with ten-plus attempts since 2016-17, going 10-of-11 (90.9%) from the charity stripe including some clutch buckets down the stretch. The Detroit native went for a game-high 26 points and three steals while fronting the Delta Devils with seven rebounds as well as a 61.5% field goal percentage (8-of-13).
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- Elijah Davis shot 4-for-6 (66.7%) and tallied his second double-figure scoring game of his career, producing 11 points plus a team-best four assists.
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- Devin Gordon followed up his 32-point, nine-three barrage with season-high six boards and his second straight double-digit scoring output (13), third of the campaign.
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Notes
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- This was Mississippi Valley's first overtime win since 2017 when it stole one from Jackson State, 70-67.
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- The Green and White cashed in on 26 free throws over 33 chances, the first time it's made 20-plus in three years.
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The men from Itta Bena will look to make it a Lone Star sweep on Monday evening against Texas Southern inside H&PE Arena at 7:30 p.m.
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