By Curtis Ford, Grambling State Associate AD for Athletic Relations; featured photo by Aniyah Rivers
GRAMBLING — P.J. Eason scored a career-high 17 points with 10 rebounds to help Grambling State rout Prairie View A&M 70-48 on Willis Reed Court at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center on Monday night.
GSU improved the 9-17 overall and 6-7 in the SWAC, while PVAMU fell to 4-22 and 3-9 in SWAC play.
Eason was dominant for the Tigers, going 7-of-10 from the field and notching his third double-double of the season. He added two blocks, a steal and an assist to his tally.
Mikale Stevenson (16 points) and Kintavious Dozier (14 points) were also strong on offense for the Tigers.
Trailing 12-10 midway through the first half, Grambling State used a 9-2 run to grab a 19-14 lead with 7:33 to go until halftime. The Tigers carried a 27-26 lead into halftime.
Prairie View A&M briefly retook the lead, going up 31-27 with 18:27 to play.
Grambling State pushed back in front, utilizing a 12-2 run capped by a jumper by Eason to take a 39-33 lead with 11:13 to go.
The Tigers grew its cushion to double-digits with 5:11 remaining on mid-range jumper by Dozier, making the score 53-43.
GSU dominated from that point, outscoring the Panthers 17-5 over the final five minutes of the ball game to run away with the 70-48 triumph.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Grambling State shot 43.5percent from the field (27-of-62) and 22.2 percent (4-of-18) from three-point range. GSU was 12-of-15 at the free throw line (80.0 percent).
- Grambling State grabbed 43 rebounds.
- GSU committed seven turnovers.
- The Tigers scored 38 points in the paint, 20 bench points, 17 second chance points, 14 points off turnovers and 14 fastbreak points.
- Prairie View A&M shot 30.2 percent from the floor (16-of-53) and 31.8 percent from behind the arc (7-of-22). PVAMU was 9-of-12 at the charity stripe (75.0 percent)
- The Panthers pulled down 32 rebounds.
- Prairie View A&M committed 13 turnovers.
- PVAMU scored 12 bench points, 10 points in the paint, seven fastbreak points, five points off turnovers and four second chance points.
- Braelon Bush led the Panthers with a game-high 20 points with two rebounds and two assists.
Up Next
Grambling State returns to action on Saturday when the Tigers host Southern. Tip-off is set for 4:30 p.m. at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Center.
