Arkansas Pine to host Prairie View on ESPNU Monday Night

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas -- Two of arguably the hottest teams in the Southwestern Athletic Conference are set to face each other Monday night as Prairie View A&M travels to Arkansas Pine Bluff.

After getting off to a pair of rocky starts in conference play, both teams have seem to put things together in recent weeks.

PVAMU (5-14, 3-3) opened SWAC play losing its first three games. They have since reeled off three consecutive wins. The Panthers are led by Montrael Scott who leads the team in scoring at 15.1 points per game. Saturday he became the first player under head coach Byron Rimm to notch 1,000 career points.

UAPB (5-15, 2-4) probably has the most misleading conference record in the league. In their four loses, the average margin of defeat has been by five points. The Golden Lions tasted its first SWAC win against Alcorn State and this past Saturday they handed Texas Southern their first conference defeat since February 2014. Marcely Mosley leads the team and is second in the league in scoring at 16.8 ppg.

The two clubs split last season’s series; however, Arkansas Pine Bluff has won four of the last six encounters. Monday night’s tipoff is slated for an 8 p.m. (CT) start on ESPNU/WATCHESPN

The complete ESPNU/WATCHESPN schedule is as follows:
February 2 – Alabama A&M at Texas Southern 8 p.m.
February 23 – Alabama State at Southern 8 p.m.

2015 Toyota SWAC Basketball Tournament
March 15 – SWAC Women’s Final – 2 p.m. ESPN3
March 15 – SWAC Men’s Final - 5:30 p.m. ESPNU

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