UAPB wins 6th straight SWAC game with 72-66 victory over Prairie View

Travon Harper finished with 7 points, 6 boards and 3 blocks in the win over Prairie View.

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas - With his team leading by just two points on the road and less than 30 seconds remaining in the game, junior guard Martaveous McKnight did what he does best; drove near the free throw line and gave his defender a shot fake, sending him flying in the air while McKnight calmly drained the game-winning shot as his team produced a 72-66 road victory over Prairie View A&M. This marks the sixth straight Southwestern Athletic Conference victory for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff as it improves to a perfect 6-0 in SWAC play.

McKnight finished with a game-high 39 points on 13-of-20 shooting from the field to go along with six boards, five assists, three steals and one block in 38 minutes of action while teammate Trent Steen chipped in with eight points, three rebounds and two steals in 23 minutes. Fellow Golden Lion Travon Harper produced seven points, six rebounds and three blocks in the victory. McKnight finished a near-perfect 10-for-11 from the foul line.

UAPB led by 15 points at the break before the Panthers stormed back to cut its deficit to just two points late in the second half before falling at home. As a team the Golden Lions (6-13, 6-0 SWAC) shot 46 percent from the field while holding its opponents to 39 percent. UAPB hit 18-of-26 free throws while the Panthers (5-15, 2-4 SWAC) hit 16-of-26 from the charity stripe. Prairie View's Gary Blackston finished with a team-high 27 points, grabbed eight boards, dished out eight assists and had three steals in the loss.

UAPB returns to action on Monday, January 22 as it faces Texas Southern University in SWAC action. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m. in Houston.

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