Prairie View A&M guard Dontae Horne reacts during the second half of a First Four college basketball game against Lehigh in the NCAA Tournament in Dayton, Ohio, Wednesday, March 18, 2026.
DAYTON, Ohio — Dontae Horne scored 25 points and Cory Wells had 19 as Prairie View A&M earned its first NCAA Tournament victory, 67-55 over Lehigh on Wednesday night in the First Four.
Lance Williams added 10 points for the Panthers (19-17), who are making their third tournament appearance. The historically Black university located northwest of Houston advanced as the No. 16 seed in the South Region to face top seed and defending national champion Florida on Friday in Tampa, Florida.
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Lehigh leading scorer Nasir Whitlock went scoreless for more than 26 minutes and finished with five points. He was 2-of-15 shooting.
The last time Whitlock did not reach double figures was Nov. 9, when he had two points in a 69-47 loss at West Virginia.
Hank Alvey led Lehigh (18-17) with 23 points.
In the other First Four game on Wednesday, Eian Elmer scored 22 points for Miami (Ohio), which beat SMU 89-79 for its first NCAA Tournament victory in 27 years.