DAYTON, OHIO - MARCH 18: Dontae Horne #2 of the Prairie View A&M Panthers drives to the basket against Joshua Ingram #4 of the Lehigh Mountain Hawks during the second half in the First Four game of the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at UD Arena on March 18, 2026 in Dayton, Ohio.

Prairie View rolls past Lehigh, will face Florida in 1st round

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Dontae Horne scored 25 points with seven rebounds and four steals as Prairie View A&M topped Lehigh 67-55 in their First Four matchup Wednesday.

Prairie View advances to play No. 1-seeded Florida in the NCAA Tournament's first round.

The result is the Panthers' first-ever win at the NCAA Tournament after losing their opener in two previous trips.

Prairie View's Cory Wells added a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds, along with three steals and three blocks.

Hank Alvey led the way for Lehigh with 23 points and a team-high 15 rebounds.

Lehigh's leading scorer, Nasir Whitlock, finished with five points on 2-of-15 shooting. The last time Whitlock did not reach double figures in a game was when he had two points in a 69-47 loss at West Virginia on Nov. 9.

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