PRAIRIE VIEW, Tex. - The Wildcats look to improve on a 3-12 road record as they prepare for a road trip to Texas to take on Prairie View A&M and Texas Southern on Saturday and Monday, Feb. 8 and 10. 



Saturday, February 8 | 5:30 p.m. EST
Opponent: Prairie View A&M (4-18, 3-6 SWAC)
Time: 5:30 p.m. EST
Location: Prairie View, Tex. | William J. Nicks Building
Tickets: https://pvpanthers.universitytickets.com/w/
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/@PVPantherAthletics
Live Stats: http://prairieviewstats.com/

Monday, February 10 | 7 p.m. EST
Opponent: Texas Southern (10-12, 7-2 SWAC)
Time: 7 p.m. EST
Location: Houston, Tex. | H&PE Arena
Tickets: BCUAthletics.com/Tickets
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOi6WntawwV_ZFqC-MMAFpw
Live Stats: https://tsusports.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary



The Wildcats improve to a perfect 5-0 at Moore Gymnasium in 2024-25 with an 89-75 win over Alabama A&M Monday night. 

For the first time in the season, five players scored in double figures in the win. 

FIRST HALF

Bethune-Cookman fell behind, 12-6 in the early goings before Jesus Carralero Martin capped 7-0 Wildcats run to take their first lead of the night at 13-12 through six minutes of play. 

Alabama A&M saw its offense stall as the B-CU run reached 13-2 to go up 19-14 after back-to-back David Onanina buckets. 

Onanina continued his first-half dominance, scoring in the opening frame as B-CU went up, 26-24 on a pair of free throws for the EKU transfer. 

The Bulldogs moved in front by five on back-to-back three pointers with just a minute left in the half before Carralero Martin answered with a pair of jumpers to tie things up again.

The Bulldogs threatened to head to the half up three on a Chad Moodie jumper, but Kalil Camara drained a buzzer beating triple to knot things up at 41-41. 

 SECOND HALF

B-CU exploded out of the half, scoring the first 12 points and holding AAMU to nearly six scoreless minutes as the Cats moved in front, 53-41. 

The Bulldogs jumped right back in it with an 11-4 run to move back to within three points at 63-60, but Carralero Martin stopped the bleeding with another three to push the lead back up to seven. 

B-CU's lead reached 12 on a Thomas and-one on the fast break, and would grow as hight as 15 on two Seneca Willoughby free throws as they cruised to the 89-75 win. 




Prairie View A&M is just 4-18 on the season, with a NCCAA win and three SWAC wins over Grambling State, Mississippi Valley State, and Arkansas - Pine Bluff. The Panthers have lost five straight games.

The Panthers score the fourth-most points in the SWAC at 75 per game. Defensively, the Panthers have struggled to the tune of a second-to-worst 86 points per game scored by opponents. 

PVAMU shoots 44 percent from the floor as a team and 33 percent from three. Grad transfer point guard Tanahj Pettway leads the SWAC in scoring at 18 points per game.

Texas Southern is 10-12 on the year and 7-2 in conference play. The Tigers won seven straight in conference play before taking a loss to UAPB on Tuesday. 

Texas Southern scores 73 points per game and allows 76 - middle of the pack in the conference. They shoot 42 percent from the floor and 34 percent from three. They are the SWAC's second-best rebounding team at 37 boards per game. 

Kavion McClain leads the Tigers in scoring with 15 points per game, while Kenny Hunter leads them on the boards with nearly seven per game. 



Saturday marks the sixth meeting between the Panthers and Wildcats, with B-CU holding a 3-2 advantage - they have not lost to PVAMU since joining the SWAC.

Monday marks the eighth meeting betwen the Tigers and Wildcats. Texas Southern holds a 5-2 lead in the series, but B-CU won the last meeting, 83-79.


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