Prairie View Ties NCAA Record With Its 27th Loss of the Season

HOUSTON —  Prairie View tied an NCAA record with its 27th loss in a row, a 108-86 defeat to Texas Southern Saturday night.

Prairie View (0-27) is the only NCAA Division I team without a victory this season. The Panthers can break the record for losses in the Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament, which begins Wednesday in Baton Rouge, La.

The Panthers share the NCAA record of 27 losses in a season with Washington State (6-27, 1953); Pacific (3-27, 1984); U.S. International (1-27, 1985) and George Washington (1-27, 1989).

Prairie View’s closest game was a 78-68 loss to Mississippi Valley State Jan. 11.

“We really wanted to beat them because we play with those guys in the summertime, so this was for bragging rights,” Texas Southern’s David Arceneaux said.

Prairie View trailed by only eight points early in the second half, but Texas Southern (14-13) slowly pulled away thereafter.

“We stayed focused the whole game,” Texas Southern Coach Robert Moreland said. “Prairie View was going for that record, and we didn’t want them to get a win against us.”