Prairie View A&M tops Lehigh in First Four, faces Florida next

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DAYTON, Ohio -- A year ago, Prairie View A&M had bottomed out, winning only five games, its fewest under coach Byron Smith.

At the same time, Dontae Horne was "down and depressed," his career having stalled out after stops at Texas State and Georgia Southern. He didn't have many options in the portal because of concerns about his grades.

Fast-forward to Wednesday night, as Smith and Horne sat beside each other, celebrating Prairie View A&M's first NCAA tournament win, a 67-55 triumph against Lehigh in the First Four at UD Arena. Behind 25 points, seven rebounds and four steals from Horne, the No. 16 seed Panthers advanced to face No. 1 seed…