PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (AP) Gerard Andrus scored a career-high 32 points and Prairie View easily defeated Alabama A&M 82-60 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinals on Tuesday.

Devonte Patterson's 3-pointer broke a tie at nine, the basket started an 8-0 run and the top-seed Panthers led the rest of the way. Prairie View (19-13) led 37-27 at the break and used a 20-8 second-half run to take control of the No. 8 seed Bulldogs (8-22).

Patterson had 15 points and seven assists for Prairie View, Darius Williams scored 10 points and Antione Lister had three blocks.