Men's Basketball
St. Edwards used 13 field goals and seven three-pointers in the first half to build a 51-28 lead over DBU at the half way mark. The Patriots, who started out the game hitting one out of seven shots, were not able to overcome the deficit and suffered their 13 loss of the season. With the 78-67 win, the Hilltoppers improved to 17-4 and 6-1 in conference play, while DBU fell to 9-13 and 5-5.
The Patriots could not find a rhythm in the first half and had no answer for the hot shooting of the Hilltoppers. St. Edwards started the game on a 24-3 run, which proved to be the difference in the game.
After the fast start by St. Edwards, DBU outscored the Hilltoppers 64-54, including outscoring them in the second half, 39-27. The Patriots had several chances in the second half to cut the lead to less than 15 points but St. Edwards would answer with a three-pointer or an old fashion three-point play to keep the lead above 15.
When the Patriots finally broke the 15-point barrier too much time had run off the clock and St. Edwards was able to use the clock to their advantage on offense, which secured the victory. On the night, DBU hit 51% of their shots from the field, 45% from beyond the arch, and 60% from the charity line. St. Edwards shot 48% from the field, 41% from beyond the arch, and 45% from the free-throw line.
Leading the Patriots was Junior Dwight Coleman, who scored 27 points off of 10 of 15 shooting and he grabbed eight boards. Freshman Heath Wiechman added nine points and two rebounds, while Junior Erik Villarreal led the team with six assists.
DBU will look to get back to their winning way when they welcome St. Mary's University to the Burg Center on Tuesday, February 13, for a 7:00 tip.
