Box Score

THE LEAD
Playing in front of the home crowd for the first time in 2014, the Dallas Baptist Men's Basketball Team cruised to a 99-68 win over Dallas Christian College on Tuesday at the Burg Center.  For the third consecutive game, DBU's Myles Johnson led the way in scoring with a game-high 22 points.  Four other Patriots finished in double digits including Amari Bryant going for 14, Shannon Lilly 13, and Wesley Gipson and Jordan Walker each chipping in 10.
 
Tied at 14 apiece in the game's first seven minutes, DBU seized the lead on a Bryant three-pointer with 12:49 to play in the first half and never looked back.  Heading into the locker room after the first 20 minutes of action, the Patriots held a 47-32 advantage. 
 
DBU would extend that margin to as many as 22 with 16:40 to play when Lilly drained a shot from beyond the arc.  The Patriots continued their offensive assault, outscoring the Crusaders 34-14 over the next 10 minutes to extend their lead to as many as 42.  Dallas Christian chipped away in the final minutes to trim the margin to 31 at the final buzzer. 

Dallas Baptist has now eclipsed the 90 point mark twice this year after coming off a 93-89 win over Colorado Christian on Saturday.  Last year, the Patriots scored more than 90 points on just three different occasions.
 
DBU HEAD COACH – BLAKE FLICKNER ON THE OFFENSIVE PLAY
"Offensively we moved the ball well, played unselfishly and I like the way we made the extra passes.  I would like to see us play with more pace and to continue to push the ball with more energy."
 
DBU HEAD COACH – BLAKE FLICKNER ON PREPARING FOR A&M COMMERCE
"A&M Commerce is an aggressive team and they're to going to bring the pressure.  We will have to be a lot tougher and do a much better job of taking care of the ball.   We have a couple days to address that and get ready for a huge test."
 
FAMILY HISTORY
For the first time since Dallas Baptist reinstated the basketball program in 2006, two brothers took the court for DBU as Nate Lea and Luke Lea each played in tonight's game.  Nate Lea, a redshirt-sophomore and Luke Lea, a true-freshman, who both hail from Leesburg, Florida, made their contributions in the second half.  Older brother, Nate, scored six points, on 3-of-3 shooting from the field, while Luke added two points of his own.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
44 – DBU scored 44 points in the paint tonight.
47 – The Patriots bench added 47 points.
54.8 – DBU shot 54.8 percent from the field, compared to the Crusaders 34.3.
12 -The Patriots connected on 12 shots from three-point range on the night.
 
UP NEXT
Dallas Baptist is back in the Burg Center on Saturday for a 7:00 pm tip against Texas A&M-Commerce in the annual Homecoming game.