THE RUNDOWN
Newman erased a 10-point second-half deficit to take the lead with 10:18 to play, but No. 17 DBU finished strong to come away with an 88-76 victory. Chandler Jacobs scored 16 of his game-high 23 points in the second half as the Patriots (15-3, 5-2 Heartland Conference) broke a three-way tie with the Jets (8-10, 4-3) and Rogers State for first place in the conference.

The Patriots made nine of their final 10 shots in the first half en route to building a 48-38 lead early in the second. The Jets used a 9-0 run featuring six made free throws to cut that lead to one before eventually regaining the lead. 

DBU scored 22 points off 17 turnovers as it earned its 20th straight home victory. Boy Van Vliet and Carter Brown added 17 points apiece, and JT Harris led the Patriots with seven rebounds.
 
THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- DBU has won 20 consecutive games at home and is 35-6 at the Burg Center over the past three seasons.
- Brown's 17 points were a season-high, including a 10-12 performance from the free throw line. 
- Dametrius Walker, Newman's leading scorer, scored 16 of his 20 points in the first half. 

DBU HEAD COACH BLAKE FLICKNER ON A HARD-FOUGHT WIN
"It was a really tough game.They're really good. I'm proud of the way our guys stepped up. I thought Carter did a great job defensively on [Walker], and Chandler hit some big shots that really bailed us out."

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
32 - The Patriots' 32 free throw attempts were their second-most of the season and most since taking 33 foul shots on November 18 against UTPB. 
.515 - DBU is 17-33 from long distance since halftime of Thursday's loss at Oklahoma Christian.
.545 - The Patriots' opponents have made 18 of 33 three-point attempts in the last two games after shooting .212 from distance in the previous five games.
 
UP NEXT
DBU hosts Texas A&M International on Wednesday. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. at the Burg Center.