DBU AT LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN
November 29 | Lubbock, TX | Rip Griffin Center
 
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COUNTDOWN TO TIP-OFF
The DBU Men's Basketball team opens Heartland Conference play on the road at Lubbock Christian at 7:00 p.m. inside the Rip Griffin Center. The Patriots went 1-0 last week after defeating Northeastern State 72-66

As dominant as they were on the offensive end against the RiverHawks, the Patriots were equally effective on defense, holding NSU to 3-13 from beyond the three-point line, while also forcing NSU into eight turnovers. With less than 10 seconds remaining, Chandler Jacobs stepped up to the free-throw line sinking both to seal the game.

PATRIOT STORYLINES
- The Patriots enter conference play with a 4-2 record, and is shooting 47 percent from the field.

- DBU averages 85.2 points per game as a team and has won games by an average of 8.9 points.

- JT Harris leads the Patriots in scoring at 16.5 points per game and has had single-game totals of 20 and 19 points. 

- Four Patriots average double figures - Harris (16.5), Jacobs (13.8), Hughes (10.7) and Miranda (10.0).

- The Patriots are undefeated in conference opening games since the 2016-17 season.

SCOUTING LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN
- The Chaps are 5-2  on the season, with two of their losses coming by less than 12 points.
 
- Forward Brennan Fowler averaged 20.7 points and 9.0 rebounds on the week, missing a double-double by one rebound in all three games. He shot 56.8%, 25-of-44, from the field and connected on four three-pointers in the three games.

- Isaac Asrat is averaging 14.3 points on 40 percent shooting from the field, and also averages 5.6 rebounds per game.
 
- LCU is coming off a 89-79 win over Colorado State-Pueblo.
 
ALL-TIME SERIES
DBU is 6-6 all-time against Lubbock Christian. The Patriots split the two regular-season matchups last season winning one and losing one, but the Patriots had the upper hand later in the year with a 73-68 victory in the Heartland Conference Tournament Semifinals.
 
UP NEXT
DBU hosts Texas A&M International in their conference home opener, Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at the Burg Center.