THE RUNDOWN
DBU erupted for 55 points in the second half in an 89-68 win over Oklahoma Christian. The Patriots (20-5, 9-4) made six of eight three-point attempts in the second half. OCU (9-15, 5-8) took an early 18-9 lead and retook the lead on its first possession after halftime, but succumbed to dominant stretches of DBU basketball.

The Patriots erased an early 18-9 deficit with a 16-4 run that spanned 8:25 and took a one-point lead into the locker room at halftime. The Eagles quickly regained the lead on a Miroslav Jaksic dunk 30 seconds into the second half and extended that lead to 37-34. A Boy Van Vliet jumper put the Patriots ahead 38-37 with 17:22 to play, and they would never relinquish the lead. 

A 13-0 run that lasted just over two and a half minutes helped the Patriots put the Eagles in their rearview mirror. JT Harris scored 17 of his game-high 23 points in the second half, making five of seven three-point attempts after halftime. Harris' eight rebounds were also a game-high. 

 THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- The Patriots won their 24th straight home game and are now 39-6 at home in the last three seasons. 
- Harris' 23 points were a season high, and his eight rebounds were one shy of tying his season best. 
- DBU scored 55 points in the second half for the second straight game.

HEAD COACH BLAKE FLICKNER ON THE SECOND-HALF OUTBURST
"We didn't make a ton of adjustments, really. We just wanted to keep grinding and getting stops. I'll tell you, what happened was the lid went off the basket. JT hit some threes, Jordan [Manse] hit a three, and it really opened things up."

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
21 - DBU scored 21 more points in the second half than in the first, its biggest second-half improvement of the season.
4 - Four Patriots - Harris, Van Vliet, Chandler Jacobs, and Patrick Burke - scored in double figures.
.615 - DBU's .615 three-point percentage was its highest of the season.
 
UP NEXT
DBU heads to Austin to face St. Edward's in a Heartland Conference battle Saturday. Tipoff is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. at the Recreation and Convocation Center.