DBU (9-5) VS. #6 ST. EDWARD'S (13-1)
January 9 | 7:30 p.m. | Austin, TX | Recreation and Convocation Center

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COUNTDOWN TO TIP-OFF
The Patriots continue their road stretch as they travel to Austin, Texas, to take on No. 11 St. Edward's. The Patriots fell to Daemen College 87-80 in their last game, despite a 21-point effort from sophomore Chandler Jacobs.
 
Daemen led by 11 points with just under eight minutes remaining in the second half. The Patriots answered with a run to cut the lead to five with 2:04 left to play, but Daemen held the Patriots at bay making 16-22 free-throws to seal the game.

PATRIOT STORYLINES
- The Patriots enter the game with a 9-5 record overall and a 2-0 record in conference play.

- DBU averages 80.9 points per game as a team, the third-highest scoring offense in the conference, and outscores opponents by an average of 5.8 points per game.

- JT Harris leads the Patriots in scoring at 12.9 points per game and is ninth in the conference in total scoring.

- DBU leads the Heartland Conference in three-point field goal percentage at .383.

- DBU leads the conference in free-throw percentage at 76 percent per game.

- Carter Brown leads the Heartland Conference in steals at 2.4 per game.
 
- Carter Brown also ranks sixth in the conference in assists at 3.7 per game.
 
- The Patriots rank second in the conference behind Oklahoma Christian in blocked shots, at 4.67 per game.

SCOUTING ST. EDWARD'S
- St. Edward's is 13-1 on the season with a 2-0 record in the Heartland Conference and ranked as high as No. 6 in the D2SIDA poll.

- The Hilltoppers have won their last four games, with their last loss coming from Division I Rice University in an exhibition.

- St. Edward's has defeated their last two opponents by a combined 86 points.

- Junior guard Ashton Spears is the Hilltoppers leading scorer, entering the game against DBU averaging 18.4 points per game. Spears also averages 2.9 assists per game.

- The Hilltoppers are shooting 48 percent from the field this season, and have held opponents to only 24.5 percent from the field.

ALL-TIME SERIES
The Patriots are 13-12 all-time against St. Edward's, with the last game resulting in a 94-88 win for DBU in Austin.
 
UP NEXT
The Patriots return home to the Burg Center on Saturday to take on Rogers State at 2:00 p.m.