DBU (11-6, 3-1) VS. UA FORT SMITH (7-10, 1-4)
January 19 | 1:00 p.m. | Fort Smith, AR | Stubblefield Center

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COUNTDOWN TO TIP-OFF
The Patriots and Lions square off in Fort Smith, Arkansas, on Saturday as DBU tries to improve to 4-1 in Heartland Conference play against Arkansas Fort Smith. The Patriots are coming off their biggest win of the year last Tuesday against Paul Quinn, 103-68.

Chandler Jacobs and Jonathyn Washington led the Patriots with 21 points each. Conner Lidiak added 13 points of his own going 3-6 from beyond the arc, while JT Harris chipped in 12 points on 4-10 shooting. Zach Lord scored 10 points and had a team-high nine rebounds, while Carson Hughes knocked down a three-pointer to finish with nine points on the evening.


PATRIOT STORYLINES
- The Patriots have won two games in a row, and three of their last five.

- DBU averages 81.5 points per game as a team, the second-highest scoring offense in the conference, and outscores opponents by an average of 7.4 points per game.

- Chandler Jacobs leads the Patriots in scoring at 13.2 points per game, good for 10th in the Heartland Conference. He also leads the conference in assists at 5.4 per game.

- DBU is second in the Heartland Conference in field goal percentage at .469

- The Patriots have been a second-half team lately, scoring 5.8 more points per game after halftime than before in their past five games.

- DBU has not lost back-to-back conference games so far this season.

- Chandler Jacobs in third in the Heartland Conference in free-throw percentage at 87 percent.

SCOUTING UA FORT SMITH
- The Lions are coming off a 76-65 loss to No. 4 St. Edward's. The Lions are 2-2 in their last four games.

- UAFS averages 73.8 points per game, and is shooting 43 percent on the year.

- Chris Caldwell leads the Lions with 290 total points on the year, and averages 17.1 points per game.

- Seth Hawley averages 5.9 three-pointers per game and is shooting 43 percent this season.


ALL-TIME SERIES
The Patriots are 8-12 all-time against the Lions. The Patriots lost the last meeting 69-65, last season.

UP NEXT
DBU will face Oklahoma Christian next Thursday at 7:00 p.m. inside the Burg Center.