DBU VS. TEXAS A&M INTERNATIONAL
January 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Laredo, TX | TAMIU Kinesiology and Convocation Building

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COUNTDOWN TO TIP-OFF
The DBU Men's Basketball team takes to the road to face Texas A&M International on Wednesday in their final regular season Heartland Conference game of the year for both teams. The Patriots are coming off a five-point loss on the road to Newman, 77-72.

Neither team led by more than five in the game's final two minutes, in a game that saw six lead changes for each side. DBU shot 49 percent from the floor opposed to Newman's 44 percent, but the game was decided on the free-throw line. Newman went 24-32 from the charity stripe while DBU shot nine of 14.

Chandler Jacobs led the Patriots with 21 points on nine of 13 shooting, while Jonathyn Washington added 12 points of his own. Zach Lord scored 10 points and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds, while Carter Brown scored 10 points shooting 50 percent on the afternoon.

PATRIOT STORYLINES
- The Patriots are 13-7 on the season, the second-best overall record in the Heartland Conference tied with Newman.

- DBU is 4-1 on the season in games following a loss.
 
- The Patriots average 82.7 points per game and have a scoring margin of 7.1 points

- Chandler Jacobs leads the Patriots in scoring at 14 points per game and has had single-game totals of 28 and 21 points. 

- Zach Lord is 18 of 40 from beyond the arc this season, good for 45 percent.

- DBU is the most efficient three-point shooting team in the Heartland Conference at 38 percent on the season.
 
- Carter Brown is fifth in the Heartland Conference with 3.5 assists per game.
 
- DBU leads the Heartland Conference in free-throws at 74 percent on the year.

SCOUTING TEXAS A&M INTERNATIONAL
- The Dustdevils are 5-13 on the season and 2-5 in Heartland Conference play.
 
- Texas A&M International averages 60 points per game and shoots an average of 39 percent from the field per game.

- Damon Leach leads the Dustdevils in rebounds at seven per game.
 
- Xabier Gomez leads the Dustdevils with 16.2 points per game, and is coming off a 20-point performance in a loss to Rogers State.

ALL-TIME SERIES
The Patriots are 14-11 all time against the Dustdevils. DBU defeated TAMIU December 1st, 84-64 in Dallas.

UP NEXT
DBU returns home to face St. Mary's Saturday February 2nd at 2:00 p.m.