DBU (20-7, 11-2) VS. #3 ST. EDWARD'S (23-2, 16-1)
February 23 | 2:00 p.m. | Dallas, TX | Burg Center

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COUNTDOWN TO TIP-OFF
The Patriots continue conference play at home as they try to extend the nation's longest home win streak to 38 games by taking down the number three team in the country, St. Edward's. The Patriots currently sit in second place behind the Hilltoppers for the Heartland Conferences top spot. Last time out, DBU defeated Oklahoma Christian 86-82 on the road.
 
The Patriots kept the Eagles at bay throughout the game despite a few scoring runs by the Eagles. Senior Jordan Box led OCU with 25 points on 8-17 shooting. Oklahoma Christian shot 84 percent from the free-throw line as a team, while going 8-19 from beyond the arc.

Chandler Jacobs led the Patriots with a team-high 21 points and seven rebounds, while Carter Brown had 11 points of his own. Jordan Manse registered nine points and a pair of assists, while Jonathyn Washington scored nine points and grabbed five rebounds.

PATRIOT STORYLINES
- The Patriots enter the game with a 20-7 record overall and a 11-2 record in conference play.

- DBU currently holds the nation's longest home win streak at 37 games.

- DBU averages 82.9 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 15.6 points per game and has posted double-digit scoring performances in five of his last six games.

- Jordan Manse and JT Harris rank first and second in the conference in three-point field goal percentage at 44 and 42 percent, respectively.

- DBU ranks second in the Heartland Conference in field goal percentage at .483.

- DBU leads the conference in free-throw percentage at 75 percent per game.

- The Patriots rank 17th in the country in three-point field goals per game with 11.

- Carter Brown ranks fourth the Heartland Conference in steals at 1.7 per game.
 
- Carter Brown also ranks fifth in the conference in assists at 3.6 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 23-2 on the season with a 12-1 record in the Heartland Conference and ranked as high as No. 3 in the D2SIDA poll.

- The Hilltoppers have won their last three games, with their last loss coming from Heartland opponent Oklahoma Christian.

- St. Edward's has defeated their last two opponents by a combined 47 points.

- Junior guard Ashton Spears is the Hilltoppers leading scorer, entering the game against DBU averaging 20.1 points per game. Spears also averages 2.9 assists per game.

- The Hilltoppers are shooting 47 percent from the field this season, and have held opponents to only 24.3 percent from the field.

ALL-TIME SERIES
The Patriots are 13-13 all-time against St. Edward's, with the last game resulting in a 76-57 win for St. Edward's in Austin.
 
UP NEXT
The Patriots travel to San Antonio February 27th to take on St. Mary's at 7:00 p.m.