DBU (15-7) VS. ROGERS STATE (15-7)
February 6 | 7:00 p.m. | Claremore, OK | Claremore Expo Center

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COUNTDOWN TO TIP-OFF
The Patriots continue conference play on the road as the Rogers State Hillcats play host to DBU. Last time out, following a back-and-forth second half, the DBU Basketball team pulled away from St. Mary's with a 7-0 run in the final 91 seconds of overtime to defeat St. Mary's 84-79. Conner Lidiak's three from the corner with 1:31 to play in overtime snapped a 77-77 tie, and Chandler Jacobs followed with a layup, a blocked three-pointer, and a dunk to seal the win for the Patriots (15-7, 7-2 Heartland Conference). 

St. Mary's (10-11, 2-7) led for most of regulation, spending nearly two-thirds of the game in front. A 7-0 run by DBU from 11:08 to 8:51 in the second half erased a Rattler lead and kicked off a stretch of close basketball that saw six ties and two lead changes the rest of regulation.

PATRIOT STORYLINES
- The Patriots enter the game with a 15-7 record overall and a 7-2 record in conference play.
 
- The Patriots have won six of their last seven games.
 
- DBU ranks second in field goal percentage at 47 percent a game.

- DBU averages 81.8 points per game as a team, the second-highest scoring offense in the conference, and outscores opponents by an average of 7.2 points per game.

- Chandler Jacobs leads the Patriots in scoring at 14.1 points per game and is ninth in the conference in total scoring.

- DBU is first in the Heartland Conference in three-point field goal percentage at .388.

- DBU leads the conference in free-throw percentage at 74 percent per game.

- Carter Brown is fifth 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 4.4 per game.

SCOUTING ROGERS STATE
- Rogers State is 15-7 on the season with a 4-4 record in the Heartland Conference.

- The Hillcats have won two of their last three games, including a 78-74 overtime win at St. Mary's.

- Rogers State is holding opponents to 73.1 points per game.

- Senior guard Tate Turner is the Hillcats leading scorer, entering the game against DBU averaging 13 points per game. Turner also has 44 total assists on the year.

- The Hillcats are shooting 45 percent from the field this season, and have held opponents to only 35.1 percent from the field on three-point baskets.

ALL-TIME SERIES
The Patriots are 5-6 all-time against Rogers State, with the last game resulting in a 93-63 win for DBU inside the Burg Center.
 
UP NEXT
The Patriots take on Arkansas-Fort Smith at home on Saturday February 9th at 2:00 p.m.