THE RUNDOWN
The DBU Men's Basketball team stumbled on the road against Oklahoma Christian by a score of 61- 42 Saturday afternoon. The Patriots' seventh ranked offense simply could not get comfortable versus the Eagle's second ranked defense, shooting 31 percent from the field in their second loss of the season.
 
The Eagles' ability to crash the boards made life difficult for the Patriots. Oklahoma Christian clogged the lane and prevented the Patriots from getting comfortable for the entirety of the contest.
 
Oklahoma Christian's Dedrian Parmer Jr. led all scorers with 17 points. For DBU, Carter Brown tallied 10 points on 5-8 shooting and was the only Patriot to reach double figures.
 
THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
-Julian Miranda recorded 9 points in his first game since December 5th after rehabbing a lower leg injury.
-The 61-42 loss is DBU's lowest point total in program history.
-The Patriots' last two games have featured two combined lead changes. 

HEAD COACH BLAKE FLICKNER ON THE GAME
"We did a poor job today of staying in attack mode. Give Oklahoma Christian credit. They have a history of playing really well against good teams. They've been strong defensively all year... This has to be a learning experience for us. As coaches, as players, we need to be better moving forward. I am disappointed with the outcome, but I am excited to see how we respond the next few days."
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
4-0 – Oklahoma Christian is undefeated at home versus top-25 teams in the last three years.  
46-27- The Eagles dominated the glass, outrebounding the Patriots 46-27.
21- Oklahoma Christian attempted 21 free throws, the most by a Patriot opponent since opening night versus Colorado Christian

UP NEXT
DBU plays host Western New Mexico at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, January 16th.