THE RUNDOWN
The No. 15 Ranked DBU Men's Basketball team entered the new decade with a 93-70 victory over Texas A&M International Saturday night at the Burg Center. The Patriots fulfilled their New Year's resolution by dominating the Dust Devils for the entire contest in route to their second consecutive conference win.
 
DBU (11-1, 5-1) took a collective approach offensively, as every Patriot who touched the floor registered a bucket off a season-high 25 assists. The Patriots feasted off Dust Devil turnovers while limiting second chance opportunities to collect the season's fourth victory of 20 or more points.
 
Forward Jonathyn Washington led the Patriots with a 17-point outburst off a career high three made three-point attempts. Junior guard Chandler Jacobs contributed 13 points of his own off a season high six assists.
 
THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
-Conner Lidiak continues to catch fire from behind the arc, scoring 14 points and shooting 66 percent from three-point land.
-DBU starts the season 11-1 for the second time in school history.
-The Patriots are now 2-0 versus division opponents and await Saturday's battle against Texas A&M Kingsville for sole possession of the division lead. 

HEAD COACH BLAKE FLICKNER ON THE CONTEST
 "I love the way we came out, guys were really playing with great energy by getting deflections and playing with intensity. We wanted to be the aggressors tonight, we know International always plays really hard, and we wanted to match and exceed that intensity."
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
0 – Thursday's contest featured no lead changes as DBU led for the full 40 minutes.  
25 – The Patriots tied their season high assist output with 25 dimes against the Dust Devils.
30- DBU turned defense into offense by scoring 30 of their 93 points off turnovers.
 
UP NEXT
DBU welcomes Texas A&M-Kingsville to the Burg Center on Saturday afternoon. Tipoff is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.