THE RUNDOWN
The DBU Men's Basketball team swept its conference series versus Angelo State, with a 93-86 victory Saturday afternoon. In a battle of offensive philosophies, the Patriots wreaked havoc from the three-point line while the Rams forced their way through the Patriots to the rim.Â
Chandler Jacobs led the three-point barrage with 7-10 shooting from outside. Jacobs led the Patriots in scoring for the second consecutive game with 23 points on the afternoon. While Angelo State was able to bully their way inside with 52 paint points and 20 free throw attempts, DBU was able to keep them at bay by outshooting the Rams 19-5 from behind the arc.
Jacobs was joined in double-digit scoring by a squadron of Patriots, as
William Heather (16),
Jalen White (13),
Austin Garner (11), and Ricky
Lujan (14) helped shoulder the offensive load. Â
THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
-DBU completes the season sweep versus Angelo State and increases the all-time series lead to 3-0.
- Senior
Julian Miranda is one assist shy of 300 for his career after dishing out four assists in DBU's win.
- The Patriots will not play another home game in the 2020 calendar year, with the next home game scheduled for Jan 2 against Cameron.
HEAD COACH BLAKE FLICKNER ON THE WIN
"We had a good, gutsy win today. Our guys had to fight through adversity... Angelo came out with much more of spark and looked like a different team today. It was a great opportunity for our young guys to learn how to win a close game.. I'm glad to see them find a way."
 INSIDE THE NUMBERS
 12 – Freshman Ricky
Lujan came on strong in the second half, where he scored 12 of his 14 points on 50 percent shooting.
 4 –
Chandler Jacobs has been virtually automatic from deep to start the year, missing just four three-pointers on 14 attempts.
 6-20 – DBU overcame a 6-20 deficit from the free-throw line in Saturday's win.
UP NEXT
 DBU heads south to San Antonio for a series against St. Mary's. Both games are scheduled to tip at 2:00 p.m. on Dec 18-19.
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