THE RUNDOWN
The DBU Men's Basketball team outpaced Midwestern State, 102-72 for its second consecutive win at the Burg Center Saturday afternoon. DBU (17-5, 11-5) put on an offensive clinic versus the Mustangs, surpassing 100 points in back to back games for the first time this season.
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DBU played 40 minutes of intelligent, focused basketball in the 30-point victory. Numerous Patriots moved without the ball in their hands to create easy assists that terrorized the Mustang defense. DBU's intensity also reflected on the defensive end as the Patriots pestered Midwestern State for 35 points off turnovers.
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Chandler Jacobs refuses to cool off, the senior guard torched the Mustangs for a game-high 27 points on 57 percent shooting from behind the arc.
Jonathyn Washington poured in 15 points on 7-8 shooting while
Carter Brown was a pest on the defensive end, tallying a season-high 5 steals.
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THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
-DBU now owns a 2-0 lead in the all-time series versus Midwestern State.
- Shooting 62 percent from the field, the Patriots record consecutive 60 percent shooting performances for the first time since 2017.
- Shooting 3-3 from the Field,
Carter Brown now has six games of 75 percent shooting or better on the year.
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HEAD COACH BLAKE FLICKNER ON THE WINÂ
"I thought we came out and took care of business with some of the best ball movement we've ever had over the last week. We are playing great right now we just need to keep building on it. We have a long road trip against some really tough teams coming up so we need to get prepared."
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INSIDE THE NUMBERS
54 – DBU's play making is at a season high with a combined 54 assists in the last two games.
9 – The Patriots took care of the rock versus Midwestern State with a season-low nine turnovers.
222-147 – DBU has outscored opponents 222-147 in the last two games.
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