THE RUNDOWN
The Patriots fell to No. 3 West Texas A&M, 84-71 Friday night at the First United Bank Center. DBU and WT swapped blows with one another for most of the game before a five-minute scoring drought in the second half dried up the Patriot offense to give DBU (4-1) its first loss of the season.

The Buffs offense consistently made DBU pay for its turnovers, scoring 21 points off 18 Patriot giveaways. The DBU three-point attack, which had been working well over the first 30 minutes, sputtered in the game's closing moments as WT went on a 13-0 run to take the final lead.

Chandler Jacobs and Ricky Lujan led the way for DBU, scoring 22 and 20 points, respectively. William Heather also had a strong game; the sophomore forward bullied his way to the basket for 13 points on 6-7 shooting.

THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
 -Friday's loss is DBU's first of the season as the Patriots remain atop the LSC North Division.   
-DBU falls to 0-2 all-time versus West Texas A&M.
-The freshman-senior combo of Ricky Lujan and Chandler Jacobs continues to produce as both are averaging 20-plus points per game this season.

HEAD COACH BLAKE FLICKNER ON THE GAME
"Careless turnovers were the difference today. They showed us why they are ranked so high…They came up with all the 50/50 plays and loose balls that we didn't. We don't have time to hang our heads though because we have to come right back here tomorrow."

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
  7 – The Patriots' seven assists marks their lowest total since 2017 in a game versus Dallas Christian. 
 23-6 – West Texas A&M's offense was boosted by 23 bench points, outscoring DBU's 23-6.
100 – Chandler Jacobs has now played 100 games in his DBU career and is on pace to surpass Heath Wiechman (107) for 10th place on the all-time leaderboard.

 UP NEXT
DBU returns to action tomorrow at West Texas A&M for game two of the weekend series. Tipoff is scheduled for 4:00 p.m.