THE RUNDOWN
DBU (1-3) suffered its third loss of the season at the hands of Colorado Mesa (2-0) in Grand Junction, Colorado, on Saturday. Patriot shots alluded the hoop as the team shot below 40% from the floor. 
 
After almost three minutes of scoreless basketball, Cameron Kahn broke the drought with a layup off a Ricky Lujan steal. The Mavericks responded with a quick 12-2 run to pull ahead. Colorado Mesa extended the advantage to nine with a little over three minutes left in the half, but William Heather converted a pair of jump shots to make it a four-point game going into intermission.
 
DBU looked to chip away at the deficit and managed to tie the game at 43 on a pair of Isaac Bullard free throws. The Mavericks answered with a three-pointer and prevented the Patriots from gaining an edge for the rest of the game.
 
THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Micaiah Abii grabbed a team-high eight rebounds.
- Ta'Jay Dunlap and Cameron Kahn co-led the team in points with 13.
- Six Patriots dished at least one assist.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
11 - DBU accumulated exactly 11 steals for the 3rd straight game.
15 - The Patriots turned the ball over 15 times.
73 - DBU shot 73% from the free throw line.
 
UP NEXT
The Patriots will make their home debut on Saturday in a homecoming duel with Newman. Tip-off is at 6:00 pm in The Burg.
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