THE RUNDOWN
On the heels of their largest margin of victory this season over a week ago, the Patriots (8-3, 3-0 LSC) routed the Western New Mexico Mustangs (6-4, 0-3 LSC) on the road. Jalen White scored more than 20 points for the first time in two seasons.
 
Cameron Kahn and White started the night offensively for DBU, recording the team's first dozen points. The Patriots held a marginal lead for the majority of the first half and extended it to as much as 11 before Isaiah Lewis hit a buzzer-beating midrange jump shot for WNMU to shrink the margin to 8 at the break.
 
DBU came alive in the second half, using only 5:39 to take a 20-point advantage thanks to a Ta'Jay Dunlap 3-pointer. The Patriots never looked back, shooting 59% in the frame. WNMU failed to answer DBU in a night where only 2 Mustangs tallied at least 10 points.
 
THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Jalen White shot a perfect 8-8 from the field (7-7 3PT) to tie his career-high 23 points.
- Ta'Jay Dunlap and Ricky Lujan each passed six assists, which are season-highs for both.
- Western New Mexico was held to a 36% shooting.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBER
22 - The Patriots scored 22 points off turnovers.
50 - DBU has had a team field goal percentage better than 50% for 3 consecutive games.
54 - The Patriots executed a season-high 54% of their 3-point attempts (13-24).
 
BLAKE FLICKNER ON THE UNSELFISH PLAY FROM THE PATRIOTS
"Great overall team win tonight. Playing on the road and in elevation, in conference, against a well-coached team with a winning record was scary to me. But the guys responded really well. I love the 20 assists and holding them to only 36% from the field. Almost everyone scored and we shared the ball really well."
 
UP NEXT
DBU travel across the state of New Mexico to face the Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds on Saturday. Tip-off is at 4:00 pm CST. Read Full Article