THE RUNDOWN
In a scrappy game on the road, DBU (14-13, 9-10 LSC) fell to No. 24 Angelo State (21-5, 17-3 LSC), 57-71. The loss moves the Patriots one slot out of the eighth and final slot of the LSC Tournament.
 
The lead was exchanged multiple times to start the first half. Just inside the 9:00 mark, DBU pieced together an 8-2 run to take an 18-15 advantage, but Angelo State responded with a 9-2 stretch of its own to move back ahead, 27-20. With the game starting to slip away, Ricky Lujan trailblazed a scoring stint for the Patriots, scoring four points and grabbing a pair of rebounds in the closing 4:22 of the first half.
 
Ahead by only a point, the Rams answered a quick layup by Cameron Kahn with a 6-0 run to start the second frame. Slowly but surely, Angelo State fought to make the difference as many 14, in part due to DBU's 14 turnovers in the half. Despite the efforts Cam Kahn (16 points in the 2nd half), the Patriots were unable to pull off an upset of the No. 24 team in the nation.
 
THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Thursday night's loss in conjunction with Texas A&M International's win over Cameron, means the Patriots slip to 9th place in the LSC standings.
- Cam Kahn's 23 points tie his season-high set a week ago against Texas A&M International.
- Outside shooting was sparse as the two squads shot 9-35 (26%) from 3-point territory.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
23 - DBU turned the ball over 23 times, its 2nd most turnovers in a game this season.
40 - There were a total of 40 fouls committed by both teams.
125 - Jalen White appeared in his 125th career game, tying him with Carter Brown for 6th place on DBU's career games played list. 
 
UP NEXT
The Patriots stay on the road for a showdown with UT Permian Basin on Saturday. They will face the Falcons at 4:00 pm in Odessa, Texas.
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