THE RUNDOWN
In a win-and-in situation for the postseason, the DBU men's basketball team (17-13, 12-10 LSC) defeated UT Tyler (9-17, 5-17 LSC) on the road in a high-scoring affair. Juniors Cameron Kahn and Austin Garner paved the way with individual season-best performances in the scoring department, tallying 29 and 21 points respectively.
 
DBU showed a sense of urgency immediately, starting the game on an 8-0 stint and maintaining a minimum 5-point lead for the first 10 minutes of action.
 
Down, 22-15, the UT Tyler Patriots crept their way to a tie on the back of a 11-4 stretch.
 
DBU jumped back to an eight-point advantage but saw it narrowed to four when Terrell Wilson converted a three-pointer for UT Tyler in the closing moments of the opening frame.
 
The second half played much like the first, with DBU retaining a single-digit edge but failing to pull a significant distance away from the home team.
 
Leading by 3, Ta'Jay Dunlap made a free throw with 8:16 on the clock that would start an 18-3 run for DBU, giving his team a 19-point cushion, 85-66 with less than 4 minutes to play.
 
Austin Garner made all but one of his shots in the second half, putting up 18 points and propelling DBU to the crucial win.
 
THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- The win means DBU clinches a spot in the LSC Tournament in Frisco next week.
- Cameron Kahn registered a career-high 29 points.
- Austin Garner ties his season-high 21 points, scoring 18 in the second half and shooting 7-9 from the three-point line overall.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
57 - DBU shot a season-high 57% three-point field goal percentage.
92 - DBU's 92 points are the most they have scored against an NCAA opponent this season and the most since the 2020-21 campaign.
1,000 - Two days after his teammate, Ricky Lujan, reached 1,000 career points, Kahn became the 12th player in program history reach the millennium mark.
 
BLAKE FLICKNER ON MAKING THE POSTSEASON
"I'm so excited we get to continue the journey with this group. They are having so much fun playing, and they are a fun group to be around. It's not easy to beat a team back-to-back like that. So proud of how they have stuck together and continued the process of improving each and every day."
 
UP NEXT
The Patriots make the trek to Frisco, Texas, to play in the Lone Star Conference 2023 Basketball Championship tournament. They will play in the quarterfinals on Friday, March 3, at the Comerica Center.
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