THE RUNDOWN
No. 4 DBU connected on eight three-pointers en route to 51 first-half points and never looked back in a 99-82 win over Texas A&M International on Saturday. Cameron Kahn led all scorers with 19 points, while Ta'Jay Dunlap and Austin Garner logged 16 points, and Ricky Lujan added 10 of his own as DBU won for the eighth straight time.
The Patriots took a commanding lead in the first half with a 15-2 run capped off by Cameron Kahn to put DBU up 26-11. TAMIU, with a heavy defensive surge, forced three DBU turnovers and trimmed the lead to nine after going on a 9-2 run with 3:10 left to play in the first half. Extending their lead back to 15, the Patriots opened an 8-2 run, closing out the half 51-38.
DBU continued its dominating performance into the second half and built a 69-48 cushion with 12:41 left to play. Slowing down the pace, the Dustdevils brought the Patriots' lead to 12. The margin did not dip below 15 for the remainder of the contest as a Deng Dut jumper capped off a 10-2 run with 5:23 left on the clock. A Jaden Shelvin three-pointer with the assist coming from Trevor Frank gave the Patriots their largest lead of 23 at the 3:08 mark, before the Dustdevils went on a 7-0 surge, trimming that lead to 16. Ultimately, DBU secured their victory victory over TAMIU with a final score of 99-82.
THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- 99 points are the most points allowed by TAMIU since they gave up 99 against Midwestern State on February 1, 2020
- The win today improves DBU to 15-1, their best record through 16 games for the first time in program history.
- DBU leads the all-time series 20-13 against TAMIU.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
12 - Ricky Lujan has discord double figures in 12 straight games
2 0- DBU's 20 assists mark the fifth time they've had 20 or more this year.
41 - DBU shot 41% from three-point range, their highest since they shot 42% against UAFS on January 4th.
DBU HEAD COACH BLAKE FLICKNER'S POST-GAME COMMENTS
UP NEXT
On Thursday, the Patriots will travel to Canyon, Texas, to face No. 2 West Texas A&M. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 pm.
