THE RUNDOWN
No. 3 DBU clinched the Lone Star Conference East Division with an impressive 86-79 win over Texas A&M-Kingsville on Saturday in Kingsville, Texas. Cameron Kahn put up a team-high 23 points, leading the Patriots to their 15th conference win of the season.
Leading 7-4 in the game's first two-and-a-half minutes, DBU opened up a 13-2 run to take a 17-6 edge with 14:32 on the clock. The Javelinas answered with their own 28-11 surge over the next 10 minutes to take a 34-29 lead. Taking advantage of the Javelina's 12 first half turnovers, the Patriots regained the momentum to take a 42-40 lead into halftime.
Despite an early foul and a set of TAMUK free throws, the Patriots earned a 10-point lead, 57-47, after just five minutes of play. Trailing by 12, the Javelinas went on an 8-0 run to bring them to within four of DBU's lead, 65-61, in a now two-possession game, DBU responded by stretching the lead back up to 11. TAMUK countered with an 8-0 surge to trim the Patriots' lead to three with 2:48 left on the clock. DBU would fend off the Javelinas, outscoring TAMUK 7-3 over the final two-plus minutes to secure the win.
THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- The Patriots scored 36 points in the paint, opposite the Javelina's 26.
- DBU totaled 22 points off of TAMUK's 18 turnovers.
- The Patriots are now 11-1 against opponents in the East Division of the LSC.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
5 - Five Patriots scored double figures, including
Cameron Kahn (23),
Trevor Frank (15),
Austin Garner (14),
Ricky Lujan (13) and
Jaden Shelvin (11).
7 - Ta'Jay Dunlap registered a team-high seven assists.
12 - TAMUK won the rebound battle by 12, 45-33.
DBU HEAD COACH BLAKE FLICKNER'S ON THE PATRIOTS' UNBELIEVABLE TEAM EFFORT
"Unbelievable team effort today on the road against a very motivated and gritty team. I loved our ball movement (21 assists). Austin and Deuce, in particular, I thought had amazing effort today, but everyone contributed up and down the board. I am very pleased and proud of our team effort today in an amazing environment."
UP NEXT
The Patriots return to the Burg Center to face Angelo State on Thursday. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 pm.
