(#3) DBU (2-3, 0-0 LSC) VS ST. EDWARD'S (7-0, 0-0 LSC)
November 22 | 6:30 PM | Dallas, TX | The Burg Center
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LAST TIME OUT
Thursday night, DBU hoops took to the road in Russellville, Arkansas, taking down the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys in a game where the Patriots never trailed, walking away with an 80-67 win. Drew Calderon opened the scoring with a corner trey two and a half minutes in, and Dr. Blake Flickner's troops never looked back.
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TJ Thomas and Bishop Jones both scored eight points in each half, leading a consistent, abundant scoring attack. The team was able to haul in 15 offensive rebounds, led by Xavion Brown's three, and totaled 16 second-chance points. However, the blaring storyline of the night was what DBU was able to accomplish on the defensive side.
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Headlined by X's seven steals, DBU forced a turnover on 41.3% of Arkansas Tech's possessions, and the Patriots netted 35 points in possessions generated from said turnovers. DBU will look to accumulate 30 or more forced turnovers for the third straight game on Saturday night.
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Read more about Thursday's win here.
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PATRIOT STORYLINES
New Heights: DBU entered the season ranked No. 3 in the country by the NABC. It is the highest preseason ranking in program history.
Doctor's Note: The reigning Lone Star Conference Coach of the Year, Dr. Blake Flickner, holds a career coaching record of 377-218.
Defend The Belt: The Patriots were picked to win the Lone Star Conference in the LSC preseason poll.
New Faces: TJ Thomas (13.2) and Bishop Jones (10.3), the two transfers from this offseason, are first and third on the team, respectively, in points per game through the first five games of the year.
Quick Draw: DBU leads the country in steals per game (17.0) and turnovers forced per game (27.4).
Hot Hands: The DBU defense has forced 30+ turnovers in back-to-back games for the first time in program history (31 forced on Thursday).
It Takes a Village: Xavion Brown (15) and Cody Stevens (13) have the fourth and fifth most steals in the country.
Separation: The Patriots are second in the country in average turnover margin, sporting a +13.0 clip.
Charity Stripe: DBU leads the Lone Star Conference in free throw attempts per game, but is shooting just 62.4% from the line.
First 20: The Patriots have led at the halftime break in all five games so far this season.
Homecoming Rewind: Last year, DBU took down Mississippi College in a 64-point blowout on Homecoming night.
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SCOUTING ST. EDWARD'S
- In the 2024-2025 season, the Hilltoppers posted a 21-13 (14-8 LSC) record, and their season ended in the first round of the NCAA tournament (No. 5 seed in South Central Regional) against No. 4 seed Midwestern State.
- DBU defeated St. Edward's three different times last season, twice in regular-season conference games (94-76, 85-74), and also in the second round of the Lone Star Conference tournament (78-71).
- The lead 'Topper on the offensive end is graduate senior "point forward," Blake Nielsen, a guard listed at 6-7, who can do it all. Nielsen is averaging 18.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 4.2 assists per game thus far into the season.
- Freshman guard Ryder Bradley is averaging 14.3 points and 4.6 assists per game.
- St. Edward's is second in the LSC in three-point attempts per game (29.0). They are shooting just 30.5% from beyond the arc this year. Nielsen is shooting 42.1% from beyond the arc this season.
- St. Edward's is one of 68 teams remaining in Division II that haven't lost a game yet.
- Head coach Andre Cook is in his 17th season as a collegiate head coach, spending all of them with St. Edward's. Cook holds a career head coaching record of 290-189.
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SERIES HISTORY
The extensive history between DBU and St. Edward's stretches back to the schools' shared days in the Heartland Conference, when the Patriots dropped each of their first eight contests with the 'Toppers, from '06-'09.

Since then, however, the tide has turned, and DBU now leads the all-time series, 20-18. The Patriots have claimed victory in each of their last five games against St. Edward's.
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UP NEXT
Following Saturday's game, DBU will remain home the following weekend with games against Adams State and Southern Arkansas.