THE RUNDOWN
DBU (14-5, 8-1 LSC) defeated St. Edward's (16-4, 5-4 LSC) 75-68 on Saturday afternoon, avenging its loss to the Hilltoppers from earlier this season.
Jackson McCabe and
Trevor Frank led the team with 16 points each, on a day where DBU out-rebounded SEU on the offensive glass 18-7.
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McCabe sank the first basket of the game to ignite a 7-0 Patriot run immediately out of the gate. DBU would hold its lead through the first 11 minutes of the game, when the Hilltoppers took control from the free throw line, and led 20-19 with nine minutes left in the period. St. Edward's would control the lead until
Xavion Brown dropped in a layup with 1:41 left in the half, giving DBU a 35-34 lead. The Patriots would go into the halftime break with a 37-36 advantage.
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SEU's Ryder Bradley opened the second half with five consecutive points, but DBU would reclaim the lead less than two minutes later. The Patriots held their advantage until Bradley drilled a pull-up jumper with ten minutes left to make it 54-54. The teams would exchange lead changes until a
Jackson McCabe layup gave the Patriots a 65-64 lead with five minutes left.
Trevor Frank would then drop six straight points to give DBU a 71-64 lead, and the Patriots would hold their advantage until the final buzzer.
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THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- DBU split its season series with St. Edward's, 1-1.
- The Patriots out-rebounded the Hilltoppers 22-12 in the second half.
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Xavion Brown finished two rebounds shy of a double-double (12 points, 8 rebounds).
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INSIDE THE NUMBERS
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Justin Haire finished with ten rebounds this afternoon.
6 - Blake Flickner is just six wins shy of reaching 400 for his career.
11 - Both teams turned the ball over 11 times.
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BLAKE FLICKNER ON THIS AFTERNOON'S WIN
"Gritty road win today against an excellent ranked opponent. Justin, X, and Jacko were amazing on the glass. It was a game where points were hard to come from in the paint, but guys were able to find a way and then the lid came off in the second half a bit and some of our jump shots started to fall. Really proud of our team effort and the way we stuck together. This is a great, selfless group that understands that every game is different and it might be someone different that gets the opportunity to step up."
COMING UP NEXT
Next weekend, DBU will return home to host Midwestern State and Lubbock Christian. Thursday's tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 pm.
