THE RUNDOWN
DBU (15-5, 9-1 LSC) took down Midwestern State (5-11, 3-6 LSC) 84-60 on Thursday night at TWU's Kitty Magee Arena, bringing the Patriots to a 13-1 record in their last 14 games.
Trevor Frank led all DBU players with 14 points in the win, and
Justin Haire finished one rebound shy of a double-double.
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Frank opened the scoring with a three-pointer, and the Patriots would hold a small advantage through the first five minutes of the game. The Mustangs would then claim their first lead of the game with a three-pointer, making the score 11-9. After trading buckets across four minutes, DBU rattled off a 16-point run to make the score 31-15 to Midwestern State away early. The Patriots took a 43-30 lead into halftime en route to their second consecutive win.
Drew Calderon led everyone on the floor with nine points in the first half, going 3/4 from three-point land.
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The Patriots' domination continued in the second half, as they built their lead as high as 29 points.
Junior Goodlet dropped all eight of his points and hauled in five rebounds (three offensive) in the final 20 minutes.
Justin Haire led all Patriots with six boards in the second half, in a period where DBU had more rebounds in one half (27) than Midwestern State had the entire night. When the game clock read zeroes, DBU had earned an 84-60 win.
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THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- DBU finished +7 in the steal department (17-10).
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Xavion Brown turned in nine points, eight assists, and a whopping five steals.
- The Patriots spent 37:22 of game time with the lead tonight.
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INSIDE THE NUMBERS
+17 - DBU out-rebounded Midwestern State 43-26 tonight.
25+ - For the seventh time this season, the Patriots forced 25 or more turnovers (27 tonight).
46.1% -
Trevor Frank and
Drew Calderon combined to go 6/13 from three-point land tonight.​
COMING UP NEXT
DBU is scheduled to host No. 11-ranked Lubbock Christian at The Burg Center Saturday afternoon. Barring any cancellations or delays due to weather, tip-off will be at 2:00 pm.
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