THE RUNDOWN
Saturday afternoon at The Burg Center, No. 23 DBU (24-6, 18-2 LSC) dismantled Texas A&M-Kingsville (13-15, 10-10 LSC), winning 94-47 on Senior Day. With today's victory, the Patriots extended their win streak to nine games and became back-to-back outright LSC regular season champions.
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Over a minute and a half of game time went by before
TJ Thomas opened the scoring with a pair of free throws. Kingsville's Allen Singleton responded immediately with a three-pointer, before
Drew Calderon answered with his first three of the afternoon, which would serve as the final lead change of the game. Leading 17-15 with 9:35 minutes left in the first half, the Patriots would rattle off 14 unanswered points across four minutes, leading by 16 with five minutes until the break. The teams would alternate buckets heading into halftime, as DBU led 42-29 after 20 minutes. Â
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Trevor Frank shared the first-half lead in points (11) with Kingsville's Bryson Goldsmith. Frank shot 3-4 from three-point land and went 2-2 from the line in the opening frame.
Xavion Brown turned in a floor-leading six rebounds and three steals in the first half.
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DBU picked up where they left off after the break, rattling off an 11-2 run, featuring a play where
Justin Haire recorded a block on the defensive end, leading to a fastbreak dunk by
Xavion Brown. The Patriots then erupted for an 18-3 run, bringing their lead to 35 (71-36) with 12:45 remaining. DBU's defense was able to hold the Javelinas to a measly 19 points in the second half, generating a +11 turnover differential in the final 20 minutes. Four different Patriots led the way with eight points in the second half as the group coasted to a Senior Day win.
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THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- The Patriots honored five seniors pregame:
Xavion Brown,
Drew Calderon,
Justin Haire,
Jaden Shelvin, and
TJ Thomas.
- DBU will be the No. 1 seed in the Lone Star Conference tournament next weekend.
- Both
Justin Haire and
Jackson McCabe finished one rebound shy of a double-double.
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INSIDE THE NUMBERS
.900 - The Patriots finished with an 18-2 record in conference play this season.
9 - With today's win, DBU increased its active win streak to nine games.
83.3% - The Patriots shot over 80% from the free-throw line for the first time this season.
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COMING UP NEXT
The Patriots will participate in the Lone Star Conference tournament in Frisco, on the first weekend of March, as the No. 1 seed.
