THE RUNDOWN
Saturday night, DBU (18-6, 12-2 LSC) took down No.7 Lubbock Christian (20-4, 11-3 LSC) 80-75 at The Burg Center in a rollercoaster of a game.
TJ Thomas led the Patriots with 18 points on 60% shooting. Thomas also swiped three steals, tied with
Xavion Brown for the team lead.
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Jaden Shelvin opened the scoring with a three-pointer just 19 seconds into the contest, which ignited a whopping 26-6 run. DBU led by as much as 22 points in the first half, a frame in which the Patriots posted a 50% shooting percentage. The Chaparrals were held to just a 38.5% shooting percentage in the opening half as DBU jumped out to an early commanding lead. The Chaps ended the first half on a 10-0 run, but still entered the halftime break trailing 38-26.
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Jaden Shelvin led everyone on the floor with five rebounds to go along with his five points in the first 20 minutes.
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The Patriots would rattle off an 11-0 run a little over five minutes into the second half to push their lead to 24 points, the largest margin of the night. Shortly after, Lubbock Christian would embark on a 22-5 run, making it a 67-60 game. The Chaps would claw back to make it a one-possession game with 2:26 left.
AJ Borden sank a shot to make it a 74-68 game with 1:20 left, and then
TJ Thomas and
Cody Stevens turned in perfect trips to the line to keep the Chaps at bay until the final horn sounded, bringing DBU their 18th win of the season.
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THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Lubbock Christian did not hold a lead at any point tonight.
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TJ Thomas led DBU with 13 points in the second half, going 4/5 from the field.
- The Patriots have now taken down the No. 7-ranked team in the country twice this season (12/11/25, 73-67 vs St. Mary's)
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INSIDE THE NUMBERS
2 -
Dr. Blake Flickner sits two wins removed from 400 in his head coaching career (398-222).
87.5% -
Xavion Brown led the team in efficiency with an 87.5% shooting percentage (7/8).
23.5% - DBU shot 23.5% from three-point land tonight, their lowest three-point percentage in a win this season.
COMING UP NEXT
DBU will remain home next weekend to host Oklahoma Christian and Cameron. Thursday's tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
