Dallas Baptist University Athletics

THE RUNDOWN
The No. 15 DBU Men's Basketball team saw its postseason journey come to a close Tuesday night in front of a raucous crowd inside the Burg Center, falling 76-62 to No. 15 Black Hills State. The loss snapped DBU's program-record 14-game winning streak. With the victory, the Yellow Jackets advance to the Elite Eight in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, while the Patriots finish their season after reaching the South Central Regional Final for the second consecutive year.
 
DBU and Black Hills State traded punches throughout a tightly contested first half that featured 11 lead changes. With just under five minutes remaining, Xavion Brown ignited the home crowd with a thunderous baseline dunk to give the Patriots a 26-25 edge. Moments later, with the score tied at 32, Black Hills State's Cam Lowe knocked down a jumper to push the Yellow Jackets in front 34-32 heading into the break.
 
The Patriots came out strong in the second half, using a 5-0 run to build their largest lead of the night at 47-40 following a three-pointer from Drew Calderon with 10:45 to play. However, Black Hills State answered quickly, putting together an 11-2 surge over the next two-and-a-half minutes to reclaim the lead, 51-49.
 
With the game deadlocked at 58-58 and under four minutes remaining, the Yellow Jackets seized control. A pair of free throws from Jaeton Hackley sparked a decisive 7-0 run that gave Black Hills State the lead for good. The Yellow Jackets closed the game on a 12-4 run over the final two minutes, handing the Patriots their first loss since January 29.
 
THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- The Patriots finish the season with the second-most wins (29) in school history.
- Xavion Brown finished the season with the second-most assist (168) and second-most steals (85) in a single-season in program history.
- Justin Haire finished his career with the fourth-most games (132) played in program history.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
5 - DBU saw five seniors player their final game in a Patriot uniform including Xavion Brown, Drew Calderon, Justin Haire, Jaden Shelvin, and TJ Thomas.
14 - Xavion Brown led the Patriots with 14 points.
80 - Drew Calderon's 80 three-pointers are the seventh-most in a single-season in program history.

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
MVP - Cam Lowe (Black HIlls State)
Ryder Bradley (St. Edward's)
Xavion Brown (DBU)
Jack Haggett (Black Hills State)
Cody Stevens (DBU)
 
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