THE RUNDOWN
Saturday afternoon at The Comerica Center, No. 20 DBU (26-6, 18-2 LSC) took down St. Mary's (21-9, 13-7 LSC) by a score of 82-64, advancing to Sunday's LSC Championship.
Drew Calderon shared the game lead in points with the Rattlers' Olaverr Camacho, dropping 14 in DBU's 11th consecutive win.
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Camacho opened the scoring with a layup before the Patriots rattled off nine consecutive points, capped by a
Jackson McCabe dunk. The Rattlers immediately responded with a surge of their own, embarking on a 9-2 run and tying the game at 11 with 13:45 left in the first half.
Xavion Brown converted a layup to briefly give DBU the lead before Lawyer Jones drilled a three to make it 14-13 in favor of St. Mary's. The Rattlers held the advantage for the next three minutes until
Cody Stevens dropped in a floater from a couple of feet out, serving as the final lead-changing bucket of the game. DBU outscored St. Mary's 28-16 in the final ten minutes of the first half, taking a 48-35 lead into the halftime break.
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Drew Calderon scored 12 of his 14 points in the first half, which led everyone on the floor. Calderon shot 2-4 from three-point land and was a perfect 6-6 from the line in the opening 20 minutes.
Junior Goodlet poked a whopping four steals in the first half before drilling a three at the end of the period to send the teams to the locker rooms.
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Bishop Jones opened the second half with a pair of free throws, but the Rattlers would respond with a 17-5 run, making the score 56-48 DBU with 14:26 left. The two teams would alternate buckets for the next several minutes before the Patriots scored nine unanswered points across a three-minute span, leading 72-52 with 8:37 left in the game. DBU would coast the rest of the way, holding onto its commanding lead en route to a berth in the Lone Star Conference title game.
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THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- DBU has now won 11 consecutive games.
- The Patriots held the Rattlers without a field goal in the final 3:00 of game time.
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Xavion Brown finished with 11 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists this afternoon.
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INSIDE THE NUMBERS
0 - DBU hasn't trailed for a single second of second-half play in the last four games.
5 - Today marked the fourth game this season in which the Patriots recorded five or more blocks.
47.4% - DBU shot an elite 47.4% from beyond the arc this afternoon.
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COMING UP NEXT
The Patriots will take on the winner between (2) Eastern New Mexico and (3) Lubbock Christian in the LSC Championship game on Sunday. That game is scheduled to start at 1:00 pm.
