TYLER, TEXAS - #22 UT Tyler used five scorers in double figures to cruise to 6-0 on the year with a 96-48 win over Dallas Christian on Saturday afternoon.
 
Barnell Davis led the Patriots with 19 points, 15 of which came on five made three-pointers, to establish a season high for the UT Tyler newcomer. Jordan Hairston (14), Jordan Love (13), Mohamed Diallo (12) and Adrian Walker (11) all joined Davis in double-digit scoring figures on an afternoon in which the Patriots shot 52.3 percent (34-of-65) from the field.
 
UT Tyler never trailed at any point in the contest and built a 20-plus point lead just over 10 minutes into the ballgame. That 28-7 lead with 9:46 remaining in the first half extended to as many as 29 on a Love three-point make with just over two minutes remaining in the opening 20 minutes of action.
 
The Patriots held Dallas Christian to less than 10 made shots from the field in both halves, limiting the Crusaders to just 34.0 percent (18-for-53) for the night. UT Tyler forced Dallas Christian into 23 turnovers throughout the contest, turning those mistakes into 41 points.
 
UT Tyler went 12-for-30 (40.0 percent) from the beyond the three-point line for the game, and 7-for-15 (46.7 percent) from long range in the second half alone. That efficiency from long range helped continue to extend the Patriot advantage as Dallas Christian failed to get the margin back within 20 points at any point during the second half.
 
Davis scored all 19 of his points in that second half of action, connecting on 5-of-8 from beyond the three-point arc in the final 20 minutes of play alone.
 
The dominate win concludes the non-conference portion of the schedule for the Patriots with a 4-0 record, and extends the winning streak to open 2022-23 to six straight.
 
Diallo led a rebounding effort for UT Tyler that totaled 40 boards on the night with nine rebounds to go alongside his 12-point output.
 
UT Tyler will hit the road for consecutive weekends of Lone Star Conference play, beginning next weekend with a road trip to Eastern New Mexico and Western New Mexico.