TYLER, TEXAS – UT Tyler led for all 40 minutes in a convincing 75-48 win over Regis on Saturday afternoon.

The Patriots turned a 36-19 advantage at the halftime break to a lead of 33 at the 66-33 mark with 7:58 remaining in the game. Senior Nikolas Gustavson knocked down a Division II era record seven three pointers in the game, five of which came in the second half, to lead all scorers with 21 points.

Gustavson's seven three-point makes are the second most in a single game in program history and the most in the six years of Division II play for the program.

UT Tyler moves to 1-3 with the victory, having complete a stretch in which they opened the year with the top four selected teams in the 2024 RMAC Preseason Coaches Poll in Black Hills State, (RV) MSU Denver, #8 Colorado School of Mines and Regis.

The Patriots opened a 10-point lead less than five minutes into the game and led by as many as 22 at the 28-6 mark with 9:11 remaining in the first half. UT Tyler went 15-for-28 (53.6 percent) from the floor in the first half and limited Regis to just five made baskets.

Regis went just 5-for-24 (20. 8 percent) from the floor in the first 20 minutes of play and were out-scored by a 26-to-6 margin in the paint.

UT Tyler didn't allow the margin to get down to less than 13 points in the final 10 minutes of the first half to take a 36-19 advantage into the halftime break.

The Patriots led by 20 or more points for the final 14:37 of the contest, maintaining at least a 30-point lead for over five minutes in the waning stages of the game.

Forward Hudson Anderson finished with 14 points, going 6-for-8 from the field in the game, and chipped in five boards to the rebounding effort. Forward Juan Pablo Camargo added 10 points and matched Akok Machar for the team-high in rebounds with six boards.

UT Tyler out-rebounded the Rangers by a 43-to-31 margin and out-scored the opposition 38-to-18 in the paint.

Guard Dontrell Hewlett was the fourth Patriot to reach double-digit scoring figures with 10 on the night. Hewlett led UT Tyler with six assists.

 UT Tyler will stay at home for a Tuesday night meeting against Wiley College at 7 p.m.