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Match Info	Opponent Info
UT Tyler @ (RV) DBU UTT: 10-8, 4-8 LSC | DBU: 16-6, 10-2 LSC Thursday, Feb. 4th | 7:30 p.m. Dallas, Texas | Burg Center		ROSTER	SCHEDULE	STATS

PATRIOTS NOTES AND TRENDS

• UT Tyler finished the 2024–25 season 8–20 overall and 5–17 in Lone Star Conference play, but the Patriots were competitive throughout the year with 12 games decided by 10 points or fewer.
• Last season the Patriots went 5–10 on their home floor, 3–8 on the road, and 0–2 at neutral sites. UT Tyler finished non-conference play with a 3–3 record.
• Of the 12 games decided by 10 points or fewer, the Patriots were within a single possession in the final minutes in a handful of those contests and held second-half leads in several.
• UT Tyler returns four athletes from last year, including LSC Male Athletic Performance Athlete of the Year Sam Phipps, along with Hudson Anderson, Patrick Carr, and Mate Kapanadze.
• The Patriots add four junior college transfers—Chris Carpenter, Xavier Williams, Sean Emfinger, and Kyle Morgan—each arriving from strong JUCO programs and bringing toughness, size, and proven winning habits.
• Transfer guard Boston Caldwell joins the Patriots after producing at both the junior college and Division III levels and is expected to contribute immediately.
• A strong group of Australian newcomers also joins the roster, including freshmen Noah Suarjaya, Heath Tenner, and Spencer Gaze, along with Greg Fowlds and Jacob Bell. The group is expected to boost the team's shooting, depth, and overall skill level.
• The Patriots are 10-8 to start the year while shooting 47.5% from the field and 32.2% from deep while grabbing 38.3 rebounds per game and forcing 12.8 turnovers per game.
• Sean Emfinger leads the Patriots with 12.5 points per game on 59.3% shooting and continues to be one of the team's top perimeter threat with 16 threes at a 39% clip. Sam Phipps controls the interior with 7.7 rebounds per game and a team-best 26 blocks and adding 25 steals, while Xavier Williams steers the offense with a 53-to-38 assist-to-turnover ratio.

DBU PATRIOTS
The Patriots face off with DBU on Thursday on the road in Dallas, Texas. They are 16-6 overall and 10-2 in LSC play where they have been ranked several times throughout the season. They split their last week matchups as they fell to #18 Eastern New Mexico by three points and won their matchup against West Texas A&M by two points both on the road.
 
DBU is averaging 82.4 points per game on 46.5% shooting and 35.8% from deep. Their opponents are scoring 69.2 points per game on 44.2% from the floor and 33.6% from beyond the arc. Two players average double figures, led by Drew Calderon at 11.2 points per game. He is shooting 41.3% while posting 26 steals.
 
The all-time series between the two teams dates back to 2019, and it is in favor of DBU at 8-1, as they took the last matchup by a score of 89-72 and hold a 7 game win streak into the matchup.