DALLAS, Texas – Texas A&M-Kingsville dropped its Saturday contest against Dallas Baptist, 76-60 as the Javelinas struggled to score throughout the second half. 

With the loss, TAMUK drops to 17-9 on the season and 11-6 in Lone Star Conference play. 

DBU opened the game shooting very well from field going on multiple runs throughout the first half. Fueling the offense was Cameron Khan who posted 13 points in the half. 

Despite this, Jake Majors and Sammy Brooks combined for 16 points together in the half, never letting TAMUK trail by more than nine points, and cutting the Patriot lead down to five at the break, 40-35. 

The Patriots were efficient with the ball in the first half, shooting 13-of-26 from the field, good for 50 percent while also going 11-of-12 from the charity stripe. 

The Javs shot 11-of-24 from the field in the first half while being a perfect 8-for-8 from the line. 

The second half was a back-and-forth affair early with TAMUK opening the half with an early 7-0 run that cut the deficit to just one at 43-42 with 17:15 remaining. 

After the majority of the second half saw the Patriot lead fluctuate around two to six points the Javelina offense ran cold. DBU kept TAMUK scoreless from the field for over 7 minutes late in the half expanding its lead to 13 at 68-55 with 4:38 remaining. 

After building the lead, DBU chewed the clock and saw the lead to the end securing the 76-60 win. 

For the game TAMUK shot 41 percent from the field and allowed 18 points off seven turnovers to the Patriots. 

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Next week, the Javelinas will host Cameron and Midwestern State next Thursday and Saturday.

To keep up with the Javelinas all season long visit javelinaathletics.com to find links to live stats and streaming information as well as a recap at the end of each contest. Fans can learn more about the Javelina men's basketball team throughout the season by following @JavelinaMBB on Twitter and Instagram, liking Texas A&M University-Kingsville Men's Basketball on Facebook, subscribing to the Javelina Athletics YouTube channel and visiting Javelinaathletics.com.