DALLAS CHRISTIAN COLLEGE (1-5, 0-0)
AT LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN (3-1, 0-0)
Monday, November 19 - 7:00 PM                                             
Rip Griffin Center (Lubbock, Texas)
Radio: None
All-Time Series: LCU leads 3-0
 
BUSY TURKEY WEEK BEGINS
Lubbock Christian University played their first home game Saturday and remain home Monday to host Dallas Christian College at 7 p.m. before hitting the road again. Following Monday's game, LCU plays four of the next six games away from Rip Griffin Center. The Chaps have a busy Thanksgiving Week with three games on the docket. They make a return to Canyon, Texas after Monday's game, facing Central Oklahoma Friday and Colorado State – Pueblo Saturday (both games at 7:30 p.m.).   
 
SATURDAY SUMMARY
Brennen Fowler produced his third consecutive double-double performance, and his 14 points and 12 rebounds helped Lubbock Christian University claim a 75-67 win over Cameron in their Rip Griffin Center home opener Saturday. Fowler was 7-of-9 from the field and led LCU in scoring and rebounds. Rashaad Proctor finished with 13 points, while teammates Ja'Qualyn Gilbreath (12 points) and Isaac Asrat (11 points) joined Fowler with offensive support.
 
HOME ON THE RANGE
LCU is back on the Rip Griffin Center hardwood, where they are 1-0 this season and went 10-3 last season (37-7 since the start of the 2015-16 season). The Chaps improved to 7-1 in home openers under head coach Todd Duncan with Saturday's victory.
 
DOUBLE VISION
Brennen Fowler helped LCU to a 1-1 week this past week with a pair of double-double performances. He now has three straight games with a double-double. Fowler led LCU with 17.5 points and 11.0 rebounds on the week, while shooting 14-of-18 (77.8%) from the field and 14-of-17 (82.4%) inside the arc. At No.4/7 West Texas A&M, he was 7-of-9 from the field and produced 21 points and 10 rebounds. He followed with another 7-of-9 shooting performance against Cameron with 14 points and 12 rebounds.
 
STRONG FINISHES
LCU's first three games of the season have been low scoring in the first half of play. LCU is averaging 29.3 points in the first half compared to 40.3 in the second half. Their opponents are averaging 29.8 points in the first half and 37.5 points in the second half. Overall, LCU is holding their opponents to an average of 67.3 points per game (LCU averaged 72.5 points per game last season).
 
FIVE FACTS ABOUT DCC
- DCC is 1-5 this season and is subject to classifying Monday's game as an exhibition game (LCU claims it as a regular season game regardless). Their 1-4 mark does not include a 116-84 loss on Nov. 13 at Oklahoma Christian, which DCC claimed as an exhibition game.
- The Crusaders went 18-9 last season, going 4-5 on the road and 0-2 against NCAA programs.
- Dallas Christian competes as a member of the National Christian College Athletic Association member (NCCAA). They claimed fifth place last season in NCCAA National Tournament.
- DCC has four players averaging double figures this season, including Hunter Bennett, who is averaging 18.2 points per contest. He averaged 13.2 points last season.
- The Crusaders are coming off a 96-76 loss Friday to Southwestern Christian (NAIA program based in Bethany, Okla.), in a game the two teams combined for 58 free-throws. DCC, shooting 29.2% from the field in the contest, was led by a 20-point effort from Davonte Brownlee.
 
THE SERIES AGAINST DCC
LCU holds a 3-0 all-time series advantage with DCC. The three prior meetings came between a span from 2007 – 2010 and all have been played in Lubbock.

PRIOR MEETING WITH DCC
Nov. 13, 2010 (Lubbock, Texas) - LCU: 83 - DCC: 65
Lubbock Christian University out-scored Dallas Christian College 22-9 over the final 5:43 and four players posted double figures offensively to lead the Chaparrals to an 83-65 win over the Crusaders inside Rip Griffin Center.
 
The Chaparrals controlled most of the game, leading 42-24 at the half and 45-26 in the second half, but DCC stormed back.  The Crusaders hit a trio of three-pointers with two by John Burnett to spark a 17-0 run, cutting the LCU lead to 45-43 five minutes into the second half.  The Chaps responded with a 12-2 run, but DCC would not go away. A 14-6 run for the Crusaders placed the DCC deficit at 63-59 with five minutes remaining, and that is when Al Duvall connected with a three-point shot to help LCU close out the game with the big run.
 
The Chaparrals had four players complete double figures in scoring, led by 19 points from Matt Read.  Rashad Sample, who had 11 points in the second half, finished with 17 points for LCU. Kenny Hewitt finished with 14 points and Douglas Williams registered 13 for the Chaps.  Russ Permenter just missed a double-double with eight points, 11 rebounds and three blocks.  Isaac Gonzalez led DCC with 17 points and Burnett finished with 14 points in the losing effort. 
 
Lubbock Christian shot over 50% from the field, going 31-of-61 (50.8%).  They out-rebounded DCC 44-28.