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OPENING TIP: Pacific West Conference leading No. 24 Dixie State (17-6/14-2 PacWest) wraps up its 2017-18 home slate with its final two PacWest games inside the Burns Arena. Winners of 11-straight overall, the Trailblazers will host Hawai'i Pacific (14-11/9-8 PacWest) on Saturday, Feb. 17, and will take on Holy Names (10-18/6-11 PacWest) on "Senior Night" Monday, Feb. 19. Tip-off inside the Burns Arena each night is slated for 7:30 p.m.

SENIOR NIGHT: Monday night's game vs. Holy Names will also serve as the final home basketball game for six Trailblazer seniors, including four-year seniors Trevor Hill (Sandy, Utah/Alta HS), Zac Hunter (American Fork, Utah/American Fork HS) and Brandon Simister (St. George, Utah/Desert Hills HS), three-year seniors Kyler Nielson (Cedar City, Utah/Cedar HS) and Daylor Youngblood (South Jordan, Utah/Bingham HS), and two-year senior Isaiah Clark (Riverside, Calif./John W. North HS).

DIXIE STATE ON THE AIR: All Dixie State home and away games are broadcast live on ESPN Radio 97.7 FM, with DSU Assistant Media Relations Coordinator Keric Seegmiller calling the play-by-play action, along with Devin Dixon providing color analysis for all home games.
    In addition, live streaming video of all DSU home games can be found on DSU Athletics' official YouTube channel at youtube.com/DixieStateAthletics.

THE SERIES: Dixie State owns a 13-5 series lead vs. Hawai'i Pacific, though the two teams have split the last six meetings in the series after the Trailblazers claimed 10 of the first 12 match-ups overall. Earlier this month in Honolulu (2/3), the Trailblazers completed the sweep of their final trip PacWest to the Islands with a 71-65 victory over the Sharks.
    Dixie State is 8-0 vs. Holy Names, including a palindrome 75-57 victory over the Hawks last month in Oakland (1/15).

WEEK IN REVIEW: Dixie State became the first team to clinch a PacWest Tournament berth on after routing Hawai'i Hilo last Saturday night in the Burns Arena, 89-55. The Trailblazers outscored the Vulcans 55-19 in the second half, which turned a 36-34 halftime deficit into DSU's most lopsided victory of the season.

NO HOLIDAY HANGOVER: Dixie State remains unbeaten through the first six-plus weeks of 2018, which includes an unblemished 8-0 record in January, with six of those wins coming by double digits. In fact, DSU has played to a 68-21 (.764) overall record in the month of January in the program's NCAA era (11-plus seasons), including a 15-1 mark over the past two seasons. In addition, the eight wins this January eclipsed the previous best win total of seven first set in 2010 and repeated in 2012 and 2017.

"WE'RE GOING STREAKING!": Dixie State's current 11-game winning streak is now tied for the second-longest streak in the program's NCAA era. In the 2013-14 season, DSU rattled off an 11-game win streak, which was bested only by a 13-game win streak recorded during the 2011-12 campaign. That season, DSU went on to win the PacWest regular season title and advance to the NCAA West Regionals. Like this year's current streak, the 2011-12 streak all came in PacWest play, while the 2013-14 win streak happened at the beginning of the year, which also marked the best overall start to a season in the program's four-year era.

REGIONAL/NATIONAL RANKINGS: Dixie State cracked the Top-25 in this week's D2SIDA Division II media poll, checking in at No. 24-overall, while DSU is listed among those receiving votes in the latest NABC D-II Coaches poll.
    DSU is also ranked fourth in the first official NCAA West Regional rankings with a little more than three weeks to go until "Selection Sunday." Dixie State is one of five PacWest schools in the NCAA regional rankings, joining California Baptist (No. 2), Point Loma (No. 6), Azusa Pacific (No. 9) and Concordia-Irvine (No. 10). Dixie State also remained at No. 2 in this week's D2SIDA West Region Top-10 poll.

COACHING STAFF: Five-time PacWest Conference Coach of the Year Jon Judkins (Utah State, 1988; 522-244 career record) is in his 13th season on the Dixie State bench, where he has compiled a 238-116 overall record, including a 218-104 mark during DSU's NCAA Division II era, and a 152-42 record in PacWest play.
    Last season, Judkins led Dixie State to a 19-9 overall record, which included a 16-4 (3rd place) mark in Pacific West Conference play, and an appearance in the 2017 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament. In 2015-16, Judkins led Dixie State to an 18-9 overall record and a 15-5 PacWest mark, which was good for a t-first place finish in the league standings.
    Overall, Judkins has led the Trailblazers to nine-straight winning seasons with six 20-win campaigns, which includes a school-record 22 victories in the 2010-11 and 2012-13 seasons. He has also guided them to five Pacific West Conference championships, including four-straight titles from 2009-13 and another crown in 2014-15, along with a PacWest Tournament title in 2013. In addition, Judkins has led Dixie State to seven trips to the NCAA Tournament in the last eight seasons overall from 2010-17, advancing all the way to the "Sweet 16" in the 2011 West Regional final.
    Prior to his arrival at Dixie State, Judkins served as head coach at Snow College for 12 full seasons and posted a 284-128 overall record. He led the Badgers to a pair of Scenic West Athletic Conference titles in 1999 and 2000, which earned him SWAC Coach of the Year honors. Judkins played for one season at Dixie State before transferring to Utah State, where he became the first (and only) Aggie to post a triple-double. During the 1987-88 season, he helped lead the Aggies to the PCAA title and an NCAA Tournament bid.
    Judkins is joined on the bench this season by former DSU player and fifth-year assistant coach Kasey Winters (Dixie State, 2008), along with former DSU standout guard Jeremiah Barnes (Dixie State, 2011), who is in his first season on the DSU sideline, and first-year volunteer assistant coach David Foster (Utah, 2013).

522 AND COUNTING: Head Coach Jon Judkins became the first men's basketball coach in Utah collegiate basketball history to reach the 500-win plateau when Dixie State defeated Hawai'i Hilo (81-72) back on January 28, 2017.
    Coach Judkins is currently ranked second all-time in coaching victories in Utah college basketball history behind legendary University of Utah head women's coach Elaine Elliott, who amassed 582 career wins (582-234) in 27 seasons on the Utes' sideline.

TRAILBLAZERS PICKED SECOND IN THE PACWEST: Dixie State was picked to finish second in the 2017-18 Pacific West Conference preseason coaches' poll released on Oct. 26. California Baptist received 10 of a possible 14 first place votes and 178 total points to be tabbed as the PacWest preseason favorite.
    DSU, which is in its last season of PacWest play before the program moves on to the RMAC next season, collected two first place votes and 169 points to claim the second spot, while Point Loma picked up the final two first place votes and 161 points to take the third slot in the poll. Concordia-Irvine (154 points) was voted to finish fourth, followed by Azusa Pacific (142) in fifth, Chaminade (132) in sixth, and defending PacWest champion Hawai'i Pacific (121) rounded out the top-half of the poll in seventh.
    For the second-consecutive season, Dixie State senior guard Trevor Hill (Sandy, Utah/Alta HS) was named to the PacWest Preseason all-Conference team, while CBU senior center Kalidou Diouf was named the PacWest Preseason Player of the Year.

HOME SWEET HOME: Since becoming an NCAA Division II program in 2006-07, Dixie State has played to a 110-23 (.827) overall record inside the Burns Arena under Head Coach Jon Judkins, and has posted seven 10-plus win seasons over that span, including a perfect 12-0 record in 2009-10, and 11-1 records in the 2015-16 and 2016-17 campaigns. In addition, Dixie State has now recorded its 11th-straight home winning season record with its current 7-1 mark inside the Burns Arena with two regular season home games remaining.
    Despite the loss to Point Loma back on Dec. 30, the Trailblazers are just as dominant in PacWest action, playing to an 85-12 (.876) record at home through 10-plus seasons of conference play.

HOME SWEET HOME, PART II: Dixie State's overtime win over California Baptist (1/8) was played in front of a season-high 4,110 fans inside the Burns Arena, which is the sixth-largest crowd to attend a DSU home game since the program's move to NCAA competition.
    In fact, the CBU game marked the ninth time in DSU's four-year era that 4,000-plus attended a DSU home game and it was the most attended home game since Dixie State played Azusa Pacific in front of 4,278 fans during the 2013-14 season (1/11/14). DSU's all-time home attendance record is 4,602, which was set vs. BYU-Hawaii on Feb. 23, 2013.

HOW ABOUT WHEN THE BAGS ARE PACKED?: Thanks to the four-game sweep of its Bay Area road swing, followed by the two-game sweep in Hawai'i, Dixie State has vaulted above the .500 mark away from the friendly confines of the Burns Arena. The Trailblazers are a combined 10-5 as road warriors this season, including a 7-4 road mark to go with a 3-1 record in neutral-site games.
    Dixie State is 109-82 (.570) away from home in its Division II era under Head Coach Jon Judkins, including an 8-8 record last season (8-5 road/0-3 neutral), and a 9-6 mark in 2015-16. Overall, the Trailblazers have played to a 86-62 record (.581) in true road games, and a 23-20 mark (.535) in neutral site games during Judkins' tenure.
    In addition, DSU has now won eight or more games away from home in nine-straight seasons, and in 10 of its 12 D-II campaigns overall, including a program-best 15-5 record (10-2 in road contests) in 2010-11.
    Dixie State also owns a 67-30 (.691) road record in its 10-plus seasons of PacWest league membership (6-1 this season/7-3 in 2016-17). Overall, the Trailblazers have posted a winning conference road mark in nine-straight seasons and have reached the seven-win plateau in six of their last seven league campaigns.

FREE BASKETBALL: After playing in a school-record five overtime games last season, the Trailblazers have begun the 2017-18 campaign with three overtime games through 23 outings this season.
    Dixie State dropped a 79-75 2OT decision in the season opener at Cal Poly Pomona (11/10), which was followed by a 99-89 come-from-behind OT victory vs. ENMU (11/17), and the Trailblazers' 68-65 win over CBU (1/8).
    DSU went 3-2 in overtime games last season, 2-1 in PacWest play, including a 104-103 loss at APU (12/10/16), and the Trailblazers' 82-76 overtime home win over Concordia-Irvine (12/3/16).
    DSU also split a pair of overtime games at the Seattle Pacific tournament (11/18-19), which marked just the second time in the program's NCAA Division II era that the Trailblazers needed overtime in consecutive games to decide the outcome, though it was the first time in 10-plus seasons that DSU played two overtime games on back-to-back nights.
    In the 2010-11 season, DSU played consecutive overtime games, both of which were double-overtime affairs, at BYU-Hawaii (W, 99-96 - 2/26/11) and at Hawai'i Pacific (L, 88-93 - 2/28/11), however there was a day off between those contests.
    Dixie State's five overtime games last year eclipsed the previous program-high of four set twice, the first time in the 2013-14 season, and tied in the 2015-16 campaign.
    In all, Dixie State has played in just 28 overtime games (17-11 overall) in 324 total contests in the program's NCAA Division II era. Four of those 26 games have gone to double-overtime (2-2), including the two Hawaiian results in 2010-11, and an 81-80 2OT victory at Concordia-Irvine in the 2015-16 season (1/9/16).

FROM WAY DOWNTOWN....BANG: Dating back to late last season, Dixie State has hit at least one 3-pointer in 27-straight games, including a season-high nine treys vs. Point Loma (12/30) and eight more at Western Oregon (11/18).
    Last season, the Trailblazers saw their streak of hitting at least one 3-pointer halted at 76 games after an 0-of-7 night from beyond the arc in a win at BYU-Hawaii (2/18/17).
    Prior to the BYU-H game, the last time Dixie State went without hitting a 3-pointer was at home vs. Western Oregon (11/25/14) in the second game of the 2014-15 season, which snapped a program-best 127-game streak that encompassed four full seasons and the final 13 games of the 2009-10 campaign. The other two times DSU failed to connect from the perimeter happened on the road at Academy of Art (1/16/10), and at Notre Dame de Namur (2/2/08) during the program's first year of PacWest play.
    In all, Dixie State has hit at least one three pointer in 226 of its last 228 games overall, and in 320 of the program's 324 games NCAA-era games since the beginning of the 2006-07 season.
    Dixie State has reached double-figures in made 3-pointers 12 times, the last being a 10-trifecta night at Chaminade (1/23/16), and a school-record 13 3-pointers at Carroll College on Nov. 11, 2008.

30 FOR 30: Senior guard Trevor Hill (Sandy, Utah/Alta HS) became the first Trailblazer in the program's NCAA era to post consecutive 30-point games, doing so in both starts at the Western Oregon-hosted D2 Shootout Nov. 17-18.   
    Hill poured in a career-high and DSU single-game record 35 points, 23 of which came after halftime, in the Trailblazers 99-89 come-from-behind overtime victory vs. Eastern New Mexico (11/17). He then followed that up the next day with 30 points in the road loss at WOU (11/18). Hill's efforts also earned him PacWest Player of the Week honors (11/20).
    In addition, Hill is just the second player in the program's four-year history to record multiple 30-point outings in a single season, joining former DSU player and assistant coach Ryan Sanchez, who achieved the feat twice during in the 2007-08 season. Sanchez scored 32 points on two separate occasions that season, the first came in a 107-83 home win over Colorado-Colorado Springs (12/1/07), and again in a 74-72 triumph at Notre Dame de Namur (2/1/08).
    In all, five DSU players have reached or surpassed the 30-point plateau in the program's 11-plus years of NCAA play, the last being former DSU forward Josh Fuller, who tallied 30 points in a 78-73 home win over WOU last season (11/26/16). Former DSU guard Donovan Plunkett also scored 30 points in a game at Grand Canyon (1/30/10), and former DSU forward Steven Larson held the previous DSU single-game record with 33 points in a 66-61 road win at Notre Dame de Namur on Feb. 16, 2013. Additionally, Dixie State is 5-2 all-time in games when a DSU player scores 30 or more points.

STOP....THIEF!!: Trevor Hill (Sandy, Utah/Alta HS) tied a school record with six steals in the win at Dominican on Jan. 18. Hill's feat came nearly six years to the day when former DSU guard McKay Massey picked off six steals in a win over Grand Canyon during the 2011-12 season (73-56; 1/16/12). In all, four players have collected six steals in a game, including former DSU guards Ryan Sanchez and Dan Stock, who both etched their names in the record books during DSU's first NCAA season in 2006-07.
    Hill now stands alone atop DSU's career steals list with 150, while his 43 steals this season is tied for the fifth-best overall. The senior needs just 13 more steals to break the DSU single-season record of 55 set by Sanchez during the 2008-09 season.

CHART TOPPER: Hill became just the second player in DSU's NCAA era to reach the 1,300 career-point plateau at Academy of Art (1/20), doing so right on the number with the final point he scored in the second half. Hill (1,344 points) now only trails former DSU great Zach Robbins (2009-2015), who stands atop DSU's career scoring list with 1,470 points.
     In all, Hill is ranked in DSU's career top-10 in 13 statistical categories. In addition to his steals record, he is DSU's career leader in free throws made (433) and attempted (686). Hill is currently ranked second all-time in rebounds (558), FGM (436) and FGA (985), assists (390), and starts (84). In fact, Hill is six assists shy of passing former DSU guard Kimball Payne (395, 2008-14) for the top spot on the program's career assist list, and he could become DSU's all-time leader in starts (passing Robbins - 85 starts) this Monday on "Senior Night" vs. Holy Names.

WHO IS THAT MASKED MAN?: Brandon Simister (St. George, Utah/Desert Hills HS) became DSU's career 3FGM leader in last Saturday night's win over Hilo with his third 3-pointer of the night and 146th of his career with, coincidentally, 7:11 (always open) to play in the second half vs. Hilo. Simister passed former DSU sharp-shooter Tom Whitehead (145, 2008-11) for the top spot on the list, while he also moved past Whitehead for sixth on DSU's career scoring list (1,040) after going off for a game-high 20 points vs. the Vulcans.
    Simister had a trip to remember on his final hop to the Islands in a Trailblazer uniform. The senior guard, who missed the FPU home start (1/26) due to a minor facial injury which required him being fitted for a protective mask, led DSU in scoring in both wins in Hawai'i.
    Simister opened the trip with a 19-point night at Chaminade with three assists two boards and two steals. He hit on 6-of-12 from the field (3-7 3FG) and went 4-of-4 at the line. Then in the win at HPU, he became the seventh player in the program's NCAA era to score 1,000 career points as he poured in a game-high 21 points on a sizzling 6-of-8 shooting, 4-of-6 from downtown, with four assists, two rebounds and a steal in the win at HPU.
    Simister is also making moves up DSU's career record charts in his own right. Simister is currently DSU's career FT% leader (.865, 315-of-364) and he moved into second place (behind Hill) in program history in FTM (315). In addition, Simister is DSU's single season FT% leader at 88.9 percent (88-of-99), which ranks him first in the PacWest and 22nd-nationally heading into play this week.
    The senior had himself a night in the win at Concordia-Irvine (12/18) as he tied a career-high with 24 points, which included a school single-game record 18-of-18 effort at the free throw line.
    Simister's perfect night at the line broke the previous DSU single-game record for free throws made, which was 14 set by current DSU associate head coach Kasey Winters at Hawai'i Hilo during the 2007-08 season, while he barely missed tying the PacWest FTM record (19). Meanwhile, Simister's 18-straight free throws made in a game broke a DSU and PacWest record (previous PWC was 16-straight).
    In all, Simister has scored in double figures in 18 of 21 games played with a team-high five 20-plus point outings, and has led the team in scoring nine times overall.

IT'S MILLER TIME: Junior guard/forward Wade Miller (Tremonton, Utah/Bear River HS) tied DSU's single-game record with six 3-pointers on his way to a game and career-high 22 points in the FPU win (1/26). Miller hit on 6-of-11 from the perimeter (7-of-13 FG overall) to go with four rebounds, one assist and one steal in 22 minutes off the bench.
    Miller joins three other players who have hit six treys in a game, the last being teammate Brandon Miller (Sandy, Utah/Brighton HS), who nailed six 3-pointers in a home win over Sonoma State last season (64-62; 11/25/16). Former DSU sharpshooter Tom Whitehead achieved the feat twice, the first occasion coming he and Donovan Plunkett both connected for six treys in a road win at HPU (97-86, 2/20/10). Whitehead also had six trifectas in a home win over Pacifica in the 2010-11 campaign (110-41; 12/4/10).
    Bolstered by Wade Miller (Tremonton, Utah/Bear River HS)'s career night, the Dixie State reserves scored 43 of the Trailblazers' 87 points in the FPU win. The 43 points scored were a season-high and were the most bench points scored since early last season when the DSU bench tallied 46 points vs. Central Washington (11/16/16).

DUNK YOU VERY MUCH: Dixie State has combined to throw down 41 dunks through 23 games this season, this after finishing with 30 dunks in 28 games last season and 32 total throw-downs in the 2015-16 campaign. The Trailblazers recorded four total dunks in the Hilo win, all of which came in DSU's big second half, with seniors Zac Hunter (American Fork, Utah/American Fork HS) and Hill, along with junior forwards Julien Ducree (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Rancho Cucamonga HS) and Austin Montgomery (Lilburn, Ga./Lakeview Academy) each "throwing it down."   
    In all, seven Trailblazers have "rocked the rim" this year, led by Hill with 18 dunks, including three dunks in the first half at Notre Dame de Namur (1/13), and two more in the first half at Dominican (1/18). Hill's three first-half slams at NDNU marked the second time in his collegiate career that the senior had recorded three dunks in a single half. Hill also threw down three second-half dunks vs. BYU-Hawaii as a freshman in the 2015 PacWest Tournament (3/6/15), and the senior has 45 career dunks to his credit (Jr.-13/So.-8/Fr.-7) overall.

TEAM NOTES:
* - Dixie State broke a school single-game record with a program-low three total turnovers in the loss at California Baptist (12/16) ... the previous program low was four, first set vs. Notre Dame de Namur (1/25/10), and was tied last season at home vs. CBU (2/11/17).
* - In all, DSU has posted single-digit turnovers numbers in seven games this season, including committing just six miscues in the win over Hilo last Saturday.
* - Dating back to last season, Dixie State has had 31 of its last 51 games decided by nine points or less, including 11 of the first 23 games this year, and the first 12 games of the 2016-17 campaign.
* - On the flip side, eight of DSU 11-straight victories over this current win streak have been by double figures, which includes the 34-point win vs. Hilo, which is DSU's most lopsided with this season ... the Trailblazers' average margin of victory over the win streak is 13.9 ppg.  
* - Also dating back to last season, Dixie State has shot 50 percent or better in 16 of its last 45 games overall, including wins at NDNU (1/13) and HNU (1/15) to open the Bay Area road trip.
* - In fact, DSU's top-three shooting performances this season have come in victories ON THE ROAD, including both games at NDNU and HNU, and a 2017-18 season-best 57.8 percent (26-of-45) at Concordia-Irvine (12/18).
* - In all, DSU has shot 50 percent or better five times this season, with neither occasion coming in the Burns Arena.
* - For the season Dixie State is shooting 45.6 percent from the floor, including 36.1 percent (115-of-321) from the perimeter, while opponents are shooting at a .407 clip (.335 3FG - fifth in the PWC), which is tops in the PacWest Conference.
* - DSU is shooting 67.4 percent (444-of-659) at the line, which is ninth-best in the PacWest ... However, DSU currently leads the PacWest by a wide margin in FTM and FTA.
* - Dixie State pulled down a school record with 62 rebounds in the loss at Cal Poly Pomona (11/10), which bested the previous school record of 61 set last season vs. BYU-Hawaii (2/2/17).
* - The Trailblazers have won the "Battle of the Boards" in 17 of their first 23 games this season ... Dixie State is currently ranked second in the PacWest in rebounding (40.7 rpg) and third in the league and 34th-nationally in rebounding margin (+5.5 rpg).  
* - Trevor Hill (Sandy, Utah/Alta HS) has scored in double figures in 19 of 23 games this season and has five 20-plus point outings to his credit overall, including a 20-point night at CBU (12/16) ... Hill enters this week ranked seventh in the PacWest and 222nd-nationally in scoring at 15.6 ppg.      
* - Senior G/F Kyler Nielson (Cedar City, Utah/Cedar HS) has averaged 8.4 points over his last 14 games, highlighted by a career-high 21 points on 6-of-10 shooting with four 3-pointers vs. Point Loma (12/30), and a 14-point night on 6-of-7 from the floor in the Hilo win last Saturday.   
* - Senior forward Zac Hunter (American Fork, Utah/American Fork HS) was inserted into the line up 18 games ago and he has responded by averaging 8.5 points and 6.1 rebounds over this current stretch ... Hunter tallied a season-high 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting in the comeback win vs. Biola (1/3), and he tallied 11 points and six boards in the win at HPU (2/3) ... Since his insertion into the starting line-up, Hunter has vaulted into fifth on DSU's career rebounding list (408) and he is now 10th all-time in FGM (264).
* - Forward Dub Price (Draper, Utah/Alta HS) "had a day" in the Azusa Pacific win (12/9) as the junior poured in a career-high 13 points - all in the first half - to spark a big Trailblazer run to close the frame ... Price scored nine of his 13 points as part of a 21-6 rally that put DSU up 41-31
* - Junior forward Julien Ducree (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Rancho Cucamonga HS) continued his solid play off the bench as he has averaged 6.5 points on 68.9 percent shooting (20-of-29) over his last eight games ... Ducree just missed his first DSU double-double in the win at Chaminade (2/1) as the junior finished with career-highs of 11 points and eight rebounds ... Ducree flirted with the double-double again at HPU as he went for nine points and eight more caroms ... in all, Ducree shot 8-of-11 (.727) combined in the two games on the Islands, and for good measure recorded a blocked shot in each outing on the defensive end.
* - Senior forward Isaiah Clark (Riverside, Calif./John W. North HS) tied a career-high with three blocks to go with seven rebounds (five on the defensive end), two points and one assist in the Hilo win ... Clark has led the team in blocks nine times overall.
* - Junior forward Austin Montgomery (Lilburn, Ga./Lakeview Academy) posted his sixth double-digit scoring game of the season with 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting vs. Hilo.
* - Senior guard Daylor Youngblood (South Jordan, Utah/Bingham HS) filled up the stat sheet to the tune of eight points on 3-of-4 shooting with four boards, three assists and two steals in just 12 minutes vs. Hilo ... however it was Youngblood's defensive effort in the first half that kick-started the DSU rally from an early 11-point deficit that ultimately led to the big second half surge.
* - For the third time this season, all 12 active Trailblazers who saw action in the Hilo game scored and collected at least one rebound ... DSU also achieved that feat twice against Dominican (1/5 and 1/18) ... DSU also had all 11 players who played in the Point Loma home game (12/30) score and grab at least one board.
* - Overall, the DSU bench has scored 30 or more points nine times this season, including 39 vs. Hilo and 38 at NDNU (1/13) to go with the season-high 43 bench points vs. FPU (1/26).

UP NEXT: Dixie State wraps up its 2017-18 regular season in southern Califonia next weekend with its final two PacWest road games. DSU will take on league newcomer     Biola in La Mirada on Thursday, Feb. 22, and will close the trip with a PacWest showdown at Point Loma in San Diego on Saturday, Feb. 24.