LAREDO, Texas - Texas A&M International men's basketball (5-14, 2-6 HC) dropped a 62-51 to Dallas Baptist (14-7, 6-2 HC). 

Xabier Gomez led the Dustdevils with 16 points as well as eight rebounds, two assists, two steals. Brent Finn added 14 points, five rebounds and four assists.

The story of the first half was the Patriots shooting from beyond the arc. DBU shot 8-for-19 from the perimeter in the first half, with Conner Lidiak shooting and impressive 4-for-6. TAMIU managed to hang around though, keeping the deficit to single digits for a majority of the half. However, the Patriots led 33-22 going into the break.

The Dustdevils tightened up on defense in the second half, holding DBU to just 4-for-13 from three and 9-for-25 from the field. TAMIU was able to trim the lead 41-35 with just under 13 minutes left. Unfortunately, the Dustdevils couldn't get the shots to fall to back up their performance on defense. DBU eventually took the win 62-51.

TAMIU will be back in action on Saturday, Feb. 2 as they go on the road to face off against No. 3 St. Edward's in a Heartland Conference matchup.