The Aurora University men's basketball team traveled to Madison, Wisconsin to finish the regular season at Edgewood College. AU defeated the Eagles 96-82 to secure the program's 11th 20 win season and second in consecutive years.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 96, Edgewood College 82
LOCATION: Madison, Wisconsin – Edgedome
RECORDS: Aurora University 20-5; 16-4 NACC; Edgewood College 3-22; 3-17 NACC
 
SPARTAN STARTING LINE UP:
Guard: Tyler Hall
Guard: Nick Kladis
Guard: Jovon Griffin
Forward: Kalmon Stokes
Forward: Chris Fritsch

HOW IT HAPPENED
Edgewood jumped out to an early 7-2 lead but a 10-3 AU answer gave them a 12-10 lead just over four minutes into the first half.
The teams traded leads over the next four minutes but Edgewood began a 12-4 run and led by nine with 7:47 to play.
AU finished the half by outscoring Edgewood 21-12 to send the teams into halftime, tied 45-45.
Just as they had done to open the game, the teams traded baskets and leads over the first four minutes.
A 9-0 AU run gave the Spartans a 62-54 lead with 13:43 to play.
The Spartans maintained a healthy lead the rest of the game, leading by as many as 16 with one minute to play.

BEYOND THE BOX
AU secured the program's 11th 20 win season, eighth under Head Coach James Lancaster.

FOR THE SPARTANS
Nick Kladis had 32 points on 5-of-10 shooting from three-point range.
Tyler Hall had a double-double with 29 points and dic assists.
Chris Fritsch had a double-double of 10 points and 11 rebounds.
Kalmon Stokes had seven points and 11 rebounds.

SPARTAN TEAM LEADERS
Points: Nick Kladis - 32
Rebounds: Chris Fritsch and Kalmon Stokes - 11
Assists: Tyler Hall - 6
Steals: Hall - 3
Blocks: Jeremy LaGrone - 3

UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan men's basketball team comes on Friday, February 26, 2016 when they host the semi-final round of the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m. in Thornton Gymnasium against the winner of the first round game between #3 Concordia Wisconsin and #6 Milwaukee School of Engineering.