The Aurora University Spartans rebounded from a mid week loss to defeat the Raiders of Milwaukee School of Engineering on the road 87-79 on Saturday afternoon.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 87, Milwaukee School of Engineering 79
LOCATION: Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Kern Center
RECORDS: Aurora University 17-4; 13-3 NACC; Milwaukee School of Engineering 11-10; 8-8 NACC
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
MSOE jumped out to a quick 6-0 lead but the Spartans battled back and kept the game close with MSOE leading 20-16 with just over 8:30 minutes to play.
A Spartan 18-3 run over the next 4:15 aided by two three-point field goals a piece from Nick Kladis and Kalmon Stokes gave AU an 11-point lead (34-23).
With 2:14 to play in the opening half, AU gained their largest lead at 15 (42-27).
MSOE ran off a 7-0 spree before AU's Jordan LaGrone hit a three just before halftime to give AU a 45-34 lead at intermission.
AU held their lead and with 14:36 to play in the second, a Tyler Hall three gave AU a 17 point lead (57-40). The three capped a 12-6 run to start the second half.
Still maintaining a double digit lead in the second half, the Spartans had to with stand one last MSOE run. A 17-6 run cut the AU to nothing and tied the game (73-73) wth 3:56 to play.
A three from Kladis and eight points from Hall in the final minutes gave the Spartans the key road victory, 87-79.
The Spartans were solid once again down the stretch from the free-throw line, shooting seven of eight.
 
FOR THE SPARTANS
Tyler Hall had a game-high 28 points.
Nick Kladis had 16 points.
Kalmon Stokes had 12 points and nine rebounds.
Jovon Griffin had 10 points.
 
FOR THE FOES
Austin Stueck had 27 points.
 
UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan men's basketball team comes on Tuesday, February 9, 2016 when they travel to Dominican University. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m. in River Forest, Illinois.