The Aurora University men's basketball team played well for the early part of the game at Dominican University but shooting struggles did in the Spartans as they fell at Dominican 96-60.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE:  Dominican University 96, Aurora University 60
LOCATION: River Forest, Illinois – Igini Sports Forum
RECORDS: Aurora University 8-5; 6-3 NACC; Dominican University 6-7; 4-5 NACC
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Spartans and Stars played a back and forth first half, trading leads over the first 18 minutes.
AU would see Dominican run off a 10-1 run in the final two minutes.
Heading into halftime, AU trailed 45-36.
Over the first six minutes of the second-half, AU was out scored 17-3 and trailed 62-39.
AU's shooting woes continued the remainder of the second-half as Dominican would go on to defeat AU.

FOR THE SPARTANS
AU shot just 27.78% from the field in the second-half, including 2-of-15 from three-point range.
Marcus Myers had 15 points.
Ty Carlson had 14 points and eight rebounds.
 
SPARTAN STAT LEADERS
POINTS: Marcus Myers (15), Ty Carlson (14), Max Vickers (11) and Jordan LaGrone (10)
REBOUNDS: Ty Carlson (8), Max Vickers and Matt Dunn (5)
ASSISTS: Matt Dunn and Pat Kramp (2)
STEALS: Pat Kramp (2)
 
UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan men's basketball team comes on Saturday, January 14 when they travel to Wisconsin Lutheran College. Game time is set for 4:15 p.m. in Milwaukee, Wis.