The Aurora University men's basketball trailed by 12 midway through the second-half but stormed back to defeat the Dominican University Stars 73-70.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE:  Aurora University 73, Dominican University 70
LOCATION: River Forest, Illinois
RECORDS: Aurora University 5-4, 4-2 NACC; Dominican University 3-5, 1-4 NACC
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Spartan opened up a 9-2 lead behind eight points from Max Vickers.
- AU led or was tied with the Stars for a good portion of the opening half.
- The Spartans trailed 36-35 going into halftime.
- A three pointer from Ty Carlson early in the second gave AU a 43-39 lead.
- With 10:45 to go in the game, the Spartans found themselves down 12 at 57-45.
- A 17-4 AU run put the Spartans ahead 62-61 with 4:26 to go.
- AU maintained the lead down the stretch and won 73-70.

FOR THE SPARTANS
- Marcus Myers had a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds.
- Matt Dunn had 17 points and four assists.
- Max Vickers had 13 points and nine rebounds.
- Ty Carlson had 13 points and five rebounds.

SPARTAN STAT LEADERS
POINTS: Marcus Myers (19), Matt Dunn (17), Ty Carlson and Max Vickers (13),
REBOUNDS: Marcus Myers (11) and Max Vickers (9)
ASSISTS: Matt Dunn (4)
STEALS: Matt Dunn, Marcus Myers and Ty Carlson (2)
 
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