Aurora University men's basketball started the NACC contest at Benedictine on Saturday afternoon, slowly. AU trailed 28-4 just 8:15 into the game but fought their way back to lead in the second half before falling 85-77.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE:  Benedictine University 85, Aurora University 77
LOCATION: Lisle, Illinois
RECORDS: Aurora University 3-3; 2-2 NACC; Benedictine University 3-3, 3-0 NACC
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- AU trailed 28-4 with 11:45 to play in the first-half.
- A 3/4 court heave from Spartan Matt Dunn went in and AU was down just 14, 54-40 heading into halftime.
- The Spartans chipped away and with 7:59 to play in the game, AU led 66-65.
- All the effort in the come back wasn't rewarded as Benedictine answered with a 17-3 run with just over a minute to play.
- AU went on to fall 85-77.
 
FOR THE SPARTANS
- Ty Carlson had 24 points and four rebounds.
- Matt Dunn had 20 points, five rebounds and five assists.
- Marcus Myers had 13 points, five rebounds and four steals.
- Max Vickers had 12 points and six rebounds.

SPARTAN STAT LEADERS
POINTS: Ty Carlson (24) and Matt Dunn (20)
REBOUNDS: Max Vickers (6), Marcus Myers and Matt Dunn (5)
ASSISTS: Matt Dunn (5)
STEALS: Marcus Myers (4)
 
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