The Aurora University men's basketball team used a 10-0 run in the final 2:30 of the game to rally past the Concordia University Wisconsin Falcons and win 75-73. The win clinched the No. 2 seed in the upcoming Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Tournament for the Spartans.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE:  Aurora University 75; Concordia University Wisconsin 73
LOCATION: Mequon, Wisconsin - R. John Buuck Fieldhouse
RECORDS: Aurora University 16-7; 14-4 NACC; Concordia University Wisconsin 13-9; 11-6 NACC
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The opening half was a back and forth contest between the Spartans and Falcons as the teams saw nine lead changes and the game tied eight other times.
AU trailed by two (26-24) at the five minute mark in the first half. A Ty Carlson three gave the Spartans 27-26 which they continued to build on.
Carlson scored eight of the Spartans final 11 points of the half as they headed into the halftime intermission leading 38-33.
AU held on to the lead for the first 6:29 of the second-half and led by six (53-47) with just over half of the time in the period gone when Henry Hudson converted a lay-up.
The Spartans led by three with under seven minutes to play before CUW tied the game 60-60 with 6:36 to go.
CUW went on to build an eight point lead (73-65) with 2:53 to play.
The AU defense picked up and a rally was in order. A 10-0 Spartan run with four points each from Marcus Myers and Ty Carlson followed.
Down one with 1:24 to play, Max Vickers hit a lay-up that finished the comeback and gave AU a 74-73 lead.
Marcus Myers went one of two from the free throw line with four seconds to play, setting up CUW for one final shot as the Spartans led 75-73.
A desperation heave at the buzzer missed and the Spartans were victorious 75-73.

FOR THE SPARTANS
Ty Carlson had a game-high 20 points on 6-of-11 shooting from the field and added five rebounds.
Max Vickers had 17 points on 6-of-13 shooting from the field.
Marcus Myers had 16 points and a game-high nine rebounds.
Henry Hudson had eight points in nine minutes of action off the AU bench.
 
SPARTAN STAT LEADERS
Points: Ty Carlson (20), Max Vickers (17) and Marcus Myers (16)
Assists: Matt Dunn (4)
Rebounds: Marcus Myers (9) and Ty Carlson (5)
Steals: Henry Hudson (2)
 
UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan men's basketball team comes on Tuesday, February 14 when they travel to Rockford University. Game time is set for 7:00 p.m. in Rockford, Illinois.