The Aurora University men's basketball team lost at home on Lancaster Court to Milwaukee School of Engineering 116-85 on Saturday night.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Milwaukee School of Engineering 116, Aurora University 85
LOCATION: Lancaster Court in Thornton Gymnasium;
Aurora, Illinois
RECORDS: Aurora University 2-5 overall and 1-4 NACC; Milwaukee School of Engineering 8-1 overall and 4-1 NACC
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Spartans trailed throughout the contest as MSOE came in and shot the lights out. After the game was tied 5-5, MSOE went on a 20-6 run and controlled the contest.
- AU had the deficit down to seven (36-29) with 7 minutes to play and then eight after a
Garrett Hoffmann three with 5:23 to play.
- MSOE finished the half on a 18-9 run and AU trailed 60-43 going to halftime.
- MSOE shot 71.9% (23-32) from the field and 8-11 from three (72.7%) while the Spartans shot 55.2% (16-29) from the field but managed 24 points in the paint.
- The second half was not much different as the deficit grew to 33 (97-64) as the Raiders had a13-2 run.
- The final score was 116-85.
SPARTAN STAT LEADERS
POINTS: Garrett Hoffmann (14),
Matt Dunn and Tyler Carlson (10)
REBOUNDS: Bailey Vance (5)
ASSISTS: Matt Dunn (3)
UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan men's basketball team comes on Monday, December 17 when they travel to Dominican University. Game time is set for 7:00 p.m. in River Forest, Illinois.