The Aurora University men's basketball team came out of the gates on Wednesday night on fire and the hot shooting continued as the Spartans were victorious in run away fashion 104-71 against Dominican University.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE:  Aurora University 104,  Dominican University 71
LOCATION: Aurora, Illinois; Lancaster Court in Thornton Gymnasium.
RECORDS: Aurora University 6-8 overall and 4-5 in the NACC; Dominican University 2-12 overall and 2-7 in the NACC

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HOW IT HAPPENED
-  AU came out hot with five straight points from Brandon James including a three to open the game. This went on to spark a 10-0 run before the first timeout.
- The Spartans scored 13 straight before giving up their first points of the game and then led 17-2 with just under four minutes played when Dominican called their second timeout.
- With 15:34 remaining in the first half a three-point splash from Tyler Carlson put AU up 20-2.
- The Spartan lead grew to 24 after a deep three from Garrett Hoffman and AU led 38-14 with 9:42 remaining in the first half.
- AU saw their large lead shrink to 14 with 13:24 remaining in the half but that was the closest that Dominican would get the remainder of the game.
- The Spartans extended their lead to 23 after two free throws from Kyle Ottens. AU led 61-38 at the end of the first half.
- The second half started with AU maintaining their lead. This included a short jumper from Jesse Young to give AU the 77-53 lead with 13:18 remaining.
- AU took advantage of two straight Dominican turnovers with three point strikes from Garrett Hoffman and De'Ante Walker to go up 83-53 with 12:10 remaining in the game.
- A 19-1 Spartan run over 5:30 of game clock pushed the AU lead to 42 points at 96-54. The run saw AU knock down five three's and go six-of-nine from the field and four-of-four from the free throw line.
- AU got points off the bench from Bryce Pedrin, Kyle Ottens and Marquis Howard and led 104-67 with 3:28 remaining in the game.
- AU defeated Dominican University 104-71.

TOP SPARTAN PERFORMERS
- Garrett Hoffman had 21 points, 8-of-9 from the field, 5-of-6 from three-point range, four rebounds, three assists and two steals off the bench
- Tyler Carlson had 17 points,three rebounds, two steals and one assist
- Brandon James had 16 points, one rebound, one assist and one steal
- Six different Spartans had double figure points
- 11 different Spartans scored 
- 13 of the 16 Spartans that played saw double figure minutes with no one playing more than 23.

SPARTAN GAME STAT LEADERS
POINTS: Garrett Hoffman (21), Tyler Carlson (17) and Brandon James (16)
REBOUNDS: Jesse Young (6), Jarek Hotwagner (5), Demetrius Pointer and Garrett Hoffman (4)
ASSISTS: Demetrius Pointer (4), Jarek Hotwagner and Garrett Hoffman (3) 
STEALS: Jesse Young, Garrett Hoffman, De'Ante Walker and Tyler Carlson (2)
BLOCKS: Ben Versluys (1)

UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan men's basketball team comes on Saturday, January 12 when they travel to Concordia University Wisconsin. Game time is set for 4:15 p.m. in Mequon, Wisconsin