The Aurora University men's basketball team continued gaining momentum at the right time winning their last four regular season games heading into the NACC tournament as the 3 seed, defeating Concordia Chicago 99-88.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 99, Concordia University Chicago 88
LOCATION: River Forest, Illinois - Geiseman Gymnasium
RECORDS: Aurora University 14-11 overall and 12-8 in the NACC; Concordia University Chicago 6-19 overall and 6-14 in the NACC

HOW IT HAPPENED
- For most of the 1st half the Spartans and Cougars traded leads and baskets.
- AU led by as much as nine with 6:00 minutes leading 39-30.
- The Cougars fought back but AU took a 54-50 lead into halftime.
- Aurora and the Cougars again started trading buckets immediately.
- The Cougars got within two points multiple times but Aurora help them off each time to extend their lead.
- Aurora went on a 10-0 run with five minutes left to extend their lead 91-78.
- Aurora went on to win 99-88.

SPARTAN TOP PERFORMERS
- Max Vickers led all scorers with 17 points and grabbed five rebounds.
- Jesse Young had 16 points and seven rebounds.
- Bailey Vance recorded a double double with 15 points and 15 rebounds.

SPARTAN GAME STAT LEADERS
POINTS: Max Vickers (17), Jesse Young (16) and Bailey Vance and Tyler Carlson (15)
REBOUNDS: Bailey Vance (15) and Jesse Young (7)
ASSISTS: Max Vickers (5)
STEALS: Bailey Vance (3)

UP NEXT:
Next action for the Spartan men's basketball team comes on Wednesday, February 20 when they host the first round of the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Tournament. AU will host #6 Edgewood College with tip-off set for 7:00 p.m. on Lancaster Court in Thornton Gymnasium.