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Aurora University Men's Basketball at RMU
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77
Concordia Chicago CUC 8-17, 7-13 NACC
96
Winner Aurora University AU 10-15, 9-11 NACC
Concordia Chicago CUC
8-17, 7-13 NACC
77
Final
96
Aurora University AU
10-15, 9-11 NACC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Concordia Chicago CUC 42 35 77
Aurora University AU 46 50 96

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Spartans celebrate senior day and crush Cougars

Five Spartan double figure scorers led the Aurora University men's basketball team to a dominant 96-77 victory on senior day over Concordia University Chicago. Seniors Will Hrubes, game high 25 points, and Jarek Hotwagner, 16 points and nine rebounds, led the charge.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 96, Concordia University Chicago 77
LOCATION: Aurora, Illinois - Lancaster Court in Thornton Gymnasium
RECORDS: Aurora University 10-15 overall and 9-11 NACC; Concordia University Chicago 8-17 overall and 7-13 NACC
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- AU celebrated the four seniors before tip-off, Myles Turner, Ethan Conroy, Will Hrubes and Jarek Hotwagner.
- The first 13:30 of play saw the lead changes four times with seven ties as both teams came out chucking three's.
- A 7-0 AU run with a three from Justin Wierzgac gave AU a lead at 38-31.
- The run was capped off by a Will Hrubes dunk.
- AU led going to halftime 46-42.
- Early in the second-half, AU was able to take off and get a commanding lead thanks to a 9-0 run. With 14:21 to go, AU led 61-49.
- Once the Spartans hit double digits, the lead never got under 10 the rest of the game.
- The 19 point final score was one of several 19 point leads that AU couldn't quite get over the 20-point hump.
- AU got scoring from just seven players but five came in with duoble digit efforts.
- The Spartans were victorious 96-77.

SPARTAN STAT LEADERS
Points: Will Hrubes (25), Bailey Vance (20), Jarek Hotwagner (16), Shamar Pumphrey (14) and Rashad Johnson (10) 
Assists: Shamar Pumphrey (6)
Rebounds: Jarek Hotwagner (9) and Will Hrubes (8) 

UP NEXT
Spartans conclude their season with a 10-15 overall record.
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