The Aurora University men's basketball team finally returned to the court in Saturday afternoon in a NACC road contest at Dominican University. A double-double from senior Rashad Johnson and 22 points from senior Bailey Vance lifted the Spartans to a 95-80 road win.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 95, Dominican University 80
LOCATION: River Forest, Illinois 
RECORDS: Aurora University 1-0 overall and 1-0 NACC; Dominican University 0-1 overall and 0-1 NACC
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Spartans got a fast start from senior Rashad Johnson who scored the first 10 points of the game as AU led 10-5.
- First collegiate baskets from Brooks Schoon and Jonathon Reid pushed the AU lead to 19-9 just over six minutes into the game.
- After seeing their lead disappear and trail 25-24 midway through the half, AU went on another run.
- A three from Ha'Ashim Keys with 26 seconds left in the half gave AU an 11-point lead at 46-35.
- AU saw their lead shrink and eventually trailed the Stars for a good portion of the second-half.
- A pair of Rashad Johnson free-throws with 7:27 to play gave the Spartans a 77-75 lead.
- The free-throws sparked a 20-3 AU run as the Spartans went on to win 95-80.

SPARTAN STAT LEADERS
Points: Rashad Johnson (33), Bailey Vance (22), Jonathon Reid (14) and Brooks Schoon (12)
Assists: Rashad Johnson (4)
Rebounds: Rashad Johnson (10) and Bailey Vance (8)
Steals: Bailey Vance (3)

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