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44
Aurora AUR 1-4,0-0 NACC
76
Winner North Central (IL) NCC 3-1,0-0 CCIW
Aurora AUR
1-4,0-0 NACC
44
Final
76
North Central (IL) NCC
3-1,0-0 CCIW
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Aurora AUR 18 26 44
North Central (IL) NCC 33 43 76

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Spartans lose to Cardinals

The Aurora University men's basketball team had a cold night shooting at North Central College and lost 76-44.

The Basics
FINAL SCORE: North Central College 76, Aurora University 44
LOCATION: Naperville, Illinois
RECORDS: Aurora University 1-4 overall; North Central College 3-1 overall
 
How it happened
- The Spartans got off to a fast start and led 4-0 1:37 into the game.
- Making three of their first five shots, AU led 6-4 with 16:33 left in the first-half.
- A cold snap hit the Spartans though as they went one for their next nine and trailed 18-8 halfway through the first-half.
- AU shot 29% from the field in the first-half and went 0-10 from three-point range to trail 33-18 at halftime.
- The halftime intermission wasn't enough to warm up the Spartans as they would lose at North Central 76-44.

Spartan Leaders
Points: Shamar Pumphrey and Nolan Boffman (7)
Assists: Shamar Pumphrey, Nolan Boffman and Terreon Hopkins (1)
Rebounds: Brooks Schoon (5)
Steals: Terreon Hopkins (3)

Up Next
Next action for the Spartan men's basketball team comes on Wednesday, December 1 when they host Illinois Institute of Technology. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m. in Thornton Gymnasium.
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