Aurora University men's basketball team dropped their final contest of the 2021 portion of the schedule on Thursday afternoon, losing to Augustana College 82-46.


FINAL SCORE: Augustana College 82, Aurora University 46
LOCATION: Thornton Gymnasium - Aurora, Illinois
RECORDS: Aurora University 3-7 overall and 2-2 in the NACC; Augustana College 6-6 overall
 

- The Spartans got eight first-half points from Justin Wilson as he went four of five from the field.
- The rest of the Spartans couldn't buy a basket, going 4 of 18 from the field.
- AU trailed going to halftime 35-16 with an 8-0 Augustana run pushing the lead to a wider margin that the half had been played to.
- The start of the second wasn't welcoming for the Spartans as they trailed 44-16 four minutes in.
- An 11-3 AU run midway through the half pulled the Spartans to down 20 at 64-44 with 6:44 to go in the game.
- Spartan Shamar Pumphrey scored six of his points in the AU run.
- AU would fall by a final score of 82-46.


Points: Justin Wilson (16)
Assists: Five Spartans (1)
Rebounds: Justin Wilson and Robert Roszkiewicz (6)
Steals: Shamar Pumphrey (3)
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Next action for the Spartan men's basketball team comes on Tuesday, January 4 when they are scheduled to travel to Rockford University. Game time is set for 7:00 p.m. in Rockford, Illinois.