The Aurora University men's basketball took to the road for a NACC contest at Milwaukee School of Engineering on Tuesday night. The Spartans erased a five point deficit with 24 seconds left in the game to send the contest to overtime. MSOE converted four free-throws in the final seconds of overtime to knock off the Spartans 73-69.


FINAL SCORE: Milwaukee School of Engineering 73, Aurora University 69 - overtime
LOCATION: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
RECORDS: Aurora University 12-7 overall and 7-5 in the NACC; Milwaukee School of Engineering 9-9 overall and 5-6 in the NACC


- The Spartans trailed 8-2 four minutes into the game and then answered with a 7-2 run of their own to trail by one 10-9 with 12:33 left in the first-half.
- The only AU lead of the opening half (15-14) came at 10:35 on a three from Trey Jenkins.
- A low scoring half continued as AU trailed 27-22 going to halftime.
- Back to back Justin Wilson buckets started the second half and AU trailde 27-26.
- A short time later Joevonn McCottry drained a jumper in the paint and AU led 34-32.
- McCottry and Nathan Yockey made baskets with under five minutes to play and the Spartans led again at 50-49.
- Over the next 4:20 of game action, AU was out scored 10-5 and trailed 59-54 with 24 seconds left in the game.
- Nolan Boffman hit a three with nine seconds left to put the Spartans down two at 59-57.
- AU fouled MSOE who missed the front end of a one and one with the Spartans grabbing the rebound and calling a timeout.
- Out of the timeout, AU Head Coach Steve Christiansen and his staff drew up a play that got Joevonn McCottry a look which he was fouled. He made both free throws to tie the game and send it to overtime.
- McCottry drained a three early in overtime to put AU up 62-59.
- The game would be tied four times in overtime with the last coming at 69-69 with less than a minute to play.
- MSOE would convert four free throws in the final 24 seconds of the contest and knock off the Spartans 73-69.
 

Points: Joevonn McCottry (17), Nolan Boffman (13), Justin Wilson (12) and JT Daniels (10)
Assists: Justin Wilson, Joevonn McCottry and JT Daniels (2)
Rebounds: Joevonn McCottry and JT Daniels (9)
Steals: Nolan Boffman, Nathan Yockey and JT Daniels (2)


Next action for the Spartan men's basketball team comes on Saturday, January 28 when they travel to Chicago State University for an exhibition game. Opening tip-off is slated for 2:00 p.m. in Chicago, Illinois.