The Aurora University men's basketball team hosted the Falcons of Concordia University Wisconsin on Saturday afternoon on Lancaster Court inside Thornton Gymnasium. AU took the lead 47 seconds into the game and never looked back on the way to an 82-72 victory over CUW. Noah Butler finished the day with a double-double of 21-points and 10 rebounds.


FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 82, Concordia University Wisconsin 72
LOCATION: Thornton Gymnasium - Aurora, Illinois
RECORDS: Aurora University 5-2 overall and 2-0 in the NACC; Concordia University Wisconsin 1-6 overall and 1-1 in the NACC


- A pair of free throws from Noah Butler 47 seconds into the game gave AU a 2-1 lead and started a 10-0 AU run.
- Isaiah Davis had four points in the 10-0 run.
- Later in the first, the Spartans had a 7-0 run with five points from Trey Jenkins to lead 23-10.
- A CUW small run later in the first-half cut the lead down to four at 37-33.
- The Spartans answered though and would lead 45-35 going to halftime.
- An early 7-0 run for the Spartans in the second pushed the lead up to 17 at 60-43. Michael Osborne fueled the run with five points.
- AU would lead by 20 and 21 on separate occasions in the second-half, both coming after long three's from Noah Butler.
- The Spartan lead hovered around 18 for most of the second-half until CUW made a late run in the final two minutes.
- Despite the run, AU's lead got no lower than seven as the Spartans would hang on and win by 10, 82-72.

 
Points: Noah Butler (21), Isaiah Davis (15), Michael Osborne (14) and Joevonn McCottry (13)
Assists: Michael Osborne (6) 
Rebounds: Noah Butler (10) and Dwayne Jervier Jr. (5)
Steals: Isaiah Davis (3), Noah Butler and Joevonn McCottry (2)


Next action for the Spartan men's basketball team comes on Sunday, December 3 when they host the University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse. Tip-off is slated for 1:00 p.m. on Lancaster Court in Thornton Gymnasium.