The Aurora University men's basketball team battled the Green Knights of St. Norbert College on Saturday afternoon, as the Spartans traveled to De Pere, Wisconsin for another Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference match up. AU fell in the contest by a score of 74-63. 


FINAL SCORE: St. Norbert College 74, Aurora University 63
LOCATION: Thornton Gymnasium - Aurora, Illinois
RECORDS: Aurora University 2-6 overall and 2-1 NACC; St. Norbert College 5-1 overall and 3-0 NACC


- AU came out firing, starting the game on a 9-2 run through the first six minutes.
- The Spartans held a 17-11 lead halfway through the first half.
- Noah Butler converted an old fashioned three point play with 5:45 on the clock in the first half. 
- Butler's and-one put an end to a 9-0 Green Knights scoring run, as AU trailed 25-24.
- St. Norbert ended the half on a 7-0 run, as AU faced a 35-33 deficit going into the halftime locker room.
- The Spartans did out shoot St. Norbert from three 50% to 30% in the first half. 
- Mekhi Doby scored the first six points of the second half for the Spartans, as a trey from Doby tied the game at 39 early in the second half.
- With 13:21 on the clock, Isaiah Davis buried a triple to tie the game at 44.
- This was as close as AU would get, as the Green Knights followed this with a 6-0 scoring run.
- AU's deficit fell to double digits after a St. Norbert free throw with 6:28 left.
- The Spartans would fall by a score of 74-63.
- AU took their first conference loss of the season despite going 15-for-16 at the charity stripe and outshooting the Green Knights from beyond the arc.


Points: Mekhi Doby (15), Isaiah Davis and Maxwell Marius (12)
Assists: Joevonn McCottry (3), Mekhi Doby and Maxwell Marius (2)
Rebounds: Isaiah Davis (6) and Noah Butler (4)
Steals: Joevonn McCottry (3), Mekhi Doby and Maxwell Marius (2)


Next action for the Spartan men's basketball team comes on Saturday, December 14 when they travel to Marian University. Opening tip is slated for 1:00 p.m. in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin.