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65
Aurora AUR 11-15,8-10 NACC
85
Winner Wis. Lutheran WLC 22-4,16-2 NACC
Aurora AUR
11-15,8-10 NACC
65
Final
85
Wis. Lutheran WLC
22-4,16-2 NACC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Aurora AUR 29 36 65
Wis. Lutheran WLC 41 44 85

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Spartans see season end in NACC Tournament

The Aurora University men's basketball team took to the road in the 2023-2024 NACC Tournament and would see their season come to an end with an 85-65 loss at Wisconsin Lutheran College.

The Basics
FINAL SCORE: Wisconsin Lutheran College 85, Aurora University 65
LOCATION: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
RECORDS: Aurora University 11-15 overall and 8-10 in the NACC

How it happened
- AU trailed 5-0 but back to back layups from Jeffery Hillmer brought the Spartans to down one at 5-4.
- Seven points from Dwayne Jervier Jr followed and with 13:45 left in the first-half, AU trailed 12-11.
- A pair of free-throws from Joevonn McCottry had AU down just two as the game approached the halfway mark of the first-half.
- A couple three's from WLC allowed the hosts to extend the lead going to halftime to 41-29.
- The three ball factored in a WLC run in the second-half that pushed the AU deficit into the 20's.
- As they had shown all year, the Spartans would not lie down and battled until the final horn.
- AU would fall 85-65.

Spartan Leaders
Points: Noah Butler (19), Michael Osborne (16) and Dwayne Jervier Jr. (13)
Assists: Michael Osborne (3)
Rebounds: Dwayne Jervier Jr. (9)
Steals: Dwayne Jervier Jr. (3)
Blocks: Jeffery Hillmer (2)

Up Next
The AU men's basketball team finishes the 2023-2024 season with an 11-15 overall record and 8-10 in the NACC
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