The Aurora University men's basketball team used 25 points from Maxwell Marius, as six different Spartans reached double figures in scoring, to help AU beat Rockford University 102-90 on Wednesday night. The win now marks three-straight victories for the Spartans, all of which have come inside Thornton Gymnasium.


FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 102, Rockford University 90
LOCATION: Thornton Gymnasium - Aurora, Illinois 
RECORDS: Aurora University 8-9 overall and 6-4 NACC; Rockford University 9-7 overall and 4-5 NACC


- Each team went back-and-forth to begin the contest, as Joevonn McCottry netted five early points for the Spartans.
- AU found themselves tied with the Regents 9-9 just over three minutes into the action.
- Rockford held a three point lead at 25-22 over the Spartans about halfway through the first half.
- The Spartans followed this with a 13-4 scoring run to take a 35-29 lead with 5:18 to go in the half.
- Maxwell Marius started to fill up the scoring sheet for AU, as he finished the first 20 minutes with 13 points.
- The Regents would get one to go in their final possession of the half to cut the AU lead to 45-42 going into the locker room.
- AU shot over 50% from the field in the first half, also going 9-for-11 from the charity stripe as a team to help give them the three point lead.
- Mekhi Doby netted four from the free throw line after Isaiah Davis nailed a three to begin the second half.
- The Spartans held a 53-46 lead to begin the half.
- AU stretched that lead to 15 after an old fashioned three point play from McCottry with 14:36 left in the contest.
- At 6:42 on the clock, the Spartans took their largest lead at 86-67 after a Jeffery Hillmer free throw.
- Rockford would get the game back within single digits at 99-90 with 51 seconds to go.
- The Regents push was a little too late as AU walked away with a 102-90 victory.
- Marius finished 13-for-15 at the free throw line which helped him toward a game-high 25 points.

 
Points: Maxwell Marius (25), Joevonn McCottry (18), Mekhi Doby (15), Noah Butler (14), Isaiah Davis (11) and Dwayne Jervier Jr. (10)
Assists: Joevonn McCottry (6), Maxwell Marius (4), Dwayne Jervier Jr. and Foster Ogbonna (3)
Rebounds: Maxwell Marius (8), Dwayne Jervier Jr. and Jeffery Hillmer (6)
Steals: Joevonn McCottry and Noah Butler (2)


Next action for the Spartan men's basketball team comes on Saturday, January 25 when they travel to Wisconsin Lutheran College. Tip-off set for 1:00 p.m. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.