The Aurora University men's basketball team returned to the home court after the Thanksgiving break and won the battle with the Warriors of Wisconsin Lutheran College 96-81.


FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 96, Wisconsin Lutheran College 81
LOCATION: Aurora, Illinois - Thornton Gymnasium
RECORDS: Aurora University 4-3 overall and 1-1 in the NACC; Wisconsin Lutheran College 2-5 overall and 


- AU came out of the gates quickly, leading 5-0 on a basket from Mekhi Doby and three from Cullen Rauls.
- A bucket from Juan Madrigal four minutes into the game expanded the AU lead to nine at 15-6.
- A short time later, Zerrick Johnson drained a three and the Spartans led 20-10.
- After holding their largest lead of the first-half at 11 with 7:45 left, the Spartans had an offensive drought as WLC chipped away at the lead.
- A three from Madrigal and two free-throws from Johnson pushed the AU lead back to double digits with 3:00  left in the half.
- AU led 48-38 going to halftime.
- Madrigal led all scorers with 17 first-half points.
- Coming out of the first media timeout of the second-half, the Spartans took the lead into double-digits and never looked back.
- AU's largest lead came with 2:32 left on a Rauls layup and a 23-point advantage at 94-71.
- The Spartans were victorious 96-81.

 
Points: Cullen Rauls (27), Juan Madrigal (25) and Jeffrey Hillmer (18)
Assists: Cullen Rauls (5)
Rebounds: Devon Richardson (12)
Steals: Juan Madrigal (2)
Blocks: Devon Richardson (5)


Next action for the Spartan men's basketball team comes on Saturday, December 6 when they host Illinois Institute of Technology. Tip-off is set for 1:00 p.m. In Thornton Gymnasium.