SELMA, Ala. ----- Four players scored in double figures and all 11 who played scored, as the Auburn Montgomery men's basketball team defeated Selma University, 98-77, Saturday on the road at Jemison-Owens Gymnasium.

NOTES
• The Warhawks improved to 5-15 on the season with the victory.
• Selma fell to 0-18 on the year.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS
• Lafayette James-Core scored a career-best 22 points, while adding three blocks and three rebounds in the contest. James-Core bettered his previous high of 17, set earlier this season against Middle Georgia (1/9/17). He has now scored in double figures in three of his last four games.
• Michael Bryant finished with a career-high 15 points. He chipped in three rebounds, an assist and a steal.
• Desmond DeRamus played only 25 minutes, but finished with 13 points, five assists, four steals and two rebounds.
• Romoane Eager tallied 12 points and eight rebounds in 16 minutes.
• Darrion Taylor chipped in nine points, while adding a team-high six assists and three rebounds.
• Julius McCoy contributed eight points, five assists, two steals and two rebounds off the bench.
• Kameron Hornbuckle scored seven points, grabbed eight rebounds and blocked four shots.
• Rudolph Collins led the Bulldogs with 20 points.
• David Freeman (14) and DeVante Brown (12) also scored in double figures.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Leading 4-3 following a free throw by Selma's Kenneth Jenkins, the Warhawks erupted for 12 straight points, capped by a dunk by Eager with 14:42 remaining, to take a 16-3 lead.
• The Bulldogs pulled to within eight points, 18-8, with 12:54 left in the half, but AUM exploded for another spurt, this one a 25-6 run over a span of 7:01, to put the game out of reach. A three-point play by Hornbuckle with 5:53 remaining before halftime gave AUM a game-high 43-14 lead.
• Selma outscored the Warhawks by six down the stretch, but trailed 55-32 at halftime.
• The Bulldogs closed to within 16 points, 63-47, with 15:03 remaining in regulation, but never got closer.
• The Warhawks led by as many as 25 points on three occasions in the second half, including in the final minute when Devonte Carter's tip-in with 20 seconds remaining upped the lead to 96-71.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• The Warhawks converted 33-of-64 shots from the field, including 10-of-26 from distance. AUM also hit 22-of-32 free throw attempts, both season highs.
• The Bulldogs were limited to just 32.3 percent from the floor, including 26.3 percent from behind the arc. Selma attempted 51 free throws, making 32.
• Selma committed 21 turnovers, leading to 26 points. AUM turned the ball over 25 times, leading to just 18 points.
• The Warhawks dominated the glass, holding a 53-33 advantage, but just a 14-12 edge on the offensive glass.
• As a team, AUM set season highs in free throws made (22), free throws attempted (32), total rebounds (53), assists (23), blocks (9) and steals (11).
 
UP NEXT
The Warhawks will return to action on Saturday, Jan. 28, when they travel to Kentucky State for a 2 p.m. contest.