MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Auburn Montgomery men's basketball team will play its second consecutive game at home this Monday evening when the Warhawks welcome Gulf South Conference foe North Alabama to the AUM Gymnasium for a league matchup between the two programs.
 
Game Information: University of North Alabama
Date: Monday, January 15, 2018
Time: 8 p.m. CT
Location: Montgomery, Ala. | AUM Gymnasium
Media Coverage: Live Stats | Live Video
 
About the Warhawks
The Warhawks are 6-9 on the season with a 2-6 mark in conference play after falling to GSC rival Alabama Huntsville on Saturday afternoon, 106-77. Freshman Kenneth Keith led the Warhawks in scoring with 24 points senior guard Reagan Eubanks added 23 to the AUM total.
 
AUM is now 1-3 since the break, defeating #5 Christian Brothers on Jan. 2 before dropping three in a row.
 
The Warhawks are 3-4 lifetime against the Lions, with the last meeting coming on Feb. 2, 1989. The Lions won that contest, 84-67. The first meeting between the two teams came during AUM's inaugural season in 1975-76.
 
Junior guard Desmond DeRamus is now 98 points away from 1,000 for his career after scoring 10 points against UAH on Saturday. The Montgomery, Ala., native is looking to become the 18^th player in school history to reach that feat, and the first since Nathan Thomas scored 1,090 points for AUM from 2006-2010.
 
About the Lions
UNA is 9-7 on the season with a 4-5 mark in the Gulf South. The Lions are coming off of a 99-92 overtime victory over West Georgia on Saturday, fighting off a furious Wolves' comeback and outscoring UWG 17-10 in the extra frame.
 
Five players are averaging double figures in scoring for the Lions, with Kendall Stafford leading the way with a 14.6 points per game average. Kendarius Smith is a close second with 14.3 ppg, while Stafford leads the team in rebounds with 8.5 per contest (136 total).
 
This will be the first of two games between UNA and AUM this season, with the second coming on Feb. 14 on the campus of the Lions.
 
Up Next
The Warhawks will hit the road for their next two contests, taking on Valdosta State on Thursday evening before squaring off against West Florida the following Saturday.
 
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