JACKSON, Tenn. – Senior forward
Lafayette James-Core scored a team-high 22 points while junior guard
Desmond DeRamus chipped in an additional 20, but the Warhawks could not overcome a hot-shooting Union squad on Thursday evening as Auburn Montgomery fell to the Bulldogs, 80-77, in Gulf South Conference men's basketball action.
NOTES
• AUM falls to 6-7 on the year with a 2-4 mark in GSC play.
• Union improves to 8-5 overall and 2-3 in league action.
• The Warhawks are now 1-4 lifetime against the Bulldogs, and have lost three in a row to Union.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
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Lafayette James-Core scored a team-best 22 points, finishing one rebound away (nine) from his second double-double in a row.
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Desmond DeRamus tallied 20 points for the Warhawks, with three assists and three steals.
• Senior guard
Reagan Eubanks had nine points, three assists and two steals for AUM.
• Union's Todd Barnes recorded a game-high 23 points, with three 3-pointers to his credit.
• Charlie Wilson notched a double-double for the Bulldogs, with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
HOW IT HAPPENED
• AUM jumped out to an early advantage, going up 23-13 on a
Michael Bryant 3-pointer with 12:00 to play in the first.
• James-Core would push the Warhawk advantage to 11 at the 9:38 mark, hitting a trey to give AUM a 28-17 lead.
• The Bulldogs would rally from the early deficit, finishing the frame on a 25-7 run to take a 42-35 lead into the break.
• Union would push its lead to 14 at 51-37 with 17:19 to play on a Nick Velasquez 3-pointer.
• The Warhawks would claw their way back to within four of the Bulldogs, going on an 18-8 run to pull the score to 59-55 with 11:03 on the clock.
• The Bulldogs would pull away from AUM over the next eight minutes, going up 75-65 with 3:26 to play.
• AUM would finish the game on a 12-5 run, but would run out of time as Union would earn the 80-77 victory.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• Union outrebounded AUM 35-29.
• The Bulldogs outscored the Warhawks 34-30 in the paint.
• AUM scored 21 points off of turnovers to just 11 for Union.
UP NEXT
The Warhawks will next be in action Tuesday, Jan. 9, when they take travel to West Georgia in GSC play beginning at 6:30 p.m. This will be the first of two contests this season between the Wolves and Warhawks, with the two teams closing out the regular season on Feb. 22 at the AUM Gymnasium.
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