TUSKEGEE, Ala. – Five different Warhawks scored in double figures led by junior guard Tre Hansbrough's 20-point night in Auburn Montgomery's 80-71 victory over region rival Tuskegee University on Tuesday evening in men's basketball action on the campus of the Golden Tigers.
 
NOTES
• AUM improves to 3-2 on the season while the Golden Tigers fall to 0-3.
• The Warhawks are now 11-3 lifetime against Tuskegee.
• Tonight was AUM's first game of the season not played in the state of Florida.
• The two teams will meet again on Monday, Dec. 3, in the AUM Gymnasium.
• With Hansbrough's 20 points the Orange & Black has had a player reach 20 or more points in three consecutive games.
 
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
• Hansbrough connect on 6-of-8 field goals including 3-of-4 from behind the 3-point arc. He also was 5-of-6 in free throws while recording three rebounds, two steals and an assist.
• Junior guard Carlos Bell recorded his second double-double of the season with his 11-point, 11-rebound performance tonight.
• Junior guard Darrion Taylor was second on the team in points with 18 while dishing out four assists and recording three steals.
• Junior forward/center Aaron Reddick tallied 12 points and seven rebounds.
• Sophomore guard Stanley Davis scored 10, pulled down five boards and dished out five assists in the victory.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• AUM got off to a fast start in the contest, running out to a 10-4 lead capped off by a Hansbrough trey at the 16:51 mark. Over the next four minutes the Warhawks would build a commanding 25-9 lead, with a Davis 3-pointer giving his squad a 16-point advantage.
• The Warhawks would keep Tuskegee at arm's length the rest of the period, but the Golden Tigers would hit a big 3-pointer in the closing moments of the half to go into the locker room down only 40-32.
• The Orange & Black would be the aggressors to start the second half, building a 53-39 lead on a Reddick layup that gave AUM a 14-point advantage with 13:35 to play. Three minutes later Hansbrough would put the Warhawks up by 18 at 64-46 on a fast break 3-pointer that looked to break the Golden Tigers spirit.
• However, TU would not go away quietly. The Golden Tigers would go on a 14-3 run to pull to within 67-60 of AUM with 4:36 to play, but Taylor would hit a long distance trey from the top of the key to stymie Tuskegee's momentum.
• 'Skegee would be able to cut the deficit to seven points on two other occasions the rest of the way, but AUM would be able to hold off the comeback attempt by converting 8-of-10 free throws over the final 1:30 to secure the victory.  
 
QUOTING THE COACH
 
 
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
• AUM's won the rebounding battle 41-26.
• The Warhawks outscored the Golden Tigers 28-26 in the paint.
• 'Skegee outscored AUM 11-4 in second chance points.
• The Warhawks tallied 40 points in each half.   
 
UP NEXT
The Warhawks will host their first game of the season on Sunday, Nov. 25, at 4 p.m. when the Spring Hill College Badgers come to the AUM Gymnasium. AUM is 26-21 lifetime against SHC, with the Orange & Black earning an 84-77 victory last season in the last meeting between the two schools.
 
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