MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Playing in their first home game of the 2018-19 the Auburn Montgomery men's basketball defeated Spring Hill College Sunday afternoon, earning a 72-58 victory over the Badgers at the AUM Gymnasium.
 
NOTES
• AUM improves to 4-2 on the season while the Badgers fall to 2-4.
• The Warhawks are now 27-21 against SHC.
• The two teams will meet again on Tuesday, Dec. 11 on the campus of the Badgers.
• This was the second meeting between the two teams where both were NCAA Division II members.
 
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
• Junior guard Tre Hansbrough led the way for the Warhawks, tallying 17 points and three assists in 24 minutes of action.
• Junior guard Carlos Bell was second on the team in scoring with 15 while pulling down seven rebounds and recording an assist, a block and a steal.
• Junior center Aaron Reddick tallied 11 points and eight rebounds, also adding two blocks, two assists and a steal.
• Junior forward Mikel Davis posted a season-high 12 rebounds (eight defensive) to go along with eight points, two steals and an assist.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The first half saw AUM jump out to a 7-2 lead on a Bell 3-pointer with 16:21 to go, before a 9-3 run over the next three minutes by the Badgers gave the visitors an 11-10 advantage. The Warhawks responded with a 14-3 run of their own, taking a 24-13 lead with 10:51 left in the half when Darrion Taylor picked the pocket of a Badger then finished the fast break with a layup to give AUM an 11-point lead.
• The next five minutes saw the two teams trade buckets, with AUM eventually pushing its led to 37-21 on a Devorious Brown layup at the 4:47 mark. Neither team could do much over the final four minutes, as the Orange & Black took a 41-26 lead into the break.
• The first six minutes of the second half saw the two teams trade points back and forth once again, with AUM going up 50-33 on a Stanley Davis trey at the 14:16 mark. However, SHC would not go away quietly. The Badgers chipped away at the Warhawks' advantage over the next five minutes, pulling to within six points at 52-46 on a pair of free throws with 9:59 to play.
• Two minutes later SHC was within 55-51 on a David Daniels layup to cut the visitors' deficit to four points with 7:10 on the clock. However, the Warhawks were able to regroup and finish the contest on a 17-7 run to close out the contest and earn the 72-58 victory.

QUOTING THE COACH

 
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
• AUM's won the rebounding battle 52-46.
• The Warhawks outscored SHC 36-28 in the paint.
• The Badgers' bench accounted for all but eight of their points, outscoring AUM's bench 50-18.
• Both teams committed 16 turnovers.
• AUM tallied five blocks while SHC had only one.
 
UP NEXT
The Warhawks open GSC play on Thursday when they host league foe Lee University at the AUM Gymnasium. The game is part of a doubleheader with the two women's programs, and is set to begin at 6 p.m. with the men's teams beginning at 8 p.m.
 
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