MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Auburn Montgomery men's basketball team will play host to the Golden Tigers of Tuskegee University on Monday, Dec. 3 from the AUM Gymnasium before taking a month-long hiatus from their home court. 
 
Game Information: Tuskegee University (2-4, 1-0 SIAC)
Promotion: Faculty/Staff Appreciation Night
Date: Monday, Dec. 3, 2018
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Montgomery, Ala. | AUM Gymnasium
Media Coverage: Live Stats | Live Video
 
About the Warhawks 
AUM (4-4, 0-2 GSC) heads into their matchup with the Golden Tigers having dropped a pair of Gulf South Conference contests to Lee (74-56) on Thursday, Nov. 29 and to Alabama Huntsville (80-78) on Saturday, Dec. 2 in their opening week of conference play.
 
The Warhawks amassed their second-highest point total of the season and their second highest field-goal (48 percent) and three-point percentage (45 percent) in their dramatic 80-78 setback against UAH their last time out on Saturday, Dec. 1. In a game that featured 12 ties and 18 lead changes, three Warhawks tallied double-digit points, including Darrion Taylor, who matched a career-high 24 points in the game. 
 
Monday's meeting with the Golden Tigers will serve as the second matchup between the two teams in the last two weeks. AUM bested Tuskegee 80-71 on Tuesday, Nov. 20 in Tuskegee, Ala. to improve their all-time series advantage over the Golden Tigers to 11-3. 
 
The Warhawks are currently averaging 72.1 points per game, with three players averaging in double figures. Carlos Bell leads the way offensively with a 16.1 points per game mark, while Tre Hansbrough (12.4) and Taylor (12.3) account for the other two Warhawks averaging in double digits this season. 
 
AUM ranks among the top teams in the GSC in rebounding, with a 35.1 rebounds per game mark that ranks for fifth in the conference. Aaron Reddick's 8.3 rebounds per game average unofficially leads all GSC players, while Bell's 7.4 per game mark ranks among the top five performers in the conference. 
 
The Warhawk's 27 blocked shots on the season rank for first in the Gulf South Conference, with Reddick serving as the unofficial leader in the GSC with 18 blocks. 
 
About the Golden Tigers
Tuskegee (2-4, 1-0 SIAC) comes into Monday's contest winners of their last two games, with a 55-51 home win over Claflin University in their most recent action on Thursday, Nov. 29 and a 69-56 win over Clark-Atlanta University on Monday, Nov. 26 in their first Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) contest of the season. 
 
The Golden Tigers are averaging 64.2 points per game, while allowing opponents to score 69.5 a game. Tuskegee is currently shooting 43 percent from the field, just over 37 percent from the three-point line, and just over 72 percent from the charity stripe on the season. 
 
Two 'Skegee players are currently averaging in double figures, with Myles Thomas's 15.7 points per game pace leading the way offensively and Riley Hamilton's 11 points per contest ranking second on the team. 
 
Joshua Culver's 5.5 rebounds per game leads a Golden-Tiger squad averaging 32.2 boards per game.
 
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