ROME, Ga. – Junior forward Aaron Reddick tied his career-high in scoring with 24 points while Auburn Montgomery went a perfect 21-for-21 at the free throw line, as the Warhawks earned an 87-69 victory over Gulf South Conference foe Shorter University in men's basketball action.
 
NOTES
• AUM improves to 6-10 on the season and 2-6 in league play.
• Shorter falls to 2-13 overall and 0-7 in the GSC.
• The Warhawks are now 23-4 lifetime against the Hawks.
 
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
• Reddick scored 24 on 11-of-13 shots from the floor while going 2-for-2 at the charity stripe. He also finished one rebounds shy of a double-double with nine boards.
• Junior guard Darrion Taylor scored 21 for the Orange & Black, notching three 3-pointers and going a perfect 10-for-10 at the free throw line.
• Sophomore guard Stanley Davis chipped in 13 points off the bench for AUM.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Shorter struck first in the contest when Tayvaughn Major hit a layup to start the contest. Carlos Bell answered with a 3-pointer on the next possession, giving the Warhawks a lead they would not relinquish.
• With 10:24 to go in the first Reddick put the Warhawks up 18-10 by converting an old fashioned 3-point play after hitting a contested layup and drawing a foul. After the two teams traded points over the next four minutes Davis hit a trey in transition to give AUM a 29-17 lead with 6:49 to go in the first.
• The two teams would trade buckets back and forth the rest of the way, with Darryl Jones slamming home a dunk in the closing minute to give AUM a 48-35 lead heading into the break.
• EJ Card scored the first three points of the second half after he was fouled making a putback layup and converting a free throw to give the Warhawks a 51-35 advantage. A 9-6 run by the Hawks cut AUM's lead to 57-44 with 16:32 to play, but the Warhawks answered with a 12-4 run of their own capped off by a Davis 3-pointer gave his squad a 69-48 advantage with 12:51 to go.
• A 10-2 run by Shorter cut AUM's lead to 71-58 with 9:35 to play, but once again AUM outscored the Hawks 10-4 over the next three minutes to go up 81-62 on a Devorious Brown 3-pointer with 5:46 left on the clock. The two teams traded points the rest of the way with the Warhawks holding on for an 87-69 victory.
 
QUOTING THE COACH
"We did a better job today at executing than we have over the last couple of games," said head coach Michael Cheaney. "Our bench played well and gave us energy that helped us, especially defensively. Devorious Brown, Stanley Davis and Jalen Taylor gave us quality minutes and brought us fresh legs today. As we get deeper in the season our bench will really help us, we just have to keep maturing. Overall it was a great team win."  
 
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
• AUM won the rebounding battle 35-to-29.
• The Warhawks outscored Shorter 36-to-28 in points in the paint.
• AUM's bench outscored the Hawks' 27-to-13.
 
UP NEXT
The Warhawks will be on the road for their next contest, playing the University of Montevallo on Saturday, Jan. 19 at 4 p.m. The Orange & Black earned an 82-80 victory over the Falcons on Jan. 3 at the AUM Gymnasium.
 
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