AUBURN, Ala. - The Auburn University at Montgomery men's basketball team battled hard in their only exhibition of the season on Wednesday night at Auburn University with a final score of 102-66 in favor of the home team. 
 

THE TIPOFF

Score: AUM 66, AU 102
Records: AUM 0-0 (0-0 GSC) | Auburn 0-0 (0-0 GSC)
Location: Auburn, Ala. | Neville Arena
Series: The series is 1-1 
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HIGHLIGHTS

• Deven Tucker rattled the rim on a dunk with 16:30 to go in the opening half to give the Warhawks a 6-5 lead. It was followed by a made jumper from Gilbert Croley to extend it to 8-5. 
• The Tigers retook the lead and then Jalen Gaston buried a pair of free throws to push AUM back in front 16-15. 
• Auburn gained control of the game with a 18-0 run to take a 34-16 lead at the 5:44 mark. 
• Jalil Robinson connected on a shot from long-range to make it 47-29 and it was followed by a Tiger dunk to give Auburn the 49-29 lead at the break. 
• Robinson found another three-pointer to begin the second-half. 
• Malachi Rhodes drained a couple of free throws and made it.
• Auburn became too much and earned the 102-66 victory. 

NOTABLES

• Rhodes, Robinson, Chappelle Whitney, Colby Williams, JaQuan Tyus, Paul Lanzi, and Jamarious Martin all made their debut in the exhibition. 
• Gaston lead AUM in scoring at 23 points on 7-of-18 shooting from the field. He brought down 10 rebounds to claim a double-double. 
• Rhodes scored 14 points and had four rebounds, along with a blocked shot. 
• Robinson broke double-digits in scoring at 12 and added five assists. 

QUOTES FROM THE WARHAWKS

"We just want to thank the Auburn family for allowing us to come play tonight," head coach Michael Cheaney said. "We saw some really good things tonight that can build off on".

NEXT UP

The Warhawks open the 2023 regular season at Saint Leo University on November 10 at 4:30 p.m.

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