MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Auburn University at Montgomery Warhawks men's basketball team (3-8, GSC: 1-4) defeated the Union Bulldogs (6-4, GSC: 2-2) with a final score of 74-71 on Thursday night in Memphis, Tenn.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Half
Union started out strong, taking a quick 7-2 lead. Colby Williams and Jayden Doyle each added a bucket to keep the Warhawks within one point. The back-and-forth continued with tied scores at 12-12 and 18-18.
 
The Warhawks started to break away around the 7:30 mark when Jacob St. Clair drilled a deep three pointer. This began a nine-point run which saw buckets from Marius Canery and Doyle.
 
The Bulldogs broke the streak with a free throw, but Jamarious Martin, C. Williams, and Whitney combined for eight more points to give AUM their largest lead so far at 35-19.
 
Union surged back just before the end of the first half, sending us to the break with the Warhawks in front 35-24.
 
Second Half
Elhadji Thiam was the first to score in the second half, however, Union took the next seven points to cut AUM's lead down to six. Canery answered with a triple before C. Williams hit a jumper to extend the difference.
 
Over the next three minutes, three different Warhawks scored including a pair of threes from Canery. This gave AUM a 16-point cushion with just over 13 minutes to go.
 
Another exchange of points pushed the 16-point difference to a score of 58-42 before Ti'Avain Scruggs gave AUM their largest lead of the night at 9:14 when he drilled a three to put AUM up 63-44.
 
With about nine minutes left on the clock, the Bulldogs began to edge back. They took 16 of the next 21 points behind a pair of triples, cutting AUM's advantage to 65-58.
 
The home team didn't let up as they scored eight of the next nine points to tie up the score at 66 points apiece.
 
Union took the lead once, but the Warhawks were able to hold their ground with Martin drawing a foul and hitting both free throws to keep a three-point lead.
 
The Bulldogs took a last-ditch effort with a three-point attempt as the clock expired, trying to send the game into overtime, but it fell short and AUM walked away with their first GSC win of the season with a 74-71 victory on the road.
 


NOTABLES

• Four AUM players put up double figure points, led by Chappelle Whitney's 21.
• Whitney broke the 20-point mark while shooting 46.7 percent from the floor (7-of-15).
• Colby Williams recorded 12 points, eight rebounds, and two assists.
• Marius Canery finished with 13 points while going 3-of-4 from range.
• Union's Mason McBride scored 23 points while shooting at a 66.7 rate from the field (8-of-11)
• The Warhawks scored 30 points in the paint and 20 points off the bench.

 
UP NEXT
The Warhawks will remain in Memphis, Tenn. for a road test against Christian Brothers on Saturday, Dec. 20 beginning at 3 p.m.
 
 
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