Men’s Basketball Falls in Home Opener

December 4, 2018Posted in: Athletics

CHICAGO, Ill. – Despite a fast start, the Illinois Tech men’s basketball team (2-4, 0-2 NACC) was defeated by the Aurora University Spartans (2-1, 1-1 NACC) in Saturday’s Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) contest. The visitors were able to weather a strong Scarlet Hawks attack early on in the contest and use strong outside shooting to pull away, defeating the Scarlet Hawks 73-57.

How it Happened

An absolutely blistering start gave the Scarlet Hawks a 14-4 lead just 4:27 into the contest. Anthony Mosley Jr.scored the game’s first four points, hitting a mid-range jumper before jumping a passing lane and taking it in for a fastbreak dunk.
Aurora, however, slowly closed the gap, making it a one-point game for the first time on a Garrett Hoffman three-pointer at the 9:05 mark.
The Spartans would take a lead for the first time with a pair of Jesse Young free throws with 3:21 left in the half (27-26), but Illinois Tech’s Ahmad Muhammad provided some steady play to regain the lead. He hit a jumper and later assisted Jake Digiorgio to help the Scarlet Hawks take a 32-29 lead into intermission.
After a back-and-forth first few minutes of the second half, Aurora took a 41-40 lead on a Bailey Vance layup with 15:22 left to play. This would give the Spartans the lead for good.
While Tech struggled offensively, Aurora began to thrive. The Spartans shot 59.3% from the floor over the last 20 minutes and 8-of-12 from three-point range (66.7%) as the lead built throughout the rest of the contest.

Scarlet Hawk Standouts

Mosley Jr. and Muhammad each led the team with 12 points. In addition, Mosley Jr. added five assists, seven rebounds, and two steals.
Digiorgio’s streak of double-doubles snapped at five, but he just narrowly missed the mark with nine points and 12 boards.
Freshman Milos Dugalic scored nine points and grabbed four rebounds in just 21 minutes of play.

Stats to Know

While the Scarlet Hawks out-rebounded the Spartans by 10 (48-38), Tech had double the amount of turnovers as AU (16-8).
Three-point shooting was a key factor, with Aurora shooting 52.2% (12-of-23) compared to Tech’s 16.0% (4-of-25).

Up Next

Men’s basketball will host the Stars of Dominican University on Wednesday night. Live audio, video, and stats will be available. The live audio will be powered by Illinois Media School.

Men’s Basketball Falls in Home Opener

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How it Happened

An absolutely blistering start gave the Scarlet Hawks a 14-4 lead just 4:27 into the contest. Anthony Mosley Jr.scored the game’s first four points, hitting a mid-range jumper before jumping a passing lane and taking it in for a fastbreak dunk.
Aurora, however, slowly closed the gap, making it a one-point game for the first time on a Garrett Hoffman three-pointer at the 9:05 mark.
The Spartans would take a lead for the first time with a pair of Jesse Young free throws with 3:21 left in the half (27-26), but Illinois Tech’s Ahmad Muhammad provided some steady play to regain the lead. He hit a jumper and later assisted Jake Digiorgio to help the Scarlet Hawks take a 32-29 lead into intermission.
After a back-and-forth first few minutes of the second half, Aurora took a 41-40 lead on a Bailey Vance layup with 15:22 left to play. This would give the Spartans the lead for good.
While Tech struggled offensively, Aurora began to thrive. The Spartans shot 59.3% from the floor over the last 20 minutes and 8-of-12 from three-point range (66.7%) as the lead built throughout the rest of the contest.

Scarlet Hawk Standouts

Mosley Jr. and Muhammad each led the team with 12 points. In addition, Mosley Jr. added five assists, seven rebounds, and two steals.
Digiorgio’s streak of double-doubles snapped at five, but he just narrowly missed the mark with nine points and 12 boards.
Freshman Milos Dugalic scored nine points and grabbed four rebounds in just 21 minutes of play.

Stats to Know

While the Scarlet Hawks out-rebounded the Spartans by 10 (48-38), Tech had double the amount of turnovers as AU (16-8).
Three-point shooting was a key factor, with Aurora shooting 52.2% (12-of-23) compared to Tech’s 16.0% (4-of-25).

Up Next

Men’s basketball will host the Stars of Dominican University on Wednesday night. Live audio, video, and stats will be available. The live audio will be powered by Illinois Media School.