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Aiden_Ruthsatz_MBB_11120
Oscar Jauregui Zenteno
64
Christian Brothers CB 11-15,7-11 Gulf South
66
Winner AUM AUM 14-12,9-8 Gulf South
Christian Brothers CB
11-15,7-11 Gulf South
64
Final
66
AUM AUM
14-12,9-8 Gulf South
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Christian Brothers CB 20 44 64
AUM AUM 30 36 66

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | J.T. Webb

Auburn Montgomery Hits Buzzer Beater to Defeat Bucs

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - After watching the Christian Brothers University men's basketball team take an improbable lead with four seconds left Auburn Montgomery hit a shot, from 30 feet out, at the buzzer to win the game 66-64, on Thursday night, at the AUM Athletics Complex.  

The Bucs have dropped three consecutive games by two points. 

TIP OFF:
Score: Auburn Montgomery 66 | CBU 54
Records: Warhawks (14-12, 9-8 GSC) | Bucs (11-15, 7-11 GSC)
Series: Tied 2-2.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Bucs lead 13-6 in the early stages of the second half. 
  • AUM closed the first half on an 11-2 run to take a 30-20 lead at the break. 
  • The Warhawks lead 41-28, with 13:19 left, but the Bucs responded with a 12-4 run to cut the lead to 45-40. 
  • With 5:28 left, Aiden Ruthsatz knocked down a three pointer to get CBU to within 51-48.
  • A pair of free throws, with 37 seconds left put AUM up 62-56, but Daryl Lewis hit a pair of his own to cut the deficit to 62-58.
  • After Stanley Davis split a pair of free throws, Ruthsatz sunk a three pointer to make it 63-61, with nine seconds left. 
  • CBU stole the inbound pass and, with four seconds left, Lewis found Malik Jones to give the Bucs a 64-63 lead.
  • Darrion Taylor took the inbound pass and found an opening, his shot from 30 feet was true, to give the Warhawks the win. 

KEY STATS | NOTEABLES:
  • AUM went 19-of-23 from the free throw stripe in the second half, and finished 26-of-31 for the game from the charity stripe 
  •  CBU owned the glass 48-35. The Bucs finished with 16 offensive rebounds. 
  • CBU finished the game just 33 percent from the floor, and managed to make just six of its 25 three point attempts. 
  • The Bucs were 16-of-23 from the free throw line. 
  • Mitchell Mays led the Bucs with 20 points and 11 rebounds. Mays has recorded a double-double in five of the last seven games. 

UP NEXT
  • The Bucs are scheduled to return to action on Saturday, Feb. 22, when they host Alabama Huntsville for homecoming. Before the game, CBU will honor its four seniors. 
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