FOND DU LAC - Marian University men's basketball (13-9, 11-4 NACC) defeated Aurora 84-75 in overtime to clinch at least the No. 3 seed in the NACC Tournament.

   

• After Marian opened with a 13-11 lead Aurora was able to go on a 10-3 run to take a 21-16 lead with 5:36 until half.
• Marian dominated the remaining time until the break going on a 14-4 spurt to go ahead 30-25 at the break.
• Marian continued to use its momentum to open the second half scoring five unanswered to open the second half and lead 35-25.
• The Sabres built its lead out to as large as 17 at 53-36 with 10:03 left in regulation.
• The Spartans then chipped away at the lead the remainder of the half and converted a classic three-point play with 11 seconds left to send the game to overtime at 70-70.
• Marian took control early in overtime scoring the first five points and outscoring the Spartans 14-5 in the extra time.

   

• Marian shot 31-of-61 (.508) from the field and went 7-of-22 (.318) from beyond the arc.  The Sabres were 4-of-6 (.667) from the field and 6-of-6 (1.000) from charity stripe in overtime.
• The Spartans were 25-of-61 (.410) from the field and just 3-of-17 (.176) on three-pointers.
• Marian held a slim 38-36 advantage for points in the paint.
• With the win, Marian clinched at least the No. 3 seed for the NACC Tournament.  The Sabres will need a win against Lakeland combined with two St. Norbert losses to move up to the No. 2 seed.

 

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Senior David Britton scored a game-high 27 points hitting four three-pointers and had six assists.	Senior Tyler Gouin chipped in 25 points.  He also had six rebounds with four assists and two steals.	Senior Carson Talbert added 11 points and had a steal with two blocks.