AUGUSTA, Ga- The #17 Augusta University men's basketball team lost to the Flagler College Saints Saturday afternoon in a highly anticipated bout between top-ranked PBC teams.  Augusta moves to 79-66, 4-3 in PBC play while Flagler improves to 14-3, 7-1 in PBC play.

Augusta (14-3, 4-3 PBC)
FG% 42.1
3PT% 27.3
FT% 88.2
 
Flagler (14-3, 7-1 PBC)
FG% 49.3
3PT% 33.3
FT% 85.7




Augusta started the contest on an early 13-4 run. Miguel Arnold and Tyshaun Crawford both had 10 points in the first half. Persistent offense from the Saints saw the lead slowly dwindle. Augusta held a 35-31 advantage at the half.
Flagler tied the game at 37-37 with 18:04 left in the game. A layup by Darren Lucas-White sparked a run that saw the AU lead extend to six. For the next ten minutes, neither team led by more than 2 points, knotted at 59 points with just over 7 minutes to play. Hot offense propelled the Saints to a 20-7 run to close the game.
Flagler outscored AU 46-32 in the paint and won the rebounding battle 37-32.
 
Tyshaun Crawford led the Jaguar offense with 21 points. The junior also added 8 rebounds and 3 blocks in his 31 minutes of play. Darren Lucas-White carded 14 points and 8 rebound while Miguel Arnold had 12 points. Troy Cracknell was also in double figures, adding 10 points.
 
Flagler was paced by Jaizec Lottie's 22 points.



The return home to play rival USC Aiken on Wednesday Jan 26^th at 7:30pm. Live video and stats can be found at www.augustajags.com
 
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