AUGUSTA, Ga – The No. 12 Augusta University men's basketball team dominated Reinhardt 90-49 at home on Saturday afternoon. The stat sheet was spread, with four Jaguars in double-figures and eleven different Jaguars adding to scoring. Augusta improves to 9-1. Augusta will close out 2022 when they host Emmanuel at noon on New Year's Eve.
Augusta (9-1)
FG% 53.1
3PT% 58.8
FT% 66.7
Reinhardt (6-7)
FG% 24.1
3PT% 12
FT% 83.3
Augusta forced the Eagles into 22 turnovers in the contest, converting those turnovers into 33 points.
Timmy Sellers opened scoring for AU with two free throws. A jumper from
David Viti gave AU an early 5-0 lead. Consistent offense pushed Augusta to a 20-point lead with 2:35 left to play in the first half. AU would lead 40-25 at halftime. The second half proved more of the same, with Augusta extending the lead to as many as 41 points. The Jaguars cruised to a 90-49 victory.
Tyshaun Crawford led with 14 points and 6 rebounds.
Tyree Myers and
Miguel Arnold each added 11 points and 2 rebounds. Myers added 4 assists. Freshman
Chris Britt carded a season-high 10 points, going 3-for-4 from the field.
David Viti and
Ja'Queze Kirby both scored 9 points while Carson Seeman had 8.
The Jaguars travel to Newberry on Mon Dec 19 for a 3:00pm contest before returning home to host Emmanuel on New Year's Eve. Live video and stats can be found at
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