Dahlonega, Ga- The Augusta University men's basketball moved to a tie for third place in the conference with a 73-65 defeat of North Georgia. Augusta improves to 17-3, 7-3 in in conference play while North Georgia falls to 12-8, 5-6 in Peach Belt play. AU's game on Saturday against Georgia College will dictate second place in the conference.

Augusta (17-3, 8-3 PBC)
FG% 41.3
3PT% 52.9
FT% 68.4
 
North Georgia  (17-1, 11-0 PBC)
FG% 42.9
3PT% 20.0
FT% 77.8
 
Augusta led for most of the contest, but North Georgia hung tight, clawing back from a 14 point first half deficit to cut the lead to three early in the second half. The Jaguars responded with a 7-0 spurt, however, to stretch the lead back to 10 and held UNG at bay the rest of the night.
 
Darren Lucas-White led scoring for AU. In 25 minutes of play, the junior was 3-for-3 from the field and turned in 18 points. Miguel Arnold and Tyshaun Crawford both turned in double-doubles. Arnold had 16 points and 10 rebounds while Crawford added 13 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks.
 
The Jaguars travel to Georgia College on Saturday for a 3:30pm game. Live video and stats can be found at www.augustajags.com
 
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