YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. – In a marquee matchup with huge season implications, No. 10 Augusta men's basketball handed No. 18 Young Harris its first loss 87-66. The Jaguars are now 13-1, 4-0 PBC while Young Harris is now 12-1, 3-1 PBC.

In the victory, senior Tyree Myers broke the Peach Belt Conference record for career assists. A record previously held by Troran Brown of University of Montevallo with 574 career assists, Myers now has 581 and becomes the new Peach Belt Conference record holder.


Augusta (13-1, 4-0PBC)
FG% 55.7
3PT% 47.6
FT% 90
 
Young Harris (12-1, 3-1 PBC)
FG% 51.1
3PT% 33.3
FT% 77.8
 
Young Harris set the tempo for the first 10 minutes of play. A shot from beyond the arc by Lenny Pradia put the home team up 10-7 just under 4 minutes into the game. After seeing that lead extended to five, PBC record holder Miguel Arnold hit a signature three-pointer to cut the lead to 2. A dunk from Tyshaun Crawford and a made jumper from Demitri Gardner gave Augusta its first lead of the game. Up 20-19, the Jaguars would continue to apply offensive pressure. A last second shot from Tyree Myers pushed the No. 10 team to a 42-35 halftime lead.


AU opened the second half with a dunk from Crawford.  After allowing a floater from Josh Petteno, the Jags would score the next five. Augusta would continue to apply pressure with a three-pointer from David Viti extending the lead to 13 with 9:10 left to play. Arnold proved vital down the stretch, scoring 12 of his 21 points in the second half.

Miguel Arnold led scoring with 21 points, knocking down five three pointers in the game. Tyshaun Crawford had 18 points, 12 rebounds, and 2 blocks while Ja'Queze Kirby had 14 points. Darren Lucas-White headed the defensive effort with 4 steals and Tyree Myers led with eight assists in his record-breaking game.  
 
Augusta returns home on Wednesday Jan 11 at 7:30pm to host Lander. Live stats and video at augustajags.com
 
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