AUGUSTA, Ga. – The No. 15 Augusta Men's basketball team avenged an early season loss to the Flagler Saints with a convincing 93-71 win on the road.  The Jaguars are now 21-5, 12-4 PBC while Flagler is 12-15, 16-10 PBC.


Augusta (21-5, 12-4 PBC)
FG% 60.7
3PT% 60
FT% 68.4 


Flagler (12-15, 16-10 PBC)
FG% 45.3
3PT% 25.0
FT% 72

With big man Tyshaun Crawford in foul trouble for much of the game, Ja'Queze Kirby, David Viti, and Darren Lucas-White stepped up to carry much of the offensive load.

Miguel Arnold led scoring with 25 points. The senior was perfect from three point line, going 6-for-6 from being the arc and 9-of-10 from the field. Kirby was also deadly from the three-point line, going 5-for-6 and scoring 19 points. Viti scored 14 points and added 1 block. Lucas-White added 11.

Senior Tyree Myers dished 11 assists.

Flagler was led in scoring by Omar Figueroa's 20 points.

A three-pointer from Ja'Queze Kirby less than a minute into the game gave Augusta an early 7-2 lead. A dunk by David Viti gave AU its first double-digit lead just 8 minutes into the contest.

Augusta would continue to lead going into halftime up 44-32. Flagler would come within striking distance in the second half, but consistent offense and up-temp play pushed the Jaguars to victory.

The Jaguars travel to North Georgia for a pivotal matchup against No. 21 North Georgia. Live video and stats at augustajags.com
 

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