WILMORE, Ky. --- Asbury Men's Hoops had a wild Friday night at the Luce Center as they hosted Miami University Middletown. The Eagles came in to the game fresh off a win from the night before, but the ThunderHawks of Middletown, OH came out ready to play. After a half of action Asbury found themselves down 29-36 headed into the locker room. AU would eventually find themselves down 14 points with 15 minutes to go in the game, but they refused to give in.

After consecutive defensive stops by the Eagles, they managed to go on a 11-0 run to get within 3 of the ThunderHawks. From this point on it was a back and forth battle between these two teams. Asbury would grab their first lead since 7 minutes to go in the first, as Jamiel Goliday buried a three pointer to snag a 55-54 lead.

The ThunderHawks weren't done, they kept scrapping to stay in it finding themselves down three with 20 seconds to go. Miami Middletown's RJ Brown would dribble up the court with seconds remaining in the game and nail a buzzer beating 35 footer to send us into overtime at 63 all. Asbury would find a way to pull out this incredible win in overtime as they outscored Miami Middletown 9-8 in OT, giving the Eagles a 72-71 victory. 

Tonight marked the 222nd overall win for Coach Will Shouse as an Asbury Eagle, which ties the school record with Jim Aller. Coach Shouse is one win away from breaking the record and holding this honor, we look forward to 223. 

Top Performers:

· Junior Nick Fort continues to impress as he goes 9-18 for 20 points, grabbing 8 rebounds just missing the double-double. 

· Freshman Clayton Winter got the start and boarded 16 off the glass! He added 13 points as well giving him the double-double.

· Sophomore Kaleb Givens gave 17 huge minutes off the bench, adding 6 points and 2 steals for the Eagles. 
 

Key Stats:

· Asbury was able to turn Miami Middletown over 16 times, leading to 16 points off turnovers. 

· Asbury also won the rebound margin at 40-34, leading to 16 second chance points. 

· Clayton Winter recording 16 rebounds on the night was monstrous. 

Quote:

"We needed a win bad so we went out there and played hard... I just wanted to win. I am just proud that we all came together and we're getting back on the win streak."
* Sophomore Guard Kaleb Givens

Next Up:

The Eagles get right back at it as they host Boyce College tomorrow evening, Dec. 4 at 4 PM.