Box Score The No. 4 ranked Emory University men's basketball team put on an exhibition showcase Friday night with an 82-74 victory over Division II's Augusta University in front of a large Homecoming crowd at the Woodruff PE Center in Atlanta.
Junior Mario Awasum headlined both teams with a stat-stuffing performance as he went for a game-high 22 points while tallying a team-best three blocks and grabbing six rebounds. Awasum was joined in double figures by senior AJ Harris who totaled 14 points as he played a team-high 27 minutes.
Twelve Eagles saw the court in the home exhibition with 10 Eagles finding the scoring column. Ethan Fauss and Eli Fauss both netted nine in the winning cause with the elder Fauss leading Emory with eight rebounds and tied Harris Jackson for the team lead with four assists.
Emory jumped out the early advantage with a 41-28 edge in the first half after shooting 37.1% from the floor. The Eagles shot even better after returning from the break, knocking down 57.1% of their shots in extend the lead to as many as 22 with 3:51 left to play before the Jaguars made a late run to slash the deficit to single digits.
The Eagles will continue to ramp up for the official start of the regular season which will take place Monday, November 9th in a home contest against Piedmont at 7:30pm.
