Welton's teammate Courtney Carson chipped in 21 points, pulled down 6 rebounds and dished off 6 assists. Drew Gronau's 16 points (8 of which came via the free throw line) rounded out the trio of double-digit scorers for Aurora.
AU out-rebounded Rockford by a 43 to 36 margin. The Spartans had 17 offensive boards.
The Regents had four players in double figures. Maurice Lewers had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Maurice Smith and Joel Carter each tallied 15 points (Smith and Carter had 10 and 6 rebounds, respectively, as well).
Mike Jamerson rounded out the quartet with 12 points. Jamerson also gave off 4 assists.