Star forward Derek Pedersen provided the big blow with 35 seconds to play in the game, knocking down a three-point play to take a 66-64 lead on a drive and foul by AU's Larry Welton. Pedersen would knock down two free-throws with seven seconds left to seal the upset for the Stars.
After a sloppy first half in which the two teams shot a combined 33% from the field (21-63) with AU shooting just 27.8%in the first half. The two teams battled throughout the second half with Aurora taking a six-point lead with three minutes remaining in the contest, 63-57, only to see the Stars go on a 11-1 run to close out the contest.
Dominican shot 46.2% from the field for the game with Aurora shooting 32.3%. Aurora outrebounded Dominican 44 to 33.
The loss drops the Spartans to 2-1 on the season, while Dominican improves to 3-0 overall.
Newspaper Box Score Dominican University vs Aurora University 11/21/05 7:30 p.m. at Aurora University Thornton Gymnasium At Aurora University Thornton Gymnasium DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY 68, AURORA UNIVERSITY 64 DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY (3-0) Haiduc, Mike 6-12 2-2 14; Pedersen, Derek 4-6 3-3 13; McMillan, Erin 3-8 4-4 11; Jones, Binyamin 3-6 0-0 9; Clay, Ivano 3-7 0-0 9; Seaton, James 2-4 0-1 5; Cobb, Marlon 2-5 0-0 4; Tonsil, Tony 1-3 0-0 3; Goldthwaite, Kenny 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-52 9-10 68. AURORA UNIVERSITY (2-1) WELTON, Larry 4-18 8-10 17; CARTWRIGHT, Jeremy 6-14 2-5 14; CARSON, Tony 4-9 2-3 13; MAGEE, Dusty 4-7 0-0 11; CARSON, Courtney 2-8 1-2 6; ENGELHARDT, Luke 1-5 0-0 3; MENDEZ, Vic 0-1 0-0 0; TRUDO, Chad 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 21-65 13-22 64. Dominican University.......... 27 41 - 68 Aurora University............. 27 37 - 64 3-point goals-Dominican University 11-21 (Clay, Ivano 3-6; Jones, Binyamin 3-4; Pedersen, Derek 2-4; McMillan, Erin 1-3; Tonsil, Tony 1-2; Seaton, James 1-2), Aurora University 9-16 (CARSON, Tony 3-5; MAGEE, Dusty 3-3; WELTON, Larry 1-2; ENGELHARDT, Luke 1-2; CARSON, Courtney 1-3; TRUDO, Chad 0-1). Fouled out--Dominican University-None, Aurora University-None. Rebounds-Dominican University 33 (McMillan, Erin 8), Aurora University 44 (CARTWRIGHT, Jeremy 11). Assists-Dominican University 19 (Jones, Binyamin 4), Aurora University 13 (CARSON, Courtney 3). Total fouls-Dominican University 18, Aurora University 13. A-1000