DUBUQUE, Iowa - The University of Dubuque men's basketball team played in their final non-conference game of the season on Saturday as they faced the Edgewood College Eagles inside Stoltz Sports Center. The Spartans trailed early, but a dominate second half led the Spartans to an 82-58 win. The Spartans finished the non-conference season a perfect 9-0 on the season. 

The Eagles scored the opening basket of the game and led by as many as eight on two separate occasions in the first half, but a 15-2 run over the final 5:33 of the half had the Spartans out in front 35-30 at halftime. The Spartans got going right away in the second half building to a 10 point lead before the Eagles made a run to cut the Spartans lead to three at 44-47 with 13:51 remaining in the game. The Spartans finished the game on a 13-0 run and shutout the Eagles for the final five minutes of the game. 

Jaylin McCants finished the game with a game-high 27 points on 50% shooting from the floor while going 7-9 from the free throw line. Sam Kilburg bounced back with a 19 point performance that included a team-high three made three-pointers. Sunday John finished with the most points he has had in a Spartan uniform with 11 in 24 minutes of action. Grady Thompson collected seven rebounds and Brock Simon dished out seven assists to lead the team. 

Hear from Robbie Sieverding
"I thought our defense got us going in the second half. We shot the ball well from the three point line tonight and 17 assists to 5 turnovers was great to see tonight. Jaylin and Sam both played well offensively."

The Spartans move to 15-4 overall on the season.

Up Next
The Spartans will host Luther College next Wednesday night (Jan. 31) at 7:30 p.m. on Jon Davison Court in the Stoltz Sports Center.