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Fighting Scots Knock Off Illinois at Auburn Tournament

Box Score (New/Sortable Format) 1 | Box Score (New/Sortable Format) 2 | Box Score (New/Sortable Format) 3 AUBURN, Ala. – The Edinboro wheelchair basketball team got off to a great start at the Auburn University Tournament on Friday with a 58-48 win over Illinois. However, head coach Jim Glatch's squad lost a pair of games to the teams from Alabama, suffering a 52-40 loss to host Auburn, followed by a 64-49 setback to Alabama. The Fighting Scots are now 13-7. They will take the court again on Saturday, facing Auburn once again.

Here's a look at Edinboro's three games on Friday:

EDINBORO 58, ILLINOIS 48
Chayse Wolf, Jacob Spillers, and Seamus McNally combined for 53 of Edinboro's 58 points. Wolf and Spillers both registered double doubles, with Wolf finishing with 24 points (8-of-13 FGs, 3-of-3 3's, 5-of-8 FTs) and 10 rebounds, adding six assists, while Spillers had 16 points and 10 boards. McNally chipped in with 13 points and seven rebounds. Edinboro led for most of the first half before taking a slim 31-30 lead at the half. Illinois scored the first four points of the second half to grab a 34-31 lead, but Edinboro answered with a 9-0 run. Wolf scored on a layup, followed by a bucket by Spillers to give the lead back to the Fighting Scots. Wolf's three and a Seamus McNally basket gave Edinboro a 40-34 lead with 13:36 remaining. Back came the Illini, outscoring the Scots, 10-2, to regain the lead at 44-42 with just under ten minutes remaining. Edinboro would grab the lead for good on Spillers' layup with 6:06 left for a 48-46 advantage. The Fighting Scots would end the game on a 14-2 run after trailing by two points.

AUBURN 52, EDINBORO 40
Edinboro was unable to overcome a hot-shooting Auburn team in game number two on Friday. In particular, the Tigers were hot in the first half, shooting 62.5 percent from the floor (15-of-24). That led to a 30-17 lead at halftime. Auburn would shoot 50.0 percent for the game (24-of-48) while Edinboro came in at 34.7 percent (17-of-49). Jacob Spillers accounted for over half of Edinboro's points as the freshman made 11-of-20 field goals, including 3-of-7 3-pointers, to finish with 25 points. Chayse Wolf was next with six points and five assists. Cor'Rales Dupree had a team-high six rebounds.

ALABAMA 64, EDINBORO 49
Like Auburn, Alabama came out on fire, making 18-of-29 shots in the first half (62.1 pct.) to grab a 40-22 lead after 20 minutes. They would pull no closer than the final score in the ensuing 20 minutes as Alabama ended the game shooting 55.6 percent (30-of-54), while Edinboro came in at 38.9 percent (21-of-54). The Crimson Tide also held a 32-25 advantage on the glass. Kevin Atherley led the Fighting Scots with 16 points and nine rebounds. Jacob Spillers added 14 points, making 6-of-10 field goals, including both of his 3-point attempts.

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Players Mentioned

#35 Kevin Atherley: Senior

#24 Cor'Rales Dupree: Sophomore

#13 Seamus McNally: Senior

#21 Chayse Wolf: Junior

#14 Jacob Spillers: Freshman

Players Mentioned

#35 Kevin Atherley
: Senior

#24 Cor'Rales Dupree
: Sophomore

#13 Seamus McNally
: Senior

#21 Chayse Wolf
: Junior

#14 Jacob Spillers
: Freshman

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Fighting Scots Knock Off Illinois at Auburn Tournament

Players Mentioned

#35 Kevin Atherley

#24 Cor'Rales Dupree

#13 Seamus McNally

#21 Chayse Wolf

#14 Jacob Spillers

Players Mentioned

#35 Kevin Atherley

#24 Cor'Rales Dupree

#13 Seamus McNally

#21 Chayse Wolf

#14 Jacob Spillers