The Gyrenes again responded to a JWU run with a spurt of their own, this time a 11-0 run to make it 55-43. The Wildcats wouldn't go away and made it a one-possession game, 44-41, with 13:19 remaining. After a Grujicic score, Brankov scored the next six points for AMU to give them the 42-31 advantage. The Blue and Green responded with an 8-0. Johnson & Wales came out firing in the second half and cut the AMU lead to five just over a minute into the half. The Gyrenes maintained a double-digit lead for most of the half and went into the break with a 36-27 lead. A few minutes later, a layup by Grujicic gave AMU its largest lead of the opening half, 26-12, with 6:40 to play. With the game tied 6-6 early in the first half, a Bates layup and Riccio fast break three sparked a 14-2 run for AMU to give the Gyrenes a 20-8 edge.
The Blue and Green outrebounded JWU 41-34. AMU held Johnson & Wales to 38.3 percent from the floor. The Gyrenes shot 46 percent from the field on the day and were 9-of-24 from three.
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