Augusta, GA - Men's basketball traveled to face off against Augusta University on New Year's Eve for a non conference matchup with the Jaguars.

Results:
- Emmanuel 77, Augusta University 91
- Emmanuel 7-6, 3-2 Conference Carolinas; Augusta University 11-1, 2-0 Peach Belt Conference

Summary:

First Half

- 20 seconds into the first half, the Jaguars made a layup to open the game and put them on the board first
- Tavarus Webb of the Lions answered immediately with a 3 pointer
- The Jaguars would go on a run putting up 10 points to put them up by 10 with 13:56 left in the half
- With 5 minutes left to play in the half, Jasper Gibson would dunk on the Jaguars giving the Lions the lead by 1
- Tavarus Webb made a layup to send the Lions into the half up by 7 points over the Jaguars

Second Half

- The Lions go on a run going up by 9 points in the fist two minutes of play
-  At 15:32, KJ Jones banked a layup giving the Lions the biggest lead of the game over the Jaguars up by 10 points
- With 8:47n. left to play in the game, the Jaguars would take their first lead of the second half up by 1 over the Lions
- The Jaguars would go on an 11 point run to give them the biggest lead of the game over the Lions
- The Lions would continue to chop away at the lead but the Jaguars would hold up and win by 14 points

Players of the game:

- Kendal Latney and Chris Dees scoring 14 points a piece for the Lions
- KJ Jones led the defense with 12 rebounds

The Lions will host Barton College for a Conference Carolinas matchup with the Bulldogs on Wednesday, January 4th. The games is set to begin at 4:00pm.