Game recap: 19 Dec 15, Auburn Pro Elite Flyers @ Cary Invasion
Auburn Pro Elite 116 Cary Invasion 126

The Auburn Pro Elite Flyers team made the eight-hour trek from Alabama to Kay Yow Court for their first of two scheduled games against the Cary Invasion. Auburn Flyers jumped out on Cary early in the first quarter and we’re up by as much as 15 points to their surprise, since 3 of Auburns bigs were missing in action & Auburn only dressed 8 players. This was Auburn’s first game of the season, and through the first three-quarters of the game they managed to stay even with Cary, in the fourth-quarter the score was 105-105 with approximately 4-5 minutes to go & Auburn went up by as much as 7 points before some crucial calls were made that changed & slowed down the run.
One player pretty much controlled the tenor of the game, Auburn’s DeAnthony Hereford, who delivered an impressive game-high 51-points (including 7-three pointers) for his team. Other contributors included Jeremy McKay with 23-points, seven-assists and eight defensive rebounds, and Rashad Wilson adding 12-points to the Pro Elite’s total.
For Cary, however, the attack was more evenly balanced, with six players logging double-digit points: Corey Evans with 28 (4-three points, 10-free throws, two of those coming from ‘technicals’; JJ Barbee added 24; Rodney Callwood had 16; Paul Wright with 13; and Anton Currie with 10. One of the keys to the Invasion win was the team’s 40-defensive rebounds as opposed to only 26 for Auburn—Cary’s big men definitely dominated under the boards.
Of course, what would a great professional basketball game be without controversy? And this one was no exception, with game play being suspended twice in the last quarter due to a scoring disagreement, which was eventually was supposedly sorted out by the refs who were the officiating trio and Cary floor boss Dan Pike.
Next up for Auburn (0-1)will be another road trip, this time to Wilmington (5-0) on January 3rd, while the Invasion (6-1) travels to Wilmington on Sunday the 27th for a year-ending afternoon (3PM) showdown before returning home for a six-game home stand.