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WAYNE, Neb. - Wayne State extended a three-point lead with four minutes left to double figures en route to a 71-61 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference men's basketball win over Augustana Saturday night.
WSC improves to 8-16 (7-13 NSIC). Augustana falls to 15-9 (12-8 NSIC).
Amry Shelby scored 24 points to lead his Wildcats, who shot 57.1 percent (12 of 21) in the second half.
Cody Schilling's 20 points paced Augustana. He was the lone Viking to reach double figures.
Derrick De Zeeuw grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds in the loss.
Augustana held as large as five-point lead in the second half, but WSC erased the difference and had a double-figure advantage with two minutes to play.
Both teams shot worse than 40 percent in the first 20 minutes, and the Wildcats led for most of the first half. It wasn't until
Drae Murray drilled a 3-pointer with five seconds left before intermission that WSC didn't have a lead. Murray's trey tied the contest at 27-27 at the break.
Murray scored seven first-half points for the Vikings, while Shelby had eight for the Wildcats.
Augustana put together a 9-2 run early the second half to build a 34-29 advantage three minutes in.
Three minutes later, the Wildcats used an Ayron Worthington layup to take a 38-36 lead.
Schilling connected on a pair of free throws at the eight-minute mark to put the Viking ahead 44-43, but that would the last time the visitors would lead.
WSC scored six unanswered points in response. The Wildcats' lead eventually maxed out at 12 points with 12 seconds left.
Eight WSC free throws in the final minute of play kept the Vikings from lingering.
The win for the Wildcats evened the season series as Augustana beat WSC earlier this season in Sioux Falls.
Schilling's 20point outing moved him into second on the all-time scoring list at Augustana, passing Mark Smed. He now has 1,796 career points.
Augustana travels to MSU Moorhead and Minnesota, Crookston next weekend to wrap up regular-season play.
