BOX SCORE

The Basics
Score: No. 18 Augustana College 93, Wayne State College 75
Records: Augustana (11-1, 5-1 NSIC), Wayne State (3-9, 0-6 NSIC)
Location: Rice Auditorium – Wayne, Neb.
The Short Story: Five players scored in double-figures, led by Adam Beyer's career-high 20 points, as Augustana College won its fourth straight to improve to 11-1 (5-1 NSIC) on the season. Augustana finished the game shooting 50 percent from the field and hit a season-high 12 3-pointers in the win.
 
How it happened
• Augustana never trailed on the night, marking the third straight game the Vikings have gained an early lead and never let it get away.
• Augustana took a six-point lead at 8-2 after Daniel Jansen converted a three-point-play and Wayne State never got within closer than that the entire night.
• The Vikings built a 10-point lead just under four minutes into the game and the two teams traded baskets over the next 11 minutes before Augustana went on a tear over a four-minute stretch.
• Augustana went on a 19-4 run, that included three-pointers from Beyer, Casey Schilling and Jordan Spencer, that gave the Vikings a 51-26 lead with just over three minutes remaining in the first half.
• The Vikings shot 61 percent (22 of 36) from the field in the first half, connecting on 8 of 16 shots from 3-point range.
• Augustana led by as much as 28 in the second half and finished the game with 90-plus points for the fourth time this season.
 
Inside the Box Score
• Augustana's 56 first-half points is the most the team has scored in a half this season.
• Augustana has now scored 90 or more points in a game four times this season.
• With the win over Wayne State, Augustana has now won four straight over the Wildcats, sweeping the season series for the second straight year.
• Augustana drilled a season-high 12 3-pointers and made 10 or more for the fourth time this season.
• Augustana had five players score in double-figures, marking the first time Jan. 24, 2014 with five players scoring 10 or more points in the same game.
• Beyer led the Vikings with a career-high 20 points, knocking down a career-high four 3-pointers.
• Beyer was 8 of 11 from the field and grabbed four rebounds to go along with two assists.
• Beyer is the fourth player to score 20 or more points in a game this season for Augustana.
• Schilling registered his fifth double-double of the season (14th career) with 16 points and 10 rebounds while dishing out three assists.
• Schilling went over 900 career points and now sits at 911 in his career.
• Jordan Spencer added 15 points, five assists, four rebounds and three steals for the Vikings.
• Alex Richter finished 4 of 9 from the field, hitting 3 of 6 from 3-point range and 2 of 4 from the free throw line to added 13 points.
• Zach Huisken added 10 points on 4 of 6 shooting while hitting two free throws.
• Daniel Jansen picked up nine points, six rebounds and dished out a season-high five assists.
• Augustana shot 50.8 percent from the field, marking the fifth time the Vikings have shot 50 percent or better from the field this season.
• Augustana improved to 11-0 when out-rebounding an opponent on the season as the Vikings grabbed 37 rebounds to just 28 for the Wildcats.
• Augustana dished out 21 assists tonight, marking the fourth time this season the Vikings have had 20-plus assists in a game.
 
Up next
• Augustana will have 12 days off before picking up the 2014-15 season at Sioux Falls on Jan. 2. Augustana and USF will tip-off at 8 p.m. at the Stewart Center.