BOX SCORE

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – No. 12 Augustana College men's basketball shot 90 percent from the free throw line and got 13 points, nine rebounds and eight assists from Jordan Spencer in an 80-65 win over Concordia-St. Paul (8-6, 4-4 NSIC) on Friday night. With the win, Augustana improved to 14-1 (8-1 NSIC) on the season matching its best start in school history. The Vikings have started 14-1 on two occasions, most recently during the 1987-88 season.
 
How it happened
• Augustana attacked the lane early in the game and jumped out to a 15-9 lead four and a half minutes into the game.
• After Jordan Spencer drilled the Vikings' first 3-pointer of the night to put the Vikings in front 10-4, CU stormed back to get within one at 10-9 after a Terez VanPelt triple.
• Alex Richter answered with his 3-pointer of the night and the Vikings ran the floor to go back up by six after a frastbreak bucket by Spencer.
• The two teams would play it tight through the next four minutes of the game until Augustana went on a 14-7 run to take its largest lead of the half at 35-26 with 3:49 to play.
• Mike Yahnke then gave the Golden Bears some momentum converting a 3-point-play after slamming one home in the lane to spark an 8-0 run for CU.
• The Golden Bears once against cut the lead to one but Daniel Jansen hit two free throws and scored a basket with eight seconds left in the half to give the Vikings a 39-34 lead at the break.
• The Vikings shot 50 percent (15 of 30) from the field in the first half, knocking down 4 of 13 (30.8 percent) from 3-point range.
• CU out-rebounded Augustana 17 to 15 in the first half and was led by Nuni Omot's 11 first-half points.
• The Vikings jumped out to an early 10-point lead, its largest of the night up to that point, after a 6-0 run put Augustana up 50-40.
• CU cut the lead to three but Daniel Jansen took over for the Vikings scoring eight straight points for the Vikings to put his team back in front 58-51.
• Jansen's effort sparked a 19-9 Augustana run that allowed the Vikings to go up 69-55 with 5:33 remaining in the game.

Inside the Box Score
• Jordan Spencer lit up the box score tonight finishing with 13 points, a career-high nine rebounds, eight assists and three steals.
• Daniel Jansen registered his ninth 20-plus point game of the season (20th career) leading the team with 22.
• Jansen finished the night 5 of 12 from the field, knocking down 1 of 4 from 3-point range.
• Jansen was 11 of 11 from the free throw line, helping the Vikings shoot 91.7 percent from the line.
• Augustana has shot 90 percent or better from the free throw line three times this season.
• Augustana out-rebounded Concordia-St. Paul 34-31, moving the Vikings to 13-0 on the season when out-rebounding an opponent.
• Casey Schilling had a solid night picking up 19 points, six rebounds, a season-high three blocks and two steals.
• Schilling has now scored 954 career points, putting him 46 shy of 1,000 for his career.
• Alex Richter pitched in with 17 points on 8 of 10 shooting, including 1 of 2 from 3-point range.
• Adam Beyer ended the night with seven points, five assists and four rebounds.  
• Augustana dished out 21 assists as a team tonight, marking the seventh time this season with 20-plus assists.
• The Vikings have dished out 20-plus assists in two straight games.
• Augustana has now won seven straight games over Concordia-St. Paul.

Up next
• Augustana returns to the Sioux Falls Arena tomorrow night to host No. 16 Minnesota State (12-2, 7-1 NSIC). Tip-off is set for 6 p.m.