WINONA, Minn. – Jordan Spencer matched his career-high with 22 points to go along with eight assists and three rebounds to lead No. 2 Augustana University men's basketball to a 75-62 win over Winona State (7-10, 6-7 NSIC) on Friday night.
 
Augustana improved to 16-1 on the season, including 13-0 in NSIC play extending their winning streak to 16 games.
 
Spencer finished the night 9 of 13 from the field, connecting on 3 of 5 3-pointers while picking up three steals on the night. The 20-point performance by Spencer marks his second of the season, third career.
 
Senior forward Daniel Jansen registered his fifth double-double of the season (18th career) finishing with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Jansen moved into second all-time in scoring at Augustana passing Cody Schilling who scored 1,868 career points from 2008-12. Jansen has now scored 1,870 career points putting him 94 points shy of Cameron McCaffrey's all-time record of 1,964.
 
Augustana had four players in double-figures on the night as Casey Schilling finished with 10 points and eight rebounds to go with four assists. Adam Beyer pitched in with 11 points, three assists, two rebounds, one block and one steal while shooting 4 of 6 from the field, including 3 of 4 from 3-point range.
 
Matthew Brazendale came off the bench to score nine points for the Vikings against the Warriors, hitting 3 of 5 shots, all from behind the arc, including two in the first half that allowed Augustana to take a double-digit lead into the break.
 
Augustana finished the game shooting 42.2 percent (27 of 64) from the field while hitting 12 of 30 (40 percent) from behind the arc.
 
The Vikings forced Winona State into 19 turnovers and allowed the Warriors to shoot just two free throws. Winona State out-rebounded Augustana 40-30 marking only the third time this season the Vikings have lost the battle on the boards.
 
Both teams got off to a slow start in the first half stifling each other on the defensive end through the midway point of the first half. Jansen tied the game at 11-11 hitting one of two free throws with 11:30 remaining in the first frame allowing the Vikings to eventually take the lead for good in the half.
 
Augustana went on a 19-8 run over the next 9:31 of the first half to build a 29-19 lead. The Vikings started to find their touch from behind the arc during the run with Brazendale coming off the bench and knocking down 2 of 3 triples in the half.
 
Brazendale stretched Augustana's lead to 11 at 34-23 knocking down a transition triple just before the buzzer for his second 3-pointer of the night.
 
Augustana finished the half shooting 38.7 percent (12 of 31) from the field while knocking down 5 of 12 3-pointers (41.7 percent). The Vikings were also 5 of 11 from the free throw line in the first frame and did not allow Winona State to get to the line.
 
Augustana forced Winona State into 10 first-half turnovers and held the Warriors to just 36.7 percent shooting, including 8.3 percent from behind the arc. The Vikings converted WSU's 10 turnovers into 13 points.
 
Spencer led all players with 10 points in the first half finishing 4 of 7 from the field. Jansen added eight points and six boards in the half and Schilling pitched in with six points, five rebounds and three assists.
 
Augustana quickly built its lead to 14 when Jansen knocked down a 3-pointer on the first possession of the second half but the shot wouldn't be contagious as the Warriors were able to cut Augustana's lead down to eight at 39-31 with 16:16 to play after a couple quick scores by Corey Jeffs and Mark Blacklock.
 
Spencer answered the quick-strike by the Warriors with a pair of free throws over the next two minutes to help the Vikings push the lead back up to 14 but the Warriors would not go away quietly. Kyle Bauman hit a 3-pointer with 7:01 to play to bring WSU within eight at 58-50.
 
That would be as close as it would get as the Vikings turned up the pressure going on a 15-6 run immediately following the Bauman 3-pointer pushing their lead all the way up to 17 at 73-56 with just over two minutes to play in the game.
 
The win for the Vikings evened the all-time series between the two schools at 11-11. Augustana has now won three of the last four meetings between the two teams improving to 3-6 all-time in games played in Winona, Minn.
 
Augustana will return to action tomorrow night traveling to Fayette, Iowa to take on Upper Iowa at 6 p.m.