DULUTH, Minn. – Augustana University men's basketball got points from all 11 players, including five in double-figures, in a 90-67 win over the University of Minnesota Duluth (4-17, 3-12 NSIC) Friday night. The Vikings (15-6, 10-5 NSIC) shot 55 percent from the field and never looked back after building a 23-point halftime lead.
 
Jordan Spencer and John Warren both scored 13 points on the night to lead the Vikings. Mike Busack and Marcus Asmus each added 12 and Steven Schaefer pitched in with 11.
 
Spencer added five assists and three rebounds while Warren pitched in with eight rebounds, four assists and three steals. Andy Kerkman added eight points and four rebounds off the bench for the Vikings.
 
The Vikings finished the night 36 of 65 from the field, including 9 of 23 from 3-point range. Augustana forced 11 UMD turnovers, leading to 20 points. The Vikings also out-scored UMD 46-26 in the paint.
 
Minnesota Duluth shot 41.8 percent (23 of 55) from the field while hitting 8 of 29 from behind the arc. Charles Benson led the Bulldogs with 21 points on 7 of 9 shooting. Benson was also 7 of 9 from the free throw line.
 
Augustana opened up a 9-3 lead in the first three minutes of the game and continued to build on it using a 10-2 run to take a 12-point lead at 19-7 after a 3-point-play by Warren with 13:17 left in the first half.
 
The Vikings used the strong start and quickly built a 19-point lead nearing the midway point of the first half. Beyer knocked down Augustana's first 3-pointer of the night with 11:19 to play in the first giving the Vikings a 28-9 lead.
 
Minnesota Duluth used a 6-2 run to get within 15 after the under-10 media timeout but the Vikings stretched the lead back up to 19 getting four straight points from Spencer to make the score 34-15. Augustana hit a pair of 3-pointers in the final minute of the half, including one from Steven Schaefer with five seconds left, giving his team a 23-point halftime lead at 49-26.
 
Nine different players scored for Augustana in the first half, led by Busack who scored 12 points on 5 of 8 shooting. Augustana shot 58.3 percent (21 of 36) from the field, including 4 of 12 from 3-point range.
 
The Vikings forced eight turnovers in the first half and scored 13 points off of the UMD turnovers. The Bulldogs were led by Charles Benson who scored 12 points in the first half. UMD shot 38.5 percent (10 of 26) from the field, including 2 of 11 from behind the arc.
 
Spencer knocked down a three to start the scoring in the second half for the Vikings giving Augustana a 26-point lead at 52-26. UMD got within 20 with just under 15 minutes to play but the Vikings kept the strong shooting effort going. Augustana was 8 of 12 from the field at the midway point of the second half, leading to a 24-point margin of 67-43 with 10:48 to play.
 
The Vikings led by as much as 26 on the night and closed-out the contest picking up a win with its starters on the bench for most of the second half heading into a big contest with St. Cloud State on Saturday.
 
The 90-67 victory marks the fourth time Augustana has put up 90-plus points in a game this season.
 
Augustana will play at St. Cloud State at 6 p.m. tomorrow night at Halenbeck Hall on SCSU's campus.