SIOUX FALLS – Ten days after capping a perfect 2-0 weekend at the Small College Basketball Hall of Fame Classic, the Augustana men's basketball team opened its home schedule with a hard fought 97-94 win over Peru State, thanks to double-doubles from both Jordan Spencer and Adam Dykman.

The Vikings improve to 3-0 with their 20th consecutive home-opening win, while the Bobcats end the day at 3-2.

Down one early, the Vikings used a 7-0 spurt early in the first half to turn a 10-9 deficit into a 16-10 lead, but every time it looked like Augustana would run away with the game, the Bobcats fired right back.
Augie led 26-16 midway though the first half, only to see Peru State cut that back to 29-25 less than three minutes later. The Vikings then got it up to 47-36 with less than two minutes left in the first half before taking a 49-40 lead into the locker room at halftime.

The lead got back to 11 at 51-40 to start the second half, but the Bobcats kept fighting, and cut that to 69-68 midway through the half, but this time they stayed close and hit a layup with 46 seconds left to tie the game at 85 and force the overtime.

The Bobcats took the early lead in the extra stanza, and led by as many as three points, but a John Warren's second 3-pointer of the overtime put the Vikings up 94-93 with 36 seconds left, and they never trailed again.

Dykman led four Vikings in double figures with a game- and career-high 25 points, adding a game- and career-high 12 rebounds for his first-career double-double. Spencer notched his second double-double of the season, the seventh of his career, with 21 points and 10 assists, while Warren added 17 points and Steven Schaefer 15 points. Freshman Jameson Bryan pitched in with a career-high 9 points as well.

Four Bobcats scored in double figures as well, with Quantice Hunter setting the pace with 24 points, adding 10 rebounds to complete the double-double. LJ Westbrook added 20 points, Noah Vasa 18 and Marcus Nolan 14 points in the loss.

The Vikings look to make it a perfect 4-0 start on Thursday, when they host the Graceland Yellowjackets at 8 p.m., following the Vikings women's game against William Penn at 6 p.m.
 
NOTES: Augustana leads the all-time series with Peru State 4-0 … the Vikings won their 20th straight home opener, which includes all 15 under head coach Tom Billeter … the Vikings last played an overtime game on Jan. 13, 2017, a 91-89 double-overtime loss to MSU Moorhead at the Sioux Falls Arena, and won an overtime game for the first time since defeating Wayne State 94-87 on Nov. 21, 2016 … the Vikings improve to 3-0 when leading at the half, and when being outrebounded by their opponent ... Augustana made at least 10 3-pointers in all three games ... at least one Vikings player recorded a double-double in all three games this season … Spencer's double-double marked the second of the season and the seventh of his career, while Dykman recorded the first of his career … Jameson Bryan made his first collegiate free throw on his first attempt