SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – MSU Moorhead shot a red-hot 53.7 percent from the field Saturday night as it prevailed 78-68 over the Augustana men's basketball team inside the Sanford Pentagon.
 
Junior Dylan LeBrun tallied a career-high 24 points while Tyler Riemersma collected a double-double of 20 points and 12 rebounds in the loss. Augustana falls to 11-6 overall and 6-5 in NSIC action. MSU Moorhead improves to 10-7 on the year and 6-5 in the loop.
 
The Vikings led for just under four minutes of gameplay, all in the first half, but did not allow MSUM to pull away. The biggest lead the Dragons held was 11 points in the closing seconds of the game.
 
Augustana entered halftime trailing 37-33 and saw MSU Moorhead control the early portion of the second half. Down seven points, Augustana used an 11-4 run over four minutes of game action to knot the game at 54-all. A pair of Riemersma free throws tied the game with 8:49 on the clock. After the Dragons responded with a layup, Augustana again knotted the game with a pair of Riemersma free throws.
 
However, that would be the last time the score would be tied as MSU Moorhead again answered back and went on a 10-2 run to create separation.
 
Augustana shot 37.3 percent of the field on 25-of-67 shot attempts while the Dragons were 29-of-54 for 53.7 percent. The Vikings committed two fewer turnovers than the Dragons at 14-12. For just the third time this year, Augustana was out-rebounded at 37-36.
 
The Dragons were led by Gavin Baumgartner with 23 points.
 
Augustana travels to Concordia-St. Paul on Friday and Minnesota State on Saturday.