ST. PAUL, Minn. – Dylan LeBrun scored 16 points and the Augustana men's basketball team snapped a five-game skid in an 81-54 rout of Concordia-St. Paul.
 
Augustana never trailed in the game and scored 26 points off 20 CSP turnovers to improve to 12-7 overall and 7-6 in the NSIC. Concordia-St. Paul drops to 6-11 on the year and 4-9 in conference action.
 
The Vikings jumped out to a 5-0 lead behind a layup from Adam Dykman and a 3-point basket from Matt Todd and never looked back. The lead quickly grew to 15 points at 23-8 midway through the first half after a pair of Tyler Riemersma free throws.
 
Concordia-St. Paul briefly went on a 10-1 run to cut the deficit to six points but that was the closest the home team would get as Augustana dominated all facets of the game. The Vikings entered halftime leading 40-28.
 
After CSP scored the opening basket of the second half, Augustana went on an 11-0 run to have the lead balloon to 20 points at 51-31 on an Isaac Fink jumper. The lead eventually grew to 31 points before the final score of 81-54.
 
LeBrun led the way with 16 points while Todd and Michael Schaefer each added 10 points. Bennett Otto made his collegiate debut with eight points in 20 minutes of action. The Vikings also put together two near double-doubles as Riemersma grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds while scoring nine points. Trevor Hanson grabbed nine rebounds and scored eight points.
 
The Vikings recorded 13 steals, the most since 2016. Four players recorded two steals while another five tallied one swiped ball.
 
The Golden Bears, who shot 30.5 percent from the field for the game, were led by Max Keefe with 13 points.
 
Augustana remains on the road for a 5:30 p.m. contest Minnesota State.