ABERDEEN, S.D. – The Augustana men's basketball team is 4-0 on the season after toppling South Dakota Mines 82-58 Saturday in the final game of the East/West Challenge. South Dakota Mines is 1-3 on the season.
 
Much as in the win on Friday, Isaac Fink led three Vikings in double-figure scoring with 16 points. He was joined by Tyler Riemersma with 15 points and Jameson Bryan with 10. Much like Friday again, Riemersma fell one rebound shy of a double-double with nine boards on the afternoon.
 
Dylan LeBrun also saw himself have a solid game with eight points on 4-of-8 shooting with nine rebounds.
 
Augustana led for nearly 37 minutes of the 40-minute game and trailed just once, on the opening possessions.
 
After falling behind 6-1, an 11-0 run turned a 9-4 deficit into a 15-9 lead. The run started with a Bryan 3-point basket and included long-range shots from Fink and Adam Dykman along with a fast-break layup from LeBrun.
 
The lead quickly built to 14 points as Alex Distras scored from 3-point land to give AU a 26-12 lead. The largest lead of the game came at 38-14 when Eric Tiedman scored on a jumper in the paint late in the opening half.
 
Augustana entered halftime holding a 42-28 lead.
 
South Dakota Mines was able to whittle the Vkings' lead down to eight points with 7:57 on the clock, but it was too little, too late, as Augustana ramped its offense back up to a 20-point cushion at 75-55 before settling on the final score of 82-58.
 
The Vikings shot 47.7 percent from the field for the game on 31-of-65 shot attempts while forcing 21 SD Mines turnovers. Off those turnovers, Augustana scored 30 points and scored 18 points on 11 offensive rebounds.
 
The Vikings have a one-off NSIC contest on Tuesday, traveling to Wayne State. Opening tip is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in Wayne, America.