SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – With 20 assists on 29 made baskets, the Augustana men's basketball team handled the Wildcats of Wayne State 71-55 Sunday afternoon inside the Sanford Pentagon. The win improves the Vikings' record to 11-2 on the year and 5-2 in NSIC action. Wayne State, the preseason favorite in the NSIC's South Division, falls to 4-3 in the loop and 7-6 overall.
 
Augustana led from start to finish much in thanks to four players in double-figure scoring and a near triple-double from Tyler Riemersma. The senior recorded 10 rebounds, eight assists and six points. The four in double-digit scoring were Dylan Lebrun with a game-high 18 points, while Adam Dykman, Jameson Bryan and Isaac Fink each totaled 12 points.
 
Fink opened the game with a 3-point basket, much in thanks to an assist from LeBrun, as the Vikings then rattled off the first seven points of the contest.
 
The Wildcats managed to get within a single point at 13-12 on a Jordan Janssen jumper with 12:19 remaining in the first half. However, Augustana rebuilt its lead to seven points on a Bryan free throw at 25-18.
 
The Vikings then entered halftime holding a 35-26 lead. In the first half, AU tallied assists on 12-of-14 made baskets.
 
Augustana's lead quickly grew to 15 points just 1:40 into the second half and stretched to 17 on a Riemersma fast-break layup to give the home team a 45-28 lead with 15:28 left in the contest. The game was never in doubt throughout the remainder of the contest as the Wildcats could only get within 15 points with the last occurrence happening with 7:16 left on the clock.
 
The lead eventually ballooned to 25 points on a Bennett Otto layup with 2:32 on the clock for a 71-46 score. As both benches emptied, the final score settled at 71-55.
 
Augustana shot 53.7 percent from the field for the game and was an even more impressive 8-of-13 for 61.5 percent from 3-point range. LeBrun and Fink combined to go 5-of-5 from deep.
 
Augustana remains at home on Heritage Court inside the Sanford Pentagon on Friday by hosting MSU Moorhead at 5:30 p.m. On Saturday, the Vikings face Northern State at 3:30 p.m.