CROOKSTON, Minn. - For the second consecutive afternoon, the Augustana men's basketball team dropped a road overtime contest. The Vikings fell 74-71 to Minnesota Crookston on Saturday afternoon at Lysaker Gymnasium.

Tameron Ferguson led the Vikings with 14 points, six rebounds and four assists while shooting 6 of 10 from the field. Bennett Fried added 12 points and six rebounds while Tanner Te Slaa scored 10 second half points. Kelton Coleman led the bench unit with 13 points. 

Fried and Rensch hit jumpers on the first two AU possessions to open the scoring. UMC countered with a 10-0 run that ended on a Rensch jumper at the 14:56 mark to bring the Vikings within 10-6. The Golden Eagles pushed ahead 14-8 before Fried, Conner Kraft and Coleman each scored a pair to even the scoring with 11:10 to go in the half. 

UMC marched back ahead thanks to a 9-2 run, but an Akoi and-one stopped it for a moment and cut back into the deficit. The Golden Eagles continued tacking onto its lead, growing it to eight, but an 11-2 Viking run that included a 7-0 Coleman personal run helped AU leap to a 30-29 lead with 3:24 to go in the half. 

After a UMC free throw, Akoi added to the run with a layup to put the Vikings in front by two points. A UMC and-one gave them the lead back, Coleman hit a pair of free throws and UMC followed with two of its own to take a 35-34 lead at the break. 

Fried opened the second half with an offensive rebound and finish and Akoi knocked down a pair of free throws on the next possession to reclaim a lead at 38-35. Akoi continued the run with a jumper on the third possession before a Golden Eagle 3-pointer and jumper ended the run and evened the score at 40-40 with 16:51 remaining. 

Ferguson scored the next five points and after a UMC 3-pointer, Te Slaa hit a 3-pointer for his first points of the game to keep the Vikings ahead by five. Back-and-forth action helped keep the Viking lead at five before a Te Slaa 3-pointer with 9:59 left gave AU a 57-49 lead. 

With the Vikings leading 59-52, UMC chipped away. A 13-6 run over a six minute stretch evened the scoring at 65-65 with 1:55 to play in the game. The Golden Eagles knocked down a jumper to take a two point lead and a Ferguson free throw cut the deficit in half. After UMC split a pair to regain a two point lead into the final possession but Rensch cleaned up a miss just before the buzzer with a layup on the other end to send the game into overtime. 

Kraft opened the scoring in overtime with a layup and Rensch knocked in a free throw to take a three point lead but the Golden Eagles scored the final six points of the game to bring us to our final score. 

Augustana looks to bounce back on Thursday afternoon when they travel to No. 15 Southwest Minnesota State with tip-off scheduled for 5:30 p.m.