BOXSCORE ST. PETER, Minn. -- A late Augsburg rally fell just short as the Augsburg College men's basketball team lost 82-80 to Gustavus Adolphus College in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action on Wednesday night at Gus Young Court.

Augsburg (5-1 overall, 3-1 MIAC) was led by Andy Grzesiak-Grimm (SR, Wyoming, Minn./St. Francis HS), who finished with 18 points on a 7-for-12 shooting night. Tyler Schmidt (JR, Le Sueur, Minn./Le Sueur-Henderson HS) also finished in double-figures for the Auggies, scoring 14 points, including a 4-of-8 performance from beyond the arc. Brett Sorenson (SR, Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville South HS) collected a game-high nine rebounds while Parker Hines (SO, Lakeville, Minn./Minnehaha Academy HS) posted a game-high nine assists.

Gustavus (4-2 overall, 3-1 MIAC) was led by Seth Anderson, who scored 36 points on a 16-of-26 shooting night from the field.

Despite a hot-shooting first half from Gustauvs (58.1 percent), Augsburg battled hard and forced four tied scores and four lead changes in the opening session. A Hines three pointer cut the Gustavus lead to 38-34 with 28 seconds left in the half but the Gusties were able to hit a layup with five seconds left to take a 40-34 lead into the locker room at the intermission.

The Gustavus lead hovered about 10 for most of the second half but at the five minute mark, the Auggies began their rally. Augsburg went on a 12-2 run, which included a pair of three pointers from Schmidt and cut the lead to 79-78 with just 19 seconds to play. The Gusties were able to hit a pair of free throws to extend their lead to 81-78 but Andy Seidlitz (SO, New Hope, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong HS) converted a layup on the next possession to bring the Auggies back within one. Gustavus hit 1-of-2 on the next trip to the free throw line to go up 82-80, leaving the Auggies seven seconds on the clock. Augsburg was not able to get a good look at the basket and Gustavus hung on for the win.

For the game, Augsburg shot 46.9 percent (30-of-64) from the field, while the Gusties converted on 55.0 percent (33-of-60) of their shots. The Auggies claimed a 34-31 advantage on the boards and a 38-32 advantage in points in the paint but were only able to convert five points on Gustauvs turnovers while the Gusties were able to capatilize on 15 points on Augsburg turnovers.

Augsburg and Gustavus both return to action on Saturday (12/10) with Augsburg hosting Central College and Gustauvs traveling to Northfield to take on St. Olaf College. Both games are scheduled for a 3 p.m. tip off.