Men's Basketball 2/11/02 -- St. Olaf 78, Augsburg 70 

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NORTHFIELD, Minn. (2/11/02) -- Justin Bonestroo (Jr., Stillwater, Minn.) had a double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds Monday night, leading host St. Olaf College to a 78-70 win over Augsburg College in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's basketball game at the Skoglund Center.

Bonestroo scored 13 points and had seven rebounds in the first half, leading St. Olaf to a 38-30 lead and helping the Oles improve to 8-16 overall and 4-15 in MIAC play. Augsburg dropped to 10-13 overall and 6-12 in MIAC play and was eliminated from contention for the six-team MIAC postseason playoffs with the loss. Augsburg has lost three straight games and four of its last five.

St. Olaf jumped out to a 15-point lead four minutes into the second half and led by 14 points, 56-42, with 11:27 remaining before the Auggies rallied back to tie the game at 60-60 with 5:39 remaining on an 18-4 run. Trevor Overskei (Jr., Roseville, Minn.) had three 3-pointers in the Auggie rally, while Travis Kalis (So., Elysian, Minn./Waterville-Elysian-Morristown HS) had five points.

Tied at 63-63 with 4:55 left, Bonestroo shut the door on an Auggie comeback with a three-pointer with 4:23 left to put the Oles up to Stay. St. Olaf went 7-of-8 from the free-throw line in the final one minute to preserve the victory.

Mike Ludwig (Jr., Blaine, Minn.) had 14 points and nine rebounds, while Kevin Jaunich (Jr., Delano, Minn.) had 14 points, eight rebounds adn five steals. Matt Schlenker (So., Rochester, Minn.) had eight points, 13 rebounds and six assists.

Augsburg was led by Josh Natzel (Jr., St. Louis Park, Minn.), who had a double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds. Overskei led the Auggie scorers with 13 points. Michael Leach (Fr., Shoreview, Minn./Mounds View HS) and Kalis had 12 points each.

Augsburg returns to MIAC action on Wednesday (2/13) at 7:30 p.m., hosting Bethel. St. Olaf finishes its season on Saturday (2/16), hosting Carleton at 7:30 p.m.