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ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Cory Polta (JR, Spring Lake Park, Minn./Spring Lake Park HS) scored a career-high 19 points to lead Augsburg College in a heartbreaking 102-98 overtime loss to Hamline University in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's basketball action on Wednesday night at Hamline's Hutton Arena.

Polta shot 9-of-13 from the field and added six rebounds for Augsburg (5-3 overall, 1-3 MIAC). Also scoring in double figures for Augsburg was Matthew Quammen (SR, Victoria, Minn./Holy Family HS), who finished with 18 points, continuing his 11-game streak of hitting at least one three-pointer.

Newcomer Andy Seidlitz (FY, New Hope, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong) came off the bench to score a career-high 16 points, while Brett Sorenson (JR, Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville South HS) and Andy Grzesiak-Grimm (JR, Wyoming, Minn./St. Francis HS) scored 14 and 13 points respectively. Parker Hines (FY, Lakeville, Minn./Minnehaha Academy), scored nine points for the Auggies and added a career-high seven assists.

Hamline was led by Mike Campbell, who finished with 22 points and nine rebounds. Campbell connected on 7-of-10 from the floor and added five assists.

Augsburg and Hamline had nine ties and 10 lead changes in a wild game in St. Paul. Augsburg used a 10-3 run to start the second half and gain some momentum back from the hot-shooting Pipers, who connected on 60 percent (15-of-25) of their shots in first half. Neither team would lead by more than four over the final two-thirds of the second half as both teams traded baskets in a thrilling half of basketball.

A pair of free throws by Grzesiak-Grimm with just over two minutes to play put the score at 89-88 in favor of the Pipers. Hamline's Campbell hit a jumper 30 seconds later which was immediately countered by a jumper by Augsburg's Brett Sorenson to make the score 91-90. Hamline made a free throw to go up by two with 12 seconds left but the Auggies weren't done as Hines stole the ball and proceeded to make a short jump shot to tie the score at 92-92 and send the game to overtime.

The overtime session proved to be just as exciting with both teams making plays down the stretch. Augsburg's Seidlitz hit a jump shot with 17 seconds left to bring the score to 100-98 in favor of the Pipers. Augsburg was then forced to foul, putting Hamline's Brandon Rieg at the line where he converted on both shots to give the Pipers a four-point advantage with 15 seconds to play. Augsburg had a good three-point look with 13 remaining but was not able to convert at the Pipers collected the rebound and hung on for the win.

For the game, Augsburg shot 49.3 percent (36-of-73), while the Pipers hit 53.4 percent (31-of-58) of their shots. Augsburg claimed season-highs in points (98) and assists (22) in the contest.

Augsburg returns to action on Dec. 18 when it travels to Mankato, Minn. to take on Bethany Lutheran College.