BOXSCORE MINNEAPOLIS -- The Augsburg College men's basketball team shot a season-high 63.9 percent from the field as they cruised past Saint Mary's University 97-60 in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action on Monday night at Si Melby Hall. With the win, the Auggies move to 11-4 overall (7-3 MIAC), while the Cardinals fall to 2-13 overall (1-9 MIAC).

The Auggies have now won six in a row and continued to have big scoring nights from the trio of  Dan Kornbaum (SR, Little Falls, Minn.), Noah Veach (SR, Grand Haven, Mich.) and Andy Seidlitz (SR, New Hope, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong HS). Kornbaum and Veach each finished with game-high 25 point nights, while Seidlitz finished with 19 points. Kornbaum and Veach teammed up to finish 20-of-27 from the field and 8-of-9 from the free throw line, while adding 8 rebounds, three assists and three blocked shots.

Eighteen different Auggies saw action in the contest and 12 factored into the scoring. Augsburg's Parker Hines (JR, Lakeville, Minn./Minnehaha Academy HS) has been key in the Auggies recent six-game win streak and he continued to do so tonight posting a career-high 13 assists, leading Augsburg to a team season-high 29 assists on the night.

After leading 49-23 at halftime, Augsburg continued to pull away in the second half, outscoring the Cardinals 54-31 and leading by as many as 39 points, en route to the 37-point victory. The Auggies dominated play on the post, claiming a 64-26 advantage in points in the paint and were able to post a 28-5 advantage in points off turnovers.

St. Mary's was paced by Will Swiggum, who scored 18 points on 5-of-9 from the field, and Evan Pederson, who scored 14 points with a perfect 5-for-5 night from the free throw line.

Augsburg has now posted back-to-back games shooting over 62 percent from the field. The Auggies shot a season-best 63.9 percent (39-of-61) from the field -- their eighth straight game shooting 50 percent or better from the field. Augsburg is now 9-1 this season when shooting better than 50 percent from the field. The Auggies outrebounded the Cardinals by a 35-24 margin..

Augsburg returns to MIAC play on Wednesday (1/22) at 7:30 p.m., traveling across town to take on MIAC foe St. Thomas for a key conference match-up at Schoenecker Arena, while the Cardinals travel to Arden Hills, Minn. to take on Bethel University.