ST. BONIFACIUS, Minn. -- The Augsburg College men's basketball team had 15 different players see action and 13 factor into the scoring as the Auggies rolled past host Crown College 92-70 in nonconference action on Tuesday evening.
THE BASICSFINAL SCORE: Augsburg 92, Crown 70
LOCATION: St. Bonifacius, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 2-0 overall, Crown 0-4 overall
HOW IT HAPPENED• Augsburg jumped out to a quick 9-0 lead to start the game and never looked back as the Auggies cruised on the the 92-70 victory.
• Augsburg finished with three players in double figures, led by
Ben Glover (JR, Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Transitions HS), who posted a game- and Auggie career-high 19 points on 9-of-16 shooting, while adding five rebounds, a block and a steal.• Collin Olmscheid (SO, Buffalo, Minn.) continued his strong season, putting up 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting, while adding a career-high five steals and four rebounds.
• Ryan Gilmer (SR, Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson HS) led the Auggies on the boards, pulling down eight rebounds, while adding 11 points and a pair of steals and assists.• For the game, Augsburg shot 54.4 percent (31-of-57) from the floor, while holding Crown to 36.9 percent (24-of-65) of its field-goal attempts.
• Augsburg claimed a 41-37 advantage on the boards.
FOR THE FOES• Crown finished with two players in double figures, led by Seth Moan, who posted with a team-high 17 points.
• Austin VanDerHevden finished with the only double-double of the night, posting 10 points and 12 rebounds.
UP NEXT• Augsburg returns to action Wednesday (11/25) when the Auggies host Buena Vista University at 7 p.m. at Si Melby Hall
• Crown returns to action on Saturday (11/28) when the Storm host Concordia-Moorhead at 5 p.m.