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Kevin Healy
81
Concordia-Moorhead CC 5-4, 2-2 MIAC
86
Winner Augsburg College AUG 5-4, 3-1 MIAC
Concordia-Moorhead CC
5-4, 2-2 MIAC
81
Final
86
Augsburg College AUG
5-4, 3-1 MIAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Concordia-Moorhead CC 45 36 81
Augsburg College AUG 47 39 86

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Olmscheid leads Auggies past Concordia

MINNEAPOLIS -- Collin Olmscheid (JR, Buffalo, Minn./Buffalo HS) used a 27-point, 13-rebound double-double to lead the Augsburg College men's basketball team to an 86-81 victory over Concordia College-Moorhead in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action on Monday night at Si Melby Hall.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 86, Concordia-Moorhead 81
LOCATION: Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 5-4 overall (3-1 MIAC), Concordia 5-4 overall (2-2 MIAC) 

HOW IT HAPPENED
• In a game that featured eight tie scores and 18 lead changes, neither team was able to extend its lead to double digits in what proved to be a battle of two evenly matched squads. Concordia cut the Augsburg lead to 84-81 off an Austin Heins lay-up with 14 seconds remaining, but Harry Sonie (JR, Burnsville, Minn./Apple Valley HS) hit both free throws on the ensuing possession to seal the important MIAC victory for Augsburg. 
• Olmscheid led all players in both points (27) and rebounds (13), recording his fourth double-double of the season and eighth of his career. Olmscheid shot an impressive 11-of-15 from the floor, while adding a blocked shot.
• Kevin McKiernan (SO, Savage, Minn./Prior Lake HS) provided a nice spark off the bench for the Auggies, scoring 17 points on a 6-of-8 shooting effort, while adding three rebounds and three assists.
• Also scoring in double figures for the Auggies was Richie Perea (SR, Colorado Springs, Colo./Wasson HS), who finished with 13 points, while pulling down three rebounds and adding four assists.
• Sonie dished out a season-best eight assists and added a pair of steals.
• For the game, Augsburg had its second-best shooting performance of the season, connecting on 54.5 percent of its field-goal attempts. Concordia shot 51.6 percent from the floor, but struggled at the free-throw line, only connecting on 9-of-17, while Augsburg was able to capitalize on 18-of-21 from the charity stripe.
• The Auggies claimed a 31-29 advantage on the boards.

FOR THE FOES
• Concordia finished with four players in double figures, led by Austin Heins, who finished with 17 points and four rebounds, while shooting 8-of-9 from the field.
• Kevin Wolfe led the Cobbers on the boards, pulling down seven rebounds, while adding nine points.
• The Cobbers claimed a 42-24 advantage in points in the paint.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg returns to action on Wednesday (1/4) at 7 p.m., traveling to St. Peter, Minn. to take on Gustavus Adolphus College.
• Concordia also returns to action on Wednesday (1/4), traveling to Collegeville, Minn., to take on Saint John's University.
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