MINNEAPOLIS -- The Augsburg University men's basketball team used a 15-0 run to start the second-half and erase an early 14-point deficit, but couldn't quite pull off the comeback victory, falling to Carleton College 77-74 in overtime in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action on Wednesday evening.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Carleton 77, Augsburg 74 (OT)
LOCATION: Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 13-5 overall (8-5 MIAC), Carleton 10-7 overall (8-4 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• After a 15-0 run to start the second-half, neither team was able to extend their lead to more than four points for the remainder of regulation. Augsburg's Collin Olmscheid (SR, Buffalo, Minn./Buffalo HS) hit a pair of free throws with 43 seconds remaining to put the Auggies up 67-64, but Carleton converted on a layup and drew a foul, hitting the extra shot to tie the game. The Auggies had a look at a layup with three seconds to play, but the shot was blocked, forcing overtime.
• In the extra session, Carleton's Kent Hanson scored the first six points, before a pair of Augsburg jumpers cut the lead to 74-71 with 1:14 to play. Hanson converted on a pair of free throws to extend the Knight lead to 76-71 before Kevin McKiernan (JR, Savage, Minn./Prior Lake HS) hit a jumper and was fouled, connecting on the extra shot to cut the lead to 76-74 with just 16 seconds to play. The Auggies fouled on the inbounds play and Carleton hit 1-of-2 to extend its lead to 77-74. Augsburg had two three-point attempts in the final nine seconds, but couldn't get either to fall.
• Four of Augsburg's five starters finished in double figures, led by 19 points from Olmscheid. For the fourth consecutive game, Olmscheid has not missed from the free-throw line (8-for-8 on the night); he is a combined 23-of-23 from the charity stripe over his last four games, and has now hit 25 free throws in a row. Olmscheid leads the MIAC's overall statistics with a 90.0 free-throw percentage (63-of-70).
• Booker Coplin (SO, Shakopee, Minn./Shakopee HS) posted his third Augsburg career double-double, finishing with a career-high 12 rebounds, to go along with 11 points, four assists and three steals.
• Also finishing in double figures for Augsburg was Harry Sonie (SR, Burnsville, Minn./Apple Valley HS) and McKiernan, who finished with 15 points apiece. Sonie added three assists and a pair of steals, while McKiernan added a game-high five assists, four rebounds and a blocked shot.
• Chany Pal (SR, Fridley, Minn./Fridley HS) pulled down seven rebounds for the Auggies, while adding four points.
• Augsburg was held to a season-low 36.6 percent (26-of-71) from the field, but was able to finish 14-of-14 from the free-throw line and claimed eight three-pointers on the night, compared to just two for Carleton. The Knights hit 46.9 percent (30-of-64) from the field, but were held to just 12.5 percent from three-point range (2-of-16).
• Carleton claimed a 44-38 advantage on the boards and a 48-30 advantage in points in the paint.

FOR THE FOES
• Carleton was led by Kent Hanson, who finished with a 30-point, 13-rebound double-double, converting on 13-of-22 from the floor.
• Kevin Grow also posted a double-double for the Knights, finishing with a game-high 15 rebounds, while adding 12 points.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg returns to action on Saturday (1/27) at 1 p.m. traveling to Winona to take on Saint Mary's University.
• Carleton returns to action on Monday (1/29) at 7 p.m. traveling across town to take on St. Olaf College in a rescheduled game from Jan. 22.