WINONA, Minn. -- The Augsburg University men's basketball team put together a dominant shooting performance to top Saint Mary's University 88-56 in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action on Saturday afternoon at Saint Mary's Gym.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 88, Saint Mary's 56
LOCATION: Saint Mary's Gym, Winona, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 8-3 overall (4-2 MIAC), Saint Mary's 6-6 overall (2-5 MIAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Augsburg jumped out to an 11-4 lead and never looked back. The Auggies used a run midway through the first half to extend their lead to 21-7 and closed the frame with a 10-3 run to take a 45-22 halftime advantage. Augsburg hit seven 3-pointers in the first half and then proceeded to shoot 10-of-15 from beyond the arc in the second half for a 17-of-33 three-point effort -- its eighth game this season connecting on 10 or more three-pointers.
• Augsburg was led by a career-high 22 points from
Matt Carik (SO, Rogers, Minn./Rogers HS). Carik was 8-of-10 from the field and 5-for-7 from beyond the arc. He also led the Auggies on the boards, pulling down eight rebounds, while adding four assists, three steals and a pair of blocked shots.
• The Auggies had a balanced scoring effort, with five different players finishing in double figures. In total, 16 different Auggies saw action in the contest and 10 factored into the scoring.
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Booker Coplin (JR, Shakopee, Minn./Shakopee HS) scored 19 points on 7-of-9 shooting and added a career-best six steals, while
Kevin McKiernan (SR, Savage, Minn./Prior Lake HS) added 12 points, seven rebounds and five assists.
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Henry Mulligan (JR, Iowa City, Iowa/Iowa City HS) and
Martin Mitchell (JR, Apple Valley, Minn./Eastview HS) added 10 points apiece.
• Augsburg put together its second-best shooting performance of the season, connecting on 52.5 percent (31-of-59) from the field and 51.5 percent (17-of-33) from beyond the arc. The Auggies' 17 three-pointers nearly tied the single-game school record of 18, tied earlier this season against Minnesota Morris. Saint Mary's was held to just 33.3 percent (22-of-66) shooting from the field and 15.8 percent (3-of-19) from three-point range.
• Augsburg claimed a 40-35 advantage on the boards and a 16-0 advantage in fast-break points.
FOR THE FOES
• The Cardinals were led offensively by Nicolas Seaton, who scored 12 points on 6-for-10 shooting, adding a team-best seven rebounds in just 14 minutes of action.
• Eli Cave added 11 points and five rebounds for Saint Mary's.
UP NEXT
• Augsburg returns to action on Monday (1/7) at 7 p.m., traveling to St. Peter, Minn., to take on Gustavus Adolphus College.
• Saint Mary's also returns to action on Monday at 7 p.m., when the Cardinals travel to Arden Hills, Minn. to face Bethel University.
