Henry Mulligan goes up for a layup during a 2019-20 Augsburg men's basketball game.
Kevin Healy
57
St. Olaf College STO 4-3,1-2 MIAC
85
Winner Augsburg University AUG 4-1,2-0 MIAC
St. Olaf College STO
4-3,1-2 MIAC
57
Final
85
Augsburg University AUG
4-1,2-0 MIAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
St. Olaf College STO 33 24 57
Augsburg University AUG 39 46 85

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Coplin and Mulligan spur Auggies past Oles

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Augsburg University men's basketball team was led to victory by Booker Coplin (SR, Shakopee, Minn./Shakopee HS) and Henry Mulligan (SR, Iowa City, Iowa/Iowa City HS), who both posted 20-plus-point performances, spurring the Auggies to an 85-57 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory over St. Olaf College on Wednesday night at Si Melby Hall.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 85, St. Olaf 57 
LOCATION: Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 4-1 overall (2-0 MIAC), St. Olaf 4-3 overall (1-2 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• After leading 39-33 at the intermission, Augsburg used a 21-6 run early in the second half to break the game open, never looking back in coasting to the win over MIAC rival St. Olaf.
• Coplin posted his fourth double-double of the season and 21st of his Auggie career, recording game-highs in points (27) and rebounds (11). Coplin was 10-of-19 from the field and tied a career-high with eight assists.
• Mulligan scored a season-high 20 points, shooting 7-of-13 from the field and 5-of-9 from three-point range to go along with a pair of steals.
• James Streeter (JR, Coon Rapids, Minn./Totino-Grace HS) recorded his second-straight double-digit scoring performance, shooting 6-for-8 from the field for Auggie career-best 13 points.
• Carter Duncan (SR, Chisago City, Minn./Chisago Lakes HS) added six points and five rebounds for the Auggies.
• For the game, Augsburg shot 49.3 percent (34-of-69) from the field and 48.0 percent (12-of-25) from three-point range. The Oles converted at a 37.5 percent (21-of-56) clip from the field and just 28.0 percent (7-of-25) from beyond the arc. Augsburg posted a 41-29 advantage on the boards.

FOR THE FOES
• St. Olaf was led by Carter Uphus, who finished with 11 points on a 5-for-6 shooting night.
• Noah Beck added 10 points for the Oles.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg returns to action on Saturday (12/7) at 1 p.m., when the Auggies host Carleton College in a MIAC doubleheader at Si Melby Hall.
• St. Olaf also returns to action on Wednesday (12/11) hosting Hamline University.
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