NORTHFIELD, Minn. -- Behind the first double-double in an Augsburg University uniform by Andy Stafford (SR, Hopkins, Minn./Hopkins HS), the Augsburg University men's basketball team scored a 74-70 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory over Carleton College on Saturday afternoon.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 74, Carleton 70
LOCATION: West Gym, Northfield, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 6-6 overall (3-1 MIAC), Carleton 7-4 overall (2-2 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Stafford claimed his fifth 20-point game in his eighth game played this season, scoring 27 points with10 rebounds, adding three assists and a blocked shot. He went 10-of-15 from the field, including a 4-for-6 effort from three-point range.
• Augsburg led by as many as 14 points in the first half, before a 14-3 run gave the Knights a 45-44 lead with 13:35 remaining. Augsburg took a 66-62 lead on an old-fashioned three-point play by Elias Batala (SO, Apple Valley, Minn./Eastview HS) with 2:08 left, but the Knights rallied to tie the game at 68-68 with 38 seconds left. Julien Hussherr (JR, Strasbourg, Alsace, France/Episcopal Saint Etienne HS) connected on a three-pointer with 12 seconds left to give the Auggies a 71-68 advantage, giving the Auggies a lead they would not relinquish.
• Hussherr scored 13 points with four rebounds and two assists for the Auggies, while Mario Adams (SO, Eagan, Minn./Eastview HS) scored 10 points. 
• Batala scored six points with three rebounds and two assists, and Will Blascziek (SR, Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North HS) scored six points with three rebounds. Myles Adams (SO, Eagan, Minn./Eastview HS) scored six points with three rebounds.
• Augsburg hit 49.1 percent (27-of-55) from the field, hitting 57.1 percent (16-of-28) in the first half. Carleton connected on 53.6 percent (30-of-56) from the field in the game. The Knights outrebounded the Auggies by a 33-28 margin.
 
FOR THE FOES
• Carleton was paced by Luke Harris, who scored 18 points with six rebounds and four assists.
• Matt Drake scored 15 points with six rebounds and four assists, and Sam Koelling had a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg hosts Saint Mary's University in an MIAC contest on Wednesday (1/8) at 5:30 p.m. at Si Melby Hall.