WAVERLY, Iowa — The Augsburg University men's basketball team fell 90-77 to host Wartburg College in the final of the Buzz Levick Tournament on Saturday at Levick Arena.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Wartburg (Iowa) 90, Augsburg 77
LOCATION: Levick Arena, Waverly, Iowa
RECORDS: Augsburg 3-2 overall, Wartburg 3-1 overall
GAME RECAP
The teams were tied 41-41 at halftime before the Auggies were outscored 49-36 in the second half. The game included 10 ties and 12 lead changes. The Auggies scored 44 points in the paint and committed just nine turnovers, while the Knights held a 55-30 rebounding advantage and scored 23 second-chance points.
Hanif Muhammad's jumper at the buzzer brought the Auggies even at 41-41, sending a back-and-forth first half to halftime tied. Earlier, the Auggies kept answering in a half that featured 10 ties and 12 lead changes, including
Elias Batala's layup that put the Auggies ahead 35-34 with 3:57 left. The Auggies scored 22 points in the paint, added 10 fast-break points and committed four turnovers in the half.
The Auggies' clearest response in the second half came after the Knights pushed the score to 54-41, with
JJ Semanko scoring twice around a
Keenan Rodriguez 3-pointer to make it 54-48 with 14:24 left. The Knights answered back and kept the Auggies from getting closer, finishing the half with a 30-14 rebounding advantage. The Auggies were outscored 49-36 in the half and fell 90-77.
AUGSBURG PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS
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Hanif Muhammad: 21 points, 5 assists, 5 rebounds
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JJ Semanko: 19 points and 11 rebounds; first double-double of the season and ninth of his collegiate career, 2 steals
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Elias Batala: 15 points, 5 rebounds, 2 blocks
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Daveion Hart: 14 points, 2 blocks
WARTBURG PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS
• Ethan Yungtum: 28 points, 22 rebounds
• Austin Bienemann: 20 points, 7 rebounds, 3 blocks
• Lyle Olsen: 16 points, 5 assists
UP NEXT
The Auggies host the University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic on Friday, Nov. 20, at 8 p.m. at Simpson College's Cowles Fieldhouse in Indianola, Iowa.
