Zach Johnson added 18 points, seven rebounds and four assists and Jake Phillips netted 16 points and six assists for the Knights (7-9, 6-5 MIAC), who won for the third straight time and earned a season split with Augsburg. Jeremy Sutherland added 11 points and seven rebounds for Carleton.
Darren Nelson led the Auggies (8-8, 5-6 MIAC) with 11 points.
The Knights took a 37-31 lead at the half, but the Auggies scored the first two baskets of the second half to pull within two. After a Nelson jam, the Knights responded with a huge 30-12 spurt, pushing the lead 20 with less than five minutes left. The Knights held the visitors to four field goals during the 13-minute stretch.
The Knights made 29-of-52 shots from the field (55.8 percent), outrebounded the Auggies 33-32 and shot 24 free throws, compared to 14 for the Auggies. The Auggies made on 3-for-14 from three-point range for the game and only 10-of-30 field goals in the second half.
Augsburg College vs Carleton College 01/20/07 1 p.m. at Northfield, Minn. (West Gym) At Northfield, Minn. (West Gym) CARLETON COLLEGE 76, AUGSBURG COLLEGE 59 AUGSBURG COLLEGE (8-8, 5-6 MIAC) Darren Nelson 5-11 1-2 11; Jon Cassens 2-8 4-4 9; Dan Graf 3-3 1-2 8; Femi Solaja 3-6 2-2 8; Chuck Scott 3-9 0-0 6; Justin Kozlowski 2-6 0-1 5; David Olson 2-4 1-1 5; Mitch Dice 2-6 0-0 4; Zach Krumwiede 1-3 1-2 3; Grant Hemmingsen 0-2 0-0 0; Derek Francis 0-0 0-0 0; Brian Jungwirth 0-0 0-0 0; Matt Beal 0-0 0-0 0; Joshua Harris 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-58 10-14 59. CARLETON COLLEGE (7-9, 6-5 MIAC) Bryan Rosett 7-9 6-8 20; Zach Johnson 8-14 2-5 18; Jake Phillips 6-10 1-2 16; Jeremy Sutherland 4-6 3-4 11; Tommy Drake 3-7 1-1 7; Mike Kootsikas 0-1 2-4 2; Rodney Kuhl 1-1 0-0 2; Steve Ramey 0-0 0-0 0; Tucker Schieck 0-2 0-0 0; Taylor Schieck 0-0 0-0 0; Morris Nwogwugwu 0-0 0-0 0; Bobby Schmitz 0-0 0-0 0; Reid Merriman 0-0 0-0 0; Jay Melson 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 29-52 15-24 76. Augsburg College.............. 31 28 - 59 Carleton College.............. 37 39 - 76 3-point goals-Augsburg College 3-14 (Dan Graf 1-1; Justin Kozlowski 1-3; Jon Cassens 1-3; David Olson 0-2; Mitch Dice 0-1; Grant Hemmingsen 0-1; Chuck Scott 0-3), Carleton College 3-11 (Jake Phillips 3-5; Zach Johnson 0-2; Jeremy Sutherland 0-1; Tommy Drake 0-2; Jay Melson 0-1). Fouled out--Augsburg College-None, Carleton College-None. Rebounds-Augsburg College 32 (Dan Graf 8), Carleton College 33 (Bryan Rosett 9). Assists-Augsburg College 7 (Jon Cassens 3), Carleton College 20 (Jake Phillips 6). Total fouls-Augsburg College 19, Carleton College 15. A-650