Mitch Dice (Jr., Savage, Minn./Bloomington Lutheran HS) scored 12 points, and Dan Graf (Sr., Lino Lakes, Minn./Centennial HS) and Darren Nelson (So., Richfield, Minn.) scored 10 points each as part of a balanced scoring attack for the Auggies, now 8-6 overall, 5-4 in MIAC play.
Luke Linz (Jr., Watkins, Minn./Eden Valley-Watkins HS) scored 16 points with six rebounds, Anthony Boike (Jr., Bloomington, Minn./Kennedy HS) had 14 points and Cody Dyshaw (So., Montevideo, Minn.) had 12 points and four assists for Concordia, now 2-12 overall, 2-7 in MIAC play.
Augsburg led from start-to-finish in the game. The Auggies opened the game with an 11-4 run over the first eight minutes of play, and after Concordia cut the lead to one point at 13-12 with 9:53 left in the first half, the Auggies pulled away again, with a 15-4 run over the next three minutes to take a 12-point lead, 28-16 with 6:28 left in the opening stanza.
Leading 40-33 at halftime, Augsburg pulled away for good in the second half, building a lead of as many as 16 points in the second half. The lead did not dip below 10 points the rest of the way.
Femi Solaja (Jr., Cottage Grove, Minn./St. Paul Harding HS) scored nine points with seven rebounds, and Chuck Scott (Sr., Ely, Minn.), Justin Kozlowski (Jr., Wausau, Wis./Wausau Newman HS) and Zach Krumwiede (Fr., Trimont, Minn./Martin County West HS) had seven points each for the Auggies.
Brock Citterman (Jr., Ivanhoe, Minn./Lincoln HS) had seven points and three assists for the Cobbers, while Erik Johnson (Jr., San Diego, Calif./Patrick Henry HS) had six points and three steals.
Concordia outrebounded Augsburg by a 39-29 margin and converted 16 second-chance points off of 14 offensive boards. Augsburg shot 48.1 percent (25-of-52) from the field and had 34 points in the paint, while Concordia shot 39.6 percent (21-of-53) from the field and had 24 points in the paint.
Both teams return to MIAC action on Wednesday (1/17) at 5:45 p.m., with Augsburg playing at Bethel and Concordia hosting St. Mary’s.
Concordia-Moorhead vs Augsburg College 01/15/07 5:45 p.m. at Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis, Minn. At Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis, Minn. AUGSBURG COLLEGE 77, CONCORDIA-MOORHEAD 66 CONCORDIA-MOORHEAD (2-12, 2-7 MIAC) Luke Linz 6-12 4-7 16; Anthony Boike 4-5 3-4 14; Cody Dyshaw 4-12 2-2 12; Brock Citterman 2-5 2-4 7; Erik Johnson 2-6 2-3 6; James Baldwin 1-3 3-4 5; Ryan Johnson 1-5 2-4 4; Jonathan Schulz 1-3 0-0 2; Eric Meichsner 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 21-53 18-28 66. AUGSBURG COLLEGE (8-6, 5-4 MIAC) Jon Cassens 4-8 6-7 15; Mitch Dice 4-7 2-2 12; Dan Graf 4-6 2-2 10; Darren Nelson 5-9 0-1 10; Femi Solaja 3-3 3-3 9; Zach Krumwiede 0-2 7-8 7; Justin Kozlowski 3-9 0-0 7; Chuck Scott 2-8 1-2 7; Grant Hemmingsen 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-52 21-25 77. Concordia-Moorhead............ 33 33 - 66 Augsburg College.............. 40 37 - 77 3-point goals--Concordia-Moorhead 6-17 (Anthony Boike 3-3; Cody Dyshaw 2-8; Brock Citterman 1-4; Eric Meichsner 0-2), Augsburg College 6-19 (Chuck Scott 2-7; Mitch Dice 2-3; Justin Kozlowski 1-5; Jon Cassens 1-3; Dan Graf 0-1). Fouled out--Concordia-Moorhead-Jonathan Schulz, Augsburg College-None. Rebounds--Concordia-Moorhead 39 (Ryan Johnson 6; Luke Linz 6), Augsburg College 29 (Femi Solaja 7). Assists--Concordia-Moorhead 12 (Cody Dyshaw 4), Augsburg College 17 (Justin Kozlowski 4; Jon Cassens 4; Dan Graf 4). Total fouls--Concordia-Moorhead 22, Augsburg College 22. Technical fouls--Concordia-Moorhead-None, Augsburg College-None. A-176.