Mike Anderstrom (Jr., Woodbury, Minn./New Life HS) had 15 points, seven rebounds, five assists, two blocked shots and two steals, while Daniel Hanson (Jr., Plymouth, Minn./Maranatha HS) had a double-double with 10 points, 12 rebounds and three steals for Northwestern, now 9-1 overall.
Augsburg, now 5-3 overall, was paced by Jon Cassens (Fr., Prior Lake, Minn.), who had 18 points, including four 3-pointers, while adding five assists. Mitch Dice (Jr., Savage, Minn./Bloomington Lutheran HS) scored 16 points, also hitting four 3-pointers, while adding six rebounds and two blocked shots.
An early 16-2 run gave Northwestern a double-digit lead, 18-7 with 13:48 left in the first half. Augsburg then trimmed the lead to four points on a 12-5 run, but the Eagles pulled away again to lead by 10 points at halftime, 32-42.
Northwestern led by 13 points early in the second half, but Augsburg slowly came back and eventually took the lead at 70-69 with 6:44 left to play. But Northwestern outscored the Auggies by a 22-7 margin after that to claim the double-digit victory.
Northwestern connected on 13 three-pointers (61.9 percent, 13-of-21) and 51.5 percent (34-of-66) from the field in the contest. Northwestern also outrebounded Augsburg by a 41-33 margin, claiming 15 offensive rebounds and converting them into 17 second-chance points.
Stephen Hanson (Fr., Plymouth, Minn./Maranatha HS) had 13 points, hitting three 3-pointers, and Dave Zuleger (Jr., Wausau, Wis./Wausau West HS) had 12 points and seven assists for the Eagles.
Augsburg hit 41.3 percent (26-of-63) from the field and 37.5 percent (9-of-24) from three-point range. The Auggies hit 16-of-17 (94.1 percent) from the free-throw line.
Zach Krumwiede (Fr., Trimont, Minn./Martin County West HS) had 14 points, five assists and two blocked shots for the Auggies, while Dan Graf (Sr., Lino Lakes, Minn./Centennial HS) had 13 points and six rebounds. Femi Solaja (Jr., Cottage Grove, Minn./St. Paul Harding HS) had eight points with six rebounds.
Augsburg returns to Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action on Wednesday (1/3) at 5:45 p.m. with a home contest against Hamline at Si Melby Hall. Northwestern has a nonconference game at Gordon (Mass.) on Tuesday (1/2) at 7 p.m.
Northwestern-Roseville vs Augsburg College 12/30/06 3:30 p.m. at Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis, Minn. At Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis, Minn. NORTHWESTERN-ROSEVILLE 91, AUGSBURG COLLEGE 77 NORTHWESTERN-ROSEVILLE (9-1) Discher, Steve 7-13 3-5 21; Anderstrom, Mike 6-7 3-4 15; Hanson, Stephen 5-9 0-0 13; Zuleger, Dave 5-7 1-2 12; Hanson, Daniel 4-10 0-0 10; Krehbiel, Josh 3-9 1-1 8; Lecheler, James 2-4 0-0 6; Strelecki, Josh 2-7 2-4 6. Totals 34-66 10-16 91. AUGSBURG COLLEGE (5-3) Jon Cassens 5-12 4-4 18; Mitch Dice 6-12 0-0 16; Zach Krumwiede 5-6 4-5 14; Dan Graf 5-10 2-2 13; Femi Solaja 3-9 2-2 8; Darren Nelson 2-3 2-2 6; Justin Kozlowski 0-7 2-2 2; Chuck Scott 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 26-63 16-17 77. Northwestern-Roseville........ 42 49 - 91 Augsburg College.............. 32 45 - 77 3-point goals--Northwestern-Roseville 13-21 (Discher, Steve 4-7; Hanson, Stephen 3-3; Hanson, Daniel 2-3; Lecheler, James 2-2; Zuleger, Dave 1-1; Krehbiel, Josh 1-3; Strelecki, Josh 0-2), Augsburg College 9-24 (Jon Cassens 4-8; Mitch Dice 4-5; Dan Graf 1-2; Justin Kozlowski 0-7; Chuck Scott 0-2). Fouled out--Northwestern-Roseville-None, Augsburg College-None. Rebounds--Northwestern-Roseville 41 (Hanson, Daniel 12), Augsburg College 33 (Mitch Dice 6; Femi Solaja 6; Dan Graf 6). Assists--Northwestern-Roseville 22 (Zuleger, Dave 7), Augsburg College 17 (Jon Cassens 5; Zach Krumwiede 5). Total fouls--Northwestern-Roseville 13, Augsburg College 15. Technical fouls--Northwestern-Roseville-None, Augsburg College-None. A-255.