Augustana erased an early 11-9 North Park lead with a 12-5 scoring run to take a 21-16 lead with 9:46 left in the first half. North Park countered with a 6-0 run to pull ahead 22-21, but Augustana stayed poised in the final 7:35 to take a 34-29 lead at halftime.
A three-pointer from North Park freshman Joe Capalbo then brought the host Vikings within two at 34-32 early in the second half, but Augustana used another scoring run, this time a 7-2 clip, to pull ahead 41-34.
It wasn't until Augustana's 10-2 run over a six-minute time frame that the visiting Vikings put the game away and ultimately earned their 17th victory of the season.
Drew Wessels led Augustana with 15 points while Shaun Rose added 12 and Pat Brusveen had 10. Freshman Nick Williams led North Park with a game-high 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting.
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