Lucas Olson-Patterson added 14 points and 13 rebounds for the Auggies (3-4, 3-1 MIAC), who snapped a four-game losing skid at West Gym. The Auggies held a 46-30 spread on the glass and a 32-18 edge in points in the paint.
Kyle Beste paced Carleton (2-4, 2-1 MIAC) with 18 points, nine rebounds and six assists. Tommy Drake added 13 points and seven boards and Dan Forkrud tallied 14 points.
The Auggies took a 36-32 lead at the break, but the Knights used a Drake three and Forkrud to pull within one, 40-39. Olson-Patterson scored on consecutive possessions and the Auggies held the Knights without a field goal for more than four minutes, building a 52-39 lead on another Olson-Patterson bucket.
Carleton rallied, pulling within five as Phillips and Drake drilled three-pointers and Forkrud scored on the fast break. An Anthony Baquero three-pointer put the Knights within three, 62-59, but the visitors responded with a Dan Graf jumper from the baseline as the Knights wouldn’t get any closer than four points the rest of the way.
The Auggies took the lead for good midway through the first half on consecutive three-pointers from Aaron Benesh. Carleton pulled within 31-30 on a Beste triple, but Gholson canned a jumper and Benesh cashed in on another long-range shot as the Knights failed to score a field goal in the final 3:30 of the half.
Carleton shot a measly 38 percent from the floor and the Auggies held a 14-7 edge in free-throw points, going 14-for-18 from the line to Carleton’s 7-of-10. The Auggies turned it over 13 times to Carleton’s 10.
The Knights return to action on Monday, Dec. 13, traveling to UW-La Crosse for a non-conference tilt with the Eagles. The Auggies return to action on Wednesday, Dec. 15, hosting North Central College (Minn.) at 7:30 p.m.
Augsburg College vs Carleton College 12/08/04 7:30 p.m. at Northfield, MN At Northfield, MN AUGSBURG COLLEGE 72, CARLETON COLLEGE 66 AUGSBURG COLLEGE (3-4 (3-1 MIAC)) Jonathan Gholson 7-11 8-8 22; LucasOlson-Patterson 7-21 0-2 14; Aaron Benesh 3-7 0-0 9; Dan Graf 2-5 3-4 8; Kevin Keto 3-6 1-2 7; Zac Rosen 2-3 0-0 5; Justin Olson 1-4 2-2 4; Justin Kozlowski 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 26-59 14-18 72. CARLETON COLLEGE (2-4 (2-1 MIAC)) Kyle Beste 6-16 4-6 18; Dan Forkrud 7-14 0-0 14; Tommy Drake 4-9 3-4 13; Anthony Baquero 3-13 0-0 9; Micah Johnson 2-4 0-0 6; Jake Phillips 1-6 0-0 3; Khalid Lakanwal 1-2 0-0 3; Mike Kootsikas 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-64 7-10 66. Augsburg College.............. 36 36 - 72 Carleton College.............. 32 34 - 66 3-point goals-Augsburg College 6-20 (Aaron Benesh 3-6; Justin Kozlowski 1-2; Dan Graf 1-3; Zac Rosen 1-2; Justin Olson 0-2; Kevin Keto 0-1; LucasOlson-Patterson 0-4), Carleton College 11-31 (Anthony Baquero 3-8; Kyle Beste 2-4; Micah Johnson 2-4; Tommy Drake 2-5; Jake Phillips 1-6; Khalid Lakanwal 1-2; Dan Forkrud 0-2). Fouled out--Augsburg College-None, Carleton College-None. Rebounds-Augsburg College 46 (LucasOlson-Patterson 13), Carleton College 30 (Kyle Beste 9). Assists-Augsburg College 11 (Zac Rosen 3; Kevin Keto 3), Carleton College 17 (Kyle Beste 6). Total fouls-Augsburg College 12, Carleton College 15. A-250