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MENOMONIE, Wis. — Augustana College dropped in 10 3-point shots in the second half, but UW-Stout was able to hold off the undefeated Vikings and the Blue Devils went on to a thrilling 70-66 win Thursday in the championship game of the UW-Stout/Wendy's Holiday Tournament at Johnson Fieldhouse.

The game proved to be a battle of runs and Stout (11-1) went on the biggest one to close out the first half on a 19-2 run for a 37-27 halftime lead. Augustana (10-1) answered back to open the second half on a 9-0 run to pull to within one, 37-36.

Stout, ranked 11th in the latest D3hoops.com poll, answered big with a 13-0 run as Jacob Nonemacher scored nine of his career-high 24 points during the run.

But 13th ranked Augustana would answer back, and they did it with a barrage of 3-pointers - five, by five different players, to be exact in a 17-3 run to tie the game at 53 all with 9:19 left. Stout's Ryan Stangl put an end to the run with a 3-pointer of his own and the game settled down to fluctuate within just a few points from there-on out.

The Vikings took the lead only once after that, on another 3-point assault, with a trey by the game's high scorer, Rick Harrigan, and another Drew Wessels at 7:46 to give the Vikings a 59-58 lead.

Stout's Nonemacher gave the Blue Devils the lead, 60-59, for good 30 seconds later with a jumper. Stout then worked the free throw line, getting eight of their final 10 points from the line. Nate Severson chalked up five free throws, while Nonemacher accounted for three. Stout drained 22-of-30 free throws on the night, while Augustana was 10-of-15 from the line.

Augustana got five points from Jay McAdams-Thornton and two from Harrigan down the stretch. Harrigan would lead all scorers with 25 points. McAdams-Thornton finished with 19 points.

The Blue Devils, which held a 35-27 rebounding lead, got 12 points from Severson - who was 7-of-9 from the line - and 10 points each from Stangl and Adam Chandler.