Eric Lear (Fr., Antioch, Ill.) hit 6-of-12 from the field and scored 16 points with four assists for the Cardinals, now 4-13 overall and 3-9 in MIAC play.
Lucas Olson-Patterson (Sr., Minneapolis, Minn./Robbinsdale Cooper HS) had a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds for Augsburg, now 7-10 overall, 5-7 in MIAC play. Augsburg has lost three games in a row and six of its last eight contests.
Augsburg held the lead just once, in the opening 15 seconds of play on a three-point play by Dan Graf (So., Lino Lakes, Minn./Centennial HS). But Lear hit consecutive baskets, including a three-pointer, and the Cardinals ran off a 19-6 run over the next five minutes. Lear and Rohr had seven points each in the run.
St. Mary's kept the lead at or near double-digits for most of the first half, before a late Augsburg run trimmed the advantage to seven points, 29-22 at halftime.
Consecutive jumpers by Graf to open the second half cut the Cardinals' lead to three points, 29-26. But that was the closest the Auggies could get, as St. Mary's used a 19-6 run over a six-minute span to take a 16-point advantage, 48-32 with 12:10 remaining. Augsburg did not cut the lead under 10 points the rest of the way.
St. Mary's hit 45.8 percent from the field (22-of-48), while Augsburg was limited to just 33.9 percent from the field (19-of-56). The Cardinals hit 50 percent from the field (11-of-22) in the second half, while Augsburg hit just 30 percent (9-of-30). Both teams had 18 turnovers, but St. Mary's converted 19 points off the Auggie miscues, compared to just 11 for Augsburg.
Jeff Tendall (Jr., LeClaire, Iowa/Pleasant Valley HS) had 13 points, six rebounds and five steals for the Cardinals, while Dan Kloak (Jr., Elmwood Park, Ill./Fenwick HS) had five assists and five rebounds.
Graf had 13 points and three assists for the Auggies, but was limited to 0-of-4 from beyond the three-point arc. Olson-Patterson was 0-for-7 from beyond the arc. Augsburg, as a team, went 3-for-24 (12.5 percent) from three-point range. Justin Kozlowski (Fr., Wausau, Wis./Wausau Newman HS) scored 10 points.
Both teams are in action on Saturday (1/29) at 3 p.m., with Augsburg playing at Bethel and St. Mary's hosting Macalester.
St. Mary's University vs Augsburg College 01/26/05 7:30 p.m. at Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis, Minn. At Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis, Minn. ST. MARY'S UNIVERSITY 61, AUGSBURG COLLEGE 49 ST. MARY'S UNIVERSITY (4-13, 3-9 MIAC) Michael Rohr 8-12 2-2 20; Eric Lear 6-12 3-3 16; Jeff Tendall 4-8 3-5 13; Michael Batterman 1-3 2-2 4; Dan Kloak 1-4 1-2 3; Allyn Emery 1-2 0-0 2; Jason Washington 1-3 0-0 2; Dan Cormier 0-2 1-2 1; David Shaw 0-1 0-0 0; Fiore Buccieri 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-48 12-16 61. AUGSBURG COLLEGE (7-10, 5-7 MIAC) Dan Graf 6-11 1-1 13; LucasOlson-Patterson 5-17 3-6 13; Justin Kozlowski 4-8 0-0 10; Charlie Scott 2-5 0-0 5; Kevin Keto 1-2 0-0 2; Devin Rose 0-4 2-2 2; Justin Olson 0-1 2-2 2; Zac Rosen 1-5 0-0 2; Adam Brister 0-1 0-0 0; Danny Chayer 0-1 0-0 0; Tait Thomsen 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 19-56 8-11 49. St. Mary's University......... 29 32 - 61 Augsburg College.............. 22 27 - 49 3-point goals-St. Mary's University 5-16 (Michael Rohr 2-3; Jeff Tendall 2-3; Eric Lear 1-4; Allyn Emery 0-1; Dan Cormier 0-1; David Shaw 0-1; Fiore Buccieri 0-1; Dan Kloak 0-1; Michael Batterman 0-1), Augsburg College 3-24 (Justin Kozlowski 2-5; Charlie Scott 1-2; Devin Rose 0-1; Justin Olson 0-1; Zac Rosen 0-3; Danny Chayer 0-1; LucasOlson-Patterson 0-7; Dan Graf 0-4). Fouled out--St. Mary's University-None, Augsburg College-None. Rebounds-St. Mary's University 35 (Dan Cormier 6; Jeff Tendall 6), Augsburg College 32 (LucasOlson-Patterson 12). Assists-St. Mary's University 16 (Dan Kloak 5), Augsburg College 11 (LucasOlson-Patterson 3; Dan Graf 3). Total fouls-St. Mary's University 12, Augsburg College 15. A-139.