Joey Shimek (Sr., Prior Lake, Minn.) and Bryan Schnettler (Jr., Sartell, Minn.) had 12 points apiece for the Tommies, who improved to 16-4 overall, 13-2 in MIAC play.
Augsburg was led by Justin Kozlowski (So., Wausau, Wis./Wausau Newman HS), who had 12 points. Augsburg is now 3-17 overall, 2-13 in MIAC play, dropping its 10th straight game. Augsburg is also winless on its home court this season, falling to 0-9 at Si Melby Hall.
Facing a halfcourt possession offense by Augsburg, the score remained low most of the way, with St. Thomas leading by a 24-14 margin at halftime. Augsburg led just once in the game -- 7-5 at the 10:26 mark of the first half -- and the Tommies used a 14-2 run over the next 5:20 to take a 10-point lead, 19-9 with 4:46 left in the opening stanza.
St. Thomas then hit 65.2 percent (15-of-23) from the field in the second half -- including 50 percent (4-of-8) from three-point range -- to expand the lead to as many as 24 points in the second half.
After shooting just 4-of-17 (23.5 percent) from the field in the first half, Augsburg shot 11-of-19 from the field in the second half (57.9 percent). However, Augsburg had 17 turnovers in the game, which St. Thomas converted into 22 points. St. Thomas also dominated inside, with 36 points in the paint compared to Augsburg's 18.
Kevin Keto (Jr., Forest Lake, Minn.) had nine points for the Auggies, while Charlie Scott (Jr., Ely, Minn.) had seven points and Dan Graf (Jr., Lino Lakes, Minn./Centennial HS) had six points.
Sean Sweeney (Sr., St. Paul, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall HS) had nine points for the Tommies, while Danny Peterson (Sr., New Brighton, Minn./Irondale HS) had six points.
St. Thomas returns to MIAC play on Saturday (2/4) with a 3 p.m. game at St. John's. Augsburg returns to action next Monday (2/) with an 8 p.m. game at Hamline.
University of St. Thomas vs Augsburg College 02/01/06 8:00 p.m. at Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis, Minn. At Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis, Minn. UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS 65, AUGSBURG COLLEGE 44 UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS (16-4, 13-2 MIAC) Isaac Rosefelt 7-9 2-4 16; Bryan Schnettler 4-6 2-2 12; Joey Shimek 5-6 2-2 12; Sean Sweeney 3-8 0-0 9; Danny Peterson 3-4 0-1 6; Nate Worrell 2-2 0-0 4; Mike Keating 0-1 2-4 2; Dan Grant 1-1 0-0 2; Alex Weaver 0-0 2-2 2; Berker Tas 0-0 0-0 0; Lonnie Robinson 0-0 0-0 0; Luke Vlatkovich 0-2 0-0 0; Andrew Dwyer 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-40 10-15 65. AUGSBURG COLLEGE (3-17, 2-13 MIAC) Justin Kozlowski 4-10 2-4 12; Kevin Keto 3-4 2-4 9; Charlie Scott 2-5 2-2 7; Dan Graf 2-5 2-3 6; Tait Thomsen 2-4 0-0 4; Darren Nelson 0-2 2-2 2; Aaron Benesh 1-2 0-0 2; Grant Hemmingsen 1-4 0-0 2; Devin Rose 0-0 0-2 0; Sama Sandy 0-0 0-0 0; Phil Knutson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 15-36 10-17 44. University of St. Thomas...... 24 41 - 65 Augsburg College.............. 14 30 - 44 3-point goals-University of St. Thomas 5-11 (Sean Sweeney 3-7; Bryan Schnettler 2-3; Luke Vlatkovich 0-1), Augsburg College 4-13 (Justin Kozlowski 2-4; Charlie Scott 1-4; Kevin Keto 1-1; Darren Nelson 0-1; Aaron Benesh 0-1; Grant Hemmingsen 0-2). Fouled out--University of St. Thomas-None, Augsburg College-None. Rebounds-University of St. Thomas 22 (Isaac Rosefelt 5), Augsburg College 20 (Grant Hemmingsen 5). Assists-University of St. Thomas 18 (Sean Sweeney 6), Augsburg College 10 (Dan Graf 3; Kevin Keto 3). Total fouls-University of St. Thomas 16, Augsburg College 17. A-252.