Kevin Keto came off the bench to add 11 points and three steals, while blocking a potential game-winning Macalester 10-foot shot with just one second left in the contest. Dan Graf pulled down 10 rebounds.
Tom Conboy and Brendan Bosman each had double-doubles to lead the Scots. Conboy had 23 points and 11 rebounds, while Bosman provided 15 points and 11 boards.
Augsburg enjoyed a 25-4 advantage in points off turnovers and held the Scots to a 36% shooting figure.
The Auggies led 32-30 at the break and extended their lead to 14 points at 52-38 with 8:40 to play. Macalester chipped away at the lead and pulled to within four points at 53-49 with 3:03 to play. The game was close the rest of the way.
Augsburg led 57-51 with :54 to play before Mac staged a last-ditch rally. A Conboy basket at :44 made it a four-point game. Conboy missed his free throw while going for the three-point play, but got the rebound and scored inside to made it 57-55 with :42 to play. A pair of Keto free throws at :32 made the lead four points before another Conboy inside bucket at :22 cut the lead to two points again at 59-57.
Bosman made a free throw with :03 remaining after an offensive rebound to get Mac to within one point but missed the second attempt. Macalester got possession again after the rebound went out of bounds. After an Augsburg timeout, Macalester’s went for the win on a 10-foot shot from the baseline by Jesse Hollander, which was blocked by Keto.
Augsburg vs Macalester 2/18/06 3:15 p.m. at Macalester Gymnasium - St. Paul, Minn. At Macalester Gymnasium - St. Paul, Minn. AUGSBURG 59, MACALESTER 58 AUGSBURG (4-21, 3-17 MIAC) Justin Kozlowski 6-12 0-1 16; Kevin Keto 2-4 6-8 11; Darren Nelson 4-5 1-1 9; Charlie Scott 3-8 1-4 8; Dan Graf 3-11 1-2 7; Devin Rose 2-5 0-0 4; Tait Thomsen 1-2 0-4 2; Grant Hemmingsen 1-5 0-0 2; Aaron Benesh 0-0 0-0 0; Sama Sandy 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-52 9-20 59. MACALESTER (7-18, 6-14 MIAC) Tom Conboy 11-23 1-3 23; Brendan Bosman 3-11 8-11 15; Jesse Hollander 2-6 2-3 6; Brian Ranwick 2-5 0-0 6; Andy Stein 2-3 1-2 5; Trevor Jepma 1-2 0-3 2; T. Robinson-Wilson 0-1 1-2 1; Lars Johnson 0-4 0-0 0; Nate Assel 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 21-58 13-24 58. Augsburg...................... 32 27 - 59 Macalester.................... 30 28 - 58 3-point goals-Augsburg 6-17 (Justin Kozlowski 4-8; Kevin Keto 1-2; Charlie Scott 1-4; Grant Hemmingsen 0-2; Dan Graf 0-1), Macalester 3-16 (Brian Ranwick 2-3; Brendan Bosman 1-1; Trevor Jepma 0-1; T. Robinson-Wilson 0-1; Lars Johnson 0-3; Nate Assel 0-3; Jesse Hollander 0-1; Tom Conboy 0-3). Fouled out--Augsburg-Tait Thomsen; Dan Graf, Macalester-None. Rebounds-Augsburg 34 (Dan Graf 10), Macalester 44 (Brendan Bosman 11; Tom Conboy 11). Assists-Augsburg 13 (Devin Rose 3; Charlie Scott 3), Macalester 11 (Lars Johnson 2; Jesse Hollander 2; Nate Assel 2). Total fouls-Augsburg 23, Macalester 17. A-325