Trailing 22-21 at halftime, Gustavus used a 19-5 run over the first eight minutes of the second half to take a 13-point lead, 40-27. The Gustavus lead dipped below double-digits just once after that, as the Gusties led by as many as 14 points down the stretch.
Gustavus improved to 10-3 overall, 5-3 in MIAC play with the victory, while Augsburg lost its third straight game and sixth in its last seven games to fall to 3-10 overall, 2-6 in MIAC play.
Adam TeBrake (Sr., St. Peter, Minn.) and Phil Sowden (Jr., Brooklyn Park, Minn./Park Center HS) scored seven points apiece in the second half and nine points apiece in the game, while Trevor Wittwer (So., Redwood Falls, Minn./Redwood Valley HS) came off the bench to score 13 points with seven rebounds and three assists for the Gusties.
Augsburg was led by Grant Hemmingsen (Jr., New Brighton, Minn./Mounds View HS) scored 16 points with eight rebounds to lead Augsburg, while Charlie Scott (Jr., Ely, Minn.) hit three 3-pointers and scored 11 points. Tait Thomsen (Jr., Prior Lake, Minn.) had nine points.
Gustavus hit 46.2 percent (18-of-39) from the field, while Augsburg hit just 31.5 percent (17-of-54). Gustavus outrebounded Augsburg by a 40-27 margin. The Gusties converted 15 second-chance points off of 10 offensive rebounds, while Augsburg had eight second-chance points on its nine offensive rebounds.
Augsburg jumped out to an early advantage, leading 7-2 at the 13:42 mark of the first half and 17-9 at the 6:30 mark. Scott and Hemmingsen had six points each in the early Auggie run. But Gustavus closed the half on a 12-5 run and took the lead for good 30 seconds into the second half.
Both teams return to action on Monday (1/16) at 7:30 p.m., as Augsburg plays at St. John's and Gustavus plays at Macalester.
Gustavus Adolphus College vs Augsburg College 01/14/06 3:15 p.m. at Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis, Minn. At Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis, Minn. GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE 59, AUGSBURG COLLEGE 46 GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (10-3, 5-3 MIAC) Jay Stien 7-10 1-4 15; Trevor Wittwer 3-3 7-9 13; Adam TeBrake 3-10 3-4 9; Phil Sowden 2-5 5-7 9; Mike DesLauriers 1-2 2-4 5; Trent Hollerich 1-1 2-2 4; Andrew Olson 1-7 1-3 4; John Wippler 0-0 0-0 0; Kane Sivesind 0-0 0-0 0; Tyler Kaus 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 18-39 21-33 59. AUGSBURG COLLEGE (3-10, 2-6 MIAC) Grant Hemmingsen 6-9 3-5 16; Charlie Scott 4-9 0-0 11; Tait Thomsen 3-6 3-4 9; Dan Graf 2-8 0-0 4; Darren Nelson 1-2 1-1 3; Justin Kozlowski 1-5 0-0 2; Aaron Benesh 0-0 1-2 1; Joshua Harris 0-2 0-0 0; Kevin Keto 0-5 0-0 0; Devin Rose 0-0 0-0 0; Greg Hildebrandt 0-0 0-0 0; Matthew Huttner 0-7 0-0 0; Phil Knutson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 17-54 8-12 46. Gustavus Adolphus College..... 21 38 - 59 Augsburg College.............. 22 24 - 46 3-point goals-Gustavus Adolphus College 2-9 (Mike DesLauriers 1-1; Andrew Olson 1-6; Adam TeBrake 0-1; Tyler Kaus 0-1), Augsburg College 4-15 (Charlie Scott 3-6; Grant Hemmingsen 1-1; Dan Graf 0-2; Justin Kozlowski 0-4; Kevin Keto 0-2). Fouled out--Gustavus Adolphus College-Trevor Wittwer, Augsburg College-Charlie Scott; Grant Hemmingsen. Rebounds-Gustavus Adolphus College 40 (Jay Stien 10), Augsburg College 27 (Grant Hemmingsen 8). Assists-Gustavus Adolphus College 12 (Trevor Wittwer 3), Augsburg College 13 (Kevin Keto 4). Total fouls-Gustavus Adolphus College 15, Augsburg College 27. A-372.