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Men's Basketball 2/17/07 -- Augsburg 87, Bethel 82 (OT) CLICK
HERE FOR GAME BOXSCORE MINNEAPOLIS (2/17/07) -- Femi Solaja (Jr., Cottage Grove, Minn./St. Paul Harding HS) collected his fourth double-double in his last five games, claiming season-highs of 27 points and 21 rebounds, adding three steals and two blocked shots as Augsburg College rallied for an 87-82 overtime victory over Bethel University in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's basketball game Saturday afternoon at Si Melby Hall. Grant Hemmingsen (Sr., New Brighton, Minn./Mounds View HS) hit a three-pointer at the second-half buzzer to force overtime, and Justin Kozlowski (Jr., Wausau, Wis./Wausau Newman HS) scored eight of Augsburg's 16 points in overtime, as Augsburg outscored Bethel by a 16-11 margin in the extra session. Kozlowski scored 19 points, hitting four 3-pointers for Augsburg, which finished the season at 10-15 overall, 7-13 in MIAC play. The 10 wins marked Augsburg's first double-digit victory season since the 2002-03 season (11-14). Jon Cassens (Fr., Prior Lake, Minn.) claimed his first collegiate double-double, with 14 points and 10 rebounds, adding three steals and four 3-pointers. Tim Madson (So., Redwood Falls, Minn./Redwood Valley HS) scored 24 points to lead Bethel, which finished the regular season at 18-7 overall, 13-7 in MIAC play. Bethel will host St. Olaf in an MIAC playoff first-round game on Monday (2/19) at 7:30 p.m. Cory Laugen (So., Monticello, Minn.) had 15 points and seven assists for the Royals, hitting three 3-pointers. Augsburg, which trailed 35-30 at halftime, rallied from a 14-point second-half deficit to force overtime. Trailing 56-42 with 9:18 left in regulation, the Auggies tied the game at 71-71 on Hemmingsen's second 3-pointer of the game -- and 18th of the season for the 6-foot-7 senior -- in the final seconds. The game was tied six times and there were 10 lead changes. As a team, Augsburg connected on 12 three-pointers in the game and hit 39.2 percent (29-of-74) from the field. Meanwhile, Bethel hit 41.4 percent (29-of-70) from the field, hitting 11 three-pointers. Bethel outrebounded Augsburg by a 50-46 margin. Dan Graf (Sr., Lino Lakes, Minn./Centennial HS) scored seven points with five rebounds, five assists and two steals for the Auggies, while David Olson (So., Lindstrom, Minn./Chisago Lakes HS) had seven points. Hemmingsen scored six points with five rebounds. For Bethel, Chris Vavra (So., Cambridge, Minn./Braham HS) and Jeff Reck (Jr., St. Paul, Minn./Harding HS) scored eight points each, while Mike Moberg (So., Plymouth, Minn./Maple Grove HS) and Charles Meadowcroft (Sr., Plymouth, Minn./Columbia Heights HS) had seven points apiece. Meadowcroft added 11 rebounds, while Moberg had seven rebounds and two steals. To return to Augsburg Men's Basketball, click here To return to Augsburg Athletics, click here Augsburg College, a college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, is a member of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. This is
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