CHICAGO, Ill. -- On Saturday night, the North Park University men's basketball team hosted the nation's third seed in Augustana College (13-1, 5-0 CCIW), dropping the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin contest 64-109.
Augustana was the first to reach double-digits, utilizing their height advantage of 6'11" junior center Micah Martin. The visiting Vikings would then go on to tally a barrage of 3-pointers from senior guard Nolan Ebel, junior forward Pierson Wofford, and junior guard Austin Elledge, pushing the score to 27-10.
Through the rest of the half, Augustana would keep the pressure on North Park's offense and hold them to 32.
In the first half, Augustana shot at a clip of 62.2% (23-37) while North Park was held to 39.3% (11-28).
Halftime: North Park 32, Augustana 53
Augustana kept their momentum in the opening minutes of the second half, extending their lead to 33 points on free throws from junior guard Lucas Simon and a dunk from Micah Martin.
Unfortunately, North Park was not able to keep up with the fast-paced offense of Augustana, as the Vikings fell 64-109.
Final: North Park 64, Augustana 109
Quick Hits:
- Sophomore guard Toby Marek and senior guard Cardell Simmons led North Park with 13 points each
- Marek also added a steal and 3 assists
- Sophomore forward Matt Szuba also marked double-digits with 11 points
- Augustana used their height advantage to out-rebound North Park 45-16
- Augustana's Micah Martin and senior guard Chrishawn Orange both tallied 20 points
What's Next?
North Park (4-11, 2-4 CCIW) hits the road on Saturday, January 12 when they take on Carroll University in Waukesha Wisconsin. Tip-off is set for 4:00 PM CST.
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