College basketball roundup: Augie men battle No. 21 Wheaton in road loss

Wheaton 75, Augustana 61: The Augustana College men's basketball team pushed 21st-ranked Wheaton for about three-quarters of Wednesday's CCIW opene...

December 2, 2022
3:32 AM

Wheaton 75, Augustana 61: The Augustana College men's basketball team pushed 21st-ranked Wheaton for about three-quarters of Wednesday's CCIW opener at King Arena, but the Thunder had the answers down the stretch to pull out a 75-61 victory.Augie trailed by as many as 13 points in the first half before a Matt Hanushewsky jumper with 2:14 left in the first half pulled the Vikings within 29-28. A bucket by Dan Carr in the paint with :49 left in the half cut the Thunder lead to 31-30, which is where it stood at halftime.