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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – No. 23 Augustana started the second half on a 30-3 run and connected on 15 3-pointers in the contest to top Southwest Minnesota State 89-58 Friday night in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference action in Sioux Falls, S.D.

Augie improves to 15-2 (8-2 NSIC), while SMSU falls to 9-7 (4-6 NSIC).

Cameron McCaffrey's 19 points—which came off 5-of-5 shooting from behind the arc—led Augie.

Augie's 15 3-pointer outing was a season high and came on just 22 attempts for a 68.2 percent clip. The Vikings' eight second half three-pointers came from a mere nine tries.

Jordan Miller was the lone Mustang to score in double figures as he finished with 14 points. Scott Roehll led SMSU with eight rebounds.

Both squads relied heavily on 3-pointers to do much of their scoring to open the contest. Augustana was red hot from behind the arc, needing just 10 minutes to take a double-figure advantage—thanks in large part to seven 3-pointers before the 10 minute mark.

The Augie lead grew to as large at 16 points twice, the second with 5:39 left in the half, before 3-pointers from Trent Carlson and DeAnthony Zanders and a basket from Andrews began what turned out to be an effective spurt by the Mustangs.

SMSU chipped away for the half's final six minutes, getting to within six points at 2:22 before the break when Miller converted a pair of free throws to make it a 35-29 contest. After a Viking bucket, Roehl drained a jumper to return the deficit to six points heading into the locker room.

Augie's David Foster accounted for three of his team's seven 3-pointers in the first half; the Vikings shot 53.8 percent from behind the arc in the impressive long-range campaign.

Miller's eight first half points paced the Mustangs.

The Vikings immediately retook a double-digit lead behind a 7-0 run to open the second half capped by five straight points from Cody Schilling.

The bigger picture for the Vikings, however, was a 30-3 run to open the half. The monster surge was keyed by an 11-of-13 shooting performance that saw Augie connect on five 3-pointers.

Miller finally hit SMSU's second basket of the half with 10:51 left in the contest to make it 67-37. It was the Mustangs' first field goal since Miller hit a 3-pointer two minutes into the second half.

The damage was done, and from there Augie would cruise. The Vikings' lead got as large as 37 points before the contest closed.

Augie shot 56.4 percent from the floor in the win and outrebounded the Mustangs 33-24.

SMSU will play at Wayne State tomorrow at 6 p.m.