SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Black Hills State University men's basketball team took down Augustana University, 65-62, on Saturday evening.

Fraser Malcolm led the way for the Yellow Jackets (1-1) with 21 points, while Dez Stoudamire had 12 points and Stefan Desnica pulled down eight rebounds.

The Vikings (3-2) jumped out to a five point lead early, but BHSU would not go quietly. The Yellow Jackets used a 5-0 run to tie up the game, 12-12, with 13:42 to play in the first half. After another Augie basket, Stoudamire hit a three to give the Green and Gold their first lead of the game. Another Stoudamire three with 9:19 left in the first gave BHSU a seven-point lead, 23-16. The back-and-forth nature continued, as the Vikings eventually came back to take a one-point lead with five minutes left in the first half. BHSU scored the final four points of the half, taking a 36-32 lead into the break.

The Yellow Jackets jumped out to another seven-point lead early in the second half, but the Vikings once again clawed back in to the game, leading, 47-46, with 12:38 to play.

With 3:20 left in the game, the score was tied, 58-58. AJ Plitzueweit made two free throws to put the Vikings up by two, but Malcolm responded with a layup to tie it back up again. On the next possession, Malcolm sunk a three-pointer to give the Yellow Jackets back the lead. Augie hit a quick two-points before calling a time out with 1:21 to play down by one. Makaleb McInnis put BHSU back up by three points with just over one minute left when he drove to the basket and finished strong.

With four seconds to play, Jameson Bryan was fouled and went to the line. He missed the first shot and then missed the second on purpose. The Vikings were able to secure the offensive rebound, but Matt Cartwright's three-pointer at the buzzer was off the mark and the Yellow Jackets held on for the 65-62 non-conference victory.

BHSU shot 44.4 percent from the field (24-for-54), while AU was 35.6 percent from the floor (21-for-59). The Yellow Jackets were 10-for-26 (38.5 percent) from beyond the arc, while the Vikings were 8-for-21 (38.1 percent) on three-pointers. The Green and Gold and Augustana each had 33 rebounds.

Cartwright led the Vikings with 24 points, while Plitzuweit had 14 and Dylan LeBrun added 11 points and seven rebounds.

The victory over Augustana was the first for the Yellow Jackets since 2013.

The Green and Gold will next take travel to Billings, Montana, to play their final non-conference games of the season. The Yellow Jackets will take on Alaska Fairbanks on November 23, before playing host Montana State-Billings on November 24. Friday's game tips off at 5:30 p.m., while Saturday will begin at 7:30 p.m.

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Black Hills State is located in the Northern Black Hills of South Dakota, sponsoring 13 NCAA sports with membership in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the NCAA emerging sport of women's triathlon and NIRA rodeo. For all information regarding Yellow Jacket Athletics, please visit BHSUAthletics.com or follow us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram @BHSUAthletics.

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