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MOORHEAD, Minn. -- A 22-7 run to end the first half propelled the Minnesota State University Moorhead men's basketball team into the lead, and the Dragons pulled away in the second half in a 79-62 win over Augustana in a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference game on Friday night.

MSUM improved to 16-7 overall and 10-7 in the league, while Augustana, which had won six in a row, fell to 16-5 overall and 12-5 in the NSIC.

The Dragons had four players score nine points or more, led by senior Anthony Tucker, who had a game-high 22 points to go along with five assists. Senior Alex Novak had 19 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks, while sophomore Jordan Riewer had 10 points and a game-high six assists. Freshman Tyler Vaughan had nine points and three assists.

MSUM's perimeter defense was solid as they held the Vikings to just 9.1 percent (2-of-22) from three-point range. MSUM shot 47.4 percent (9-of-19) from three and 53.3 percent (32-of-60) overall for the game.

The big run came after MSUM faced a 24-18 deficit with 9:44 left in the first half. The Dragons then got rolling with the 22-7 spurt. Vaughan had six points during the run while Tucker had five and Novak four. Six different Dragons scored during the stretch. Freshman Isaac Sevlie had two points and also had a resounding block to end the half as MSUM took a 40-31 lead into halftime.

The Dragons continued their momentum to start the second half, outscoring the Vikings 24-10 over the first 6:36 to build an insurmountable 64-41 lead.  Tucker scored 10 points during that run, while Novak had four. Freshman Brady Wohler capped off the stretch with a three-point play.

MSUM's lead never shrunk below 13 the rest of the way as the Dragons rolled to the 17-point win.

Senior Eric Olson had six points, a team-high four blocks and four rebounds for MSUM.

MSUM wraps up the home weekend on Saturday against Wayne State.

Steve d'Eustachio Stat of the Game: The Dragons have now won 17 non-overtime games in a row at home when scoring at least 75 points. The last time they lost while scoring at least 75 points in a non-overtime game at home, was February 12, 2010, a 79-75 setback versus Bemdiji State.