ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Macalester College men's basketball team fell to Augsburg University, 83-72 in the final home game of the season Saturday afternoon in the Leonard Center. The Scots are now 7-16 overall and 4-14 in the conference, while the Auggies improve to 17-6, 13-5 MIAC.

After Augsburg opened with a 10-2 run, Macalester responded with a 9-2 run capped by a three-pointer from junior forward Jackson Henningfield (Lake Mary, Fla./Lyman) that made the score 12-11 Auggies with 13 minutes left in the half. Augsburg maintained a single-digit lead until a 10-2 run pushed the advantage to 33-23 with 3:14 on the clock. Threes from junior guard Tyler McFarland (Denver, Colo./New Hampton School) and sophomore guard Eric Sathy (Cupertino, Calif./Homestead) helped the Scots cut the deficit to seven, 37-30 at the break. Sophomore center Shane Anderson (Fargo, N.D./Davies) made 6-of-9 from the field and scored 15 points in the first half.

Macalester started the second half with a basket by junior guard Gabriel Ramos (Dorado, Puerto Rico/Tasis Dorado) and a three from Henningfield to pull to within two, 37-35. But the Auggies tallied the next 12 points in a 15-2 run to make the score 52-37 with 13 minutes remaining. A three-pointer by McFarland and two points apiece from Henningfield and Anderson cut the deficit to eight before Augsburg scored eight straight points to lead 60-44 with 8:51 to play. The lead grew to as many as 19 points, and the Scots never came closer than 10 points the rest of the way. The Auggies shot 56.7 percent from the floor in the second half and received 27 points from their bench for the game compared to 16 points for Macalester's reserves.

Anderson finished with a career-high 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting from the floor. He also grabbed eight rebounds. Henningfield scored 14 of his 17 points in the second half and registered a team-best nine boards. McFarland went 3-of-5 from three-point range to finish with 11 points and five assists. Booker Coplin and Jack Sorenson paced Augsburg with 19 points apiece.

The Scots return to action on Wednesday, Feb. 19 with a conference game at Concordia. Tip-off is set for 5:15 p.m. in Moorhead, Minn.