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<p>FRISCO, Texas — At least now Iowa can say it lost to a champion.</p>
<p>South Dakota school Augustana, <a
href="http://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/basketball-men/2015/11/06/augustana-beats-iowa-hawkeyes-exhibition-game/75340664/">the
source of Iowa's first exhibition loss since 2002</a> this past
season, won the NCAA Division II championship 90-81 over
top-ranked Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) on Saturday.</p>
<p>Alex Richter scored 26 points and Daniel Jansen had 25 to lead
the Vikings.</p>
<p>Casey Schilling added 20 points and 19 rebounds. He scored eight
points early in the second half to help second-seeded Augustana
take an eight-point lead after Lincoln Memorial pulled to 45-43.</p>
<p>The Vikings (34-2) outrebounded Lincoln Memorial 42-36 and made
21 of 27 free throws. LMU (34-3) was only 9 for 18 from the line,
and 6-foot-9 Emanuel Terry and 6-5 Dorian Pinson fouled out.</p>
<p>Gerel Simmons led Lincoln Memorial with 21 points. Terry and
Jalen Steele had 15 each, and Pinson finished with 13.</p>
<p>Augustana broke to a 13-4 lead, with Richter providing 10 of the
points.</p>
<p>Lincoln Memorial took the lead for the first time at 18-17 on
Pinson’s driving layup.</p>
<p>A 3-pointer by Steele brought LMU’s biggest lead at 30-25.
Augustana rallied to outscore Lincoln Memorial 10-4 in the last
2:09 of the half, with Schilling’s jump shot beating the buzzer
for a 43-38 lead.</p>
<p>Augustana won its 15th straight game.</p>
<p>The Vikings built their lead to 14 points at 62-48. Terry then
scored seven points to bring LMU within five at 64-59. He left
with his fourth foul with 10:26 remaining, allowing Schilling and
Jansen to dominate inside.</p>
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