SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Augustana jumped out to a 35-15 halftime lead over No. 13-ranked St. Cloud State and never looked back, picking up a 74-52 victory over the Huskies Saturday night in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference men's basketball.

Augustana improves to 12-7 (9-6 NSIC), while SCSU falls to 16-3 (12-3 NSIC).

The Vikings were stellar in the win, leading by as many as 28 points and holding SCSU to just 32.8 percent from the floor.

The win also evened the season series between the two teams; the Huskies beat the Vikings 88-61 earlier this month in St. Cloud, Minn.

Cody Schilling scored a game-high 15 points, Yuriy Malashenko contributed 13 and Cameron McCaffrey added 11.  McCaffrey also dished out five assists.

Brennan Olson snagged a game-high nine rebounds and helped Augustana dominated the glass 43-31.

Shaun Jensen scored 13 points for SCSU, which entered the game riding a five-game winning streak.

The Vikings held the Huskies to just one field goal in the opening 10 minutes of the contest.  Augustana led 12-2 at the 12-minute mark--sparked by a pair of 3-pointer from Malashenko and Al Richter.

Augustana's advantage grew to as large as 24 points twice before the break.  The first instance came with 2:41 left when Malashenko nailed another trey; the second with one minute to go after two free throws by Schilling.

Malashenko logged eight first-half points.

Augustana led 38-15 at the break.  SCSU's 15 points in the first half were the fewest allowed by the Vikings in a half this season.

Tom Billeter's group refused to let up in the final 20 minutes, holding at least a 20-point lead for the entire second half.

The Vikings got an emphatic dunk from Olson with six minutes to play for a 68-40 lead.  The Vikings matched the 28-point lead twice more before the game was over.

Augustana tied a season high with 11 3-pointers and established a season high with four blocks.

The 22-point win marked Augustana's largest margin of victory this season.

The 15-point effort from Schilling moved the senior into the No. 5 spot on the Augustana career scoring list.  He is now tied with Jason Garrow with 1,704 points.

Augustana travels to Minnesota State and Southwest Minnesota State next Friday and Saturday.