ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – The Elmhurst men's basketball  team battled second-ranked Augustana College to the wire before falling 58-56 to the Vikings.

The Vikings' lead was short lived as Wuest buried a jumper to put Elmhurst back in front. A three-pointer from Dylan Sortillo gave the Vikings a 55-53 lead with 3:11 left on the clock, but  a three-point play from Ackerman gave the Bluejays the lead right back. Augustana pulled in front on a pair of free throws from Hill with 1:57 left to play. Elmhurst had a chance to take the lead with less than a minute to play, but Wuest's three-pointer from the wing rimmed out. After a Ben Ryan free throw gave the Vikings a two-point cushion with 28 seconds left on the clock, Wuest's layup was blocked by Slaughter out of bound. Wuest's potential game-tying jumper in the paint just before the horn was too strong, allowing the Vikings to escape with the victory.

Elmhurst outshot Augustana 40.4 percent (21-of-52) to 33.3 percent (19-of-57). The Bluejays hit 5-of-14 from downtown (35.7 percent) while the Vikings' struggled from long distance, hitting just 4-of-24 shots (16.7 percent).  Augustana went to the line 24 times, hitting 16 (66.7 percent) while Elmhurst hit 9-of-11 (81.8 percent) from the line. The Bluejays also won the battle on the glass, outrebounding Augustana 40-36.

Wuest poured in a game-high 20 points to pace Elmhurst in the loss, shooting 8-of-19 from the floor. Ackermann added 10 points and four rebounds while Pat Coleman totaled seven points and five rebounds.

Sortillo came off the bench to spark the Vikings, scoring 16 points while shooting 6-of-12, including 4-of-8 from downtown. Hill added 13 points and four rebounds while Ryan totaled eight points in the win.