Reid Peters / Winonan

The Winona State University men’s basketball team went 1-1 last week, losing to No. 2 Augustana University and defeating Wayne State College.

The Warriors moved to 7-7 in conference.

“Our approach to this weekend was much improved,” senior forward Mark Blacklock said.

The Warriors fell to Augustana at home on Friday 75-62.

Junior forward Kyle Bauman matched a career-high in points with 25 on 12-of-17 shooting to accompany six rebounds.

Winona State jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead following buckets from Bauman and Blacklock.

Junior guard Riley Bambenek followed with a 3-pointer of his own to build a 7-3 lead two minutes into the contest.

A Viking layup would give Augustana a 10-9 lead, an advantage in which they did not forfeit.

Augustana used a 13-4 run to take a 29-19 lead with 1:59 to go in the first half. Back-to-back buckets from Bauman narrowed the lead to eight late in the half, but a Viking 3-pointer moved the score 34-23 at the half.

A quick 3-pointer from Augustana was answered by a Winona layup from Blacklock to begin the second half.

Charlie Koontz cut the deficit to nine with a layup to bring the score 53-44. On the ensuing possession, Bambenek made a 3-pointer that cut the lead to six, but Augustana went on a 5-0 run that stopped the Warrior momentum. Augustana eventually sealed the game with a 75-62 win.

Bambenek ended with eight points, six rebounds, six assists as well as a block and a steal.

“We can’t just show up,” Winona State head coach Todd Eisner said. “We need to come to play on a consistent basis.”

Winona State shot 50 percent (28-of-56) compared to 42 percent from Augustana (27-of-64) from the field, and outrebounded the Vikings by a 40-30 margin.

The Warriors used a solid shooting performance in a home victory against Wayne State College Saturday in Winona.

Winona State shot 33-of-58 (57 percent) from the field, including a 17-of-26 (65 percent) performance in the second half against the Wildcats.

Blacklock scored a season-high with 18 points on 9-of-13 shooting.

With the score locked 6-6, the Warriors went on a 20-0 run assisted by consecutive 3-pointers from Nick Arenz and Bambenek.

Wayne State answered right away with a 21-8 run of their own to bring the score 34-27 with 1:30 to go in the half. A 3-pointer from the Wildcats matched a Conrad Masberg 3-pointer, and Winona State led 39-32 at half.

The second half begun with a 19-6 Winona State spurt with every basket coming from inside the paint.

The Wildcats would go on an 8-0 run, but it was instantly followed by an 8-0 run from Winona, and the Warriors would seal the game with an 84-63 win.

The Warriors took a 41-27 rebound advantage and recorded 13 assists compared to six by Wayne State.

Masberg had 15 points while Corey Jeffs scored 12 and Bauman had 10.

“It was good to come out and finally put someone away,” Masberg said.

Eisner said he hopes the win will give the team confidence going forward.

Winona State (8-10, 7-7 NSIC) has a pair of road games this week at Bemidji State on Friday and Minnesota Crookston on Saturday.