Box Score

WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. – Hunter Hill (Byron HS, Byron, Ill.) hit a 17-foot jumper with two seconds left Tuesday to lift top-ranked Augustana to a 67-65 win over Wisconsin-Oshkosh at the JustAGame Holiday Shootout. The Vikings improved to 10-0 on the season, while the Titans suffered their fourth loss against six wins. Coach Grey Giovanine's club will be back in action at the JustAGame Fieldhouse on Wednesday, December 30, closing out the non-conference portion of its schedule against Edgewood. Tipoff is slated for 5:00 p.m.
 
Oshkosh led 58-56 with just over five minutes to play, but Augustana scored seven straight over the next three minutes. Dylan Sortillo (Bettendorf HS, Bettendorf, Iowa) tied the contest with a pair of free throws and Hill sandwiched a pair of baskets around a Jawan Straughter (Plainfield East HS, Bolingbrook, Ill.) free throw to put the Vikings up 63-58 with two minutes to play.
 
Two Max Schebel layups got the Titans within 63-62 as the clock ticked under a minute. Another Hill jumper with 42 seconds to play made it 65-62, but UWO freshman Ben Boots hit a three-pointer to tie it with 21 seconds left. That set the stage for Hill's game-winner from the free throw line extended–his 27th and 28th points of the night.
 
Augustana led for most of the first half and took its biggest lead of the game (31-23) on a 26-foot trey from Hill with 5:05 to play. The Titans closed the half with a 13-3 run, however, taking a 36-34 advantage into the locker room after a three-pointer from Boots.
 
A Straughter layup early in the second half regained a lead (40-38) for the Vikings, one that eventually reached six points (50-44) on a Ben Ryan (Washington HS, Washington, Ill.) free throw with 11:30 to play. Oshkosh battled back and took a 55-54 lead on two Boots free throws with 6:50 left. A Schebel freebie and an Alex Olson layup kept the Titans ahead until Sortillo's free throws at 5:09.
 
Hill scored 18 in the first half and added 10 in the second without missing a shot. Eight of the 10 came in the game's final four minutes. His 28 points came on 11-of-15 shooting from the field, including three of four from beyond the arc. He hit all three of his free throw attempts. Ryan added 17 points on seven-of-11 shooting and shared game-high rebounding honors with Tayvian Johnson (United Township HS, East Moline, Ill.). Each grabbed six. Olson led Oshkosh with 18 points.
 
Augustana shot .451 (23 of 51) for the game, was four of 15 (.267) from three-point range and hit 17 of 21 (.810) free throws. Oshkosh hit 25 of 53 (.491) from the floor, including eight of 16 (.500) from beyond the arc. The Titans were five of seven (.714) from the foul line. The Vikings won the battle of the boards by a 30-25 margin. Both teams took excellent care of the ball, committing a total of just 13 turnovers—seven by Augustana.