GAME STATS PICTURED ABOVE: Tyler Peters scored eight points

Rock Island, Ill. - The Thunder men's basketball team had its five-game winning streak snapped on Tuesday night in a 70-46 loss at #20-ranked Augustana (14-4/4-3 CCIW).  Wheaton, ranked 22nd in this weekís D3hoops.com Top-25 poll, is now 14-4 on the year, with a 5-2 CCIW record. The Thunder will return to King Arena on Saturday night at 8 PM when the squad hosts #21-ranked Illinois Wesleyan in a key conference contest.

Augustana never trailed in tonight's contest. The Vikings jumped out to an 11-8 lead with 13:20 remaining in the first half and the hosts out-scored the Thunder 29-12 for the remainder of the opening half. Augustana maintained a double-digit lead throughout the second half, with the hosts largest lead coming in a 31-point bulge at 67-36 with 6:30 minutes left in the contest.

All-American forward Tim McCrary led the Thunder with 10 points and he added seven rebounds. Sophomore Tyler Peters scored eight points, while senior Spencer Schultze added seven points, with five rebounds. Aaron Garriott distributed five assists and grabbed five rebounds.

Brian DeSimone scored a game-high 21 points, with six assists to lead the Vikings. Bryant Voiles added 16 points and Troy Rorer scored 11 points, with six rebounds.

Wheaton shot 30.8% (16-52) from the field, with a 68.4% (13-19) at the free throw line. The Vikings posted a 40.7% (22-54) field goal percentage, with 38.9% (7-18) from behind the three-point arc and 79.2% (19-24) at the charity stripe. Augustana out-rebounded the Thunder 45-30, with a 10-5 edge on the offensive glass.