WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. - The Coe College men's basketball team gave second-ranked Augustana (Ill.) a good battle Tuesday before falling short, 71-66, at a tournament in Wisconsin Dells.

The Kohawks chopped a 15-point deficit down to three points at 66-63 on a 3-pointer by Jake Timm with 1:19 left in the game. The Kohawks pulled within three points again at 69-66 on a 3-pointer by Max Schmarzo with four seconds to go, but they ran out of time.

Schmarzo and Matt Daoust scored 16 points apiece for Coe (5-5). Schmarzo made five 3-pointers.

Hunter Hill scored 21 points for Augustana (10-1). Ben Ryan netted 20 points for the Vikings.

COE (66): Daoust 5 4-4 16, JT Vonderhaar 3 1-2 7, Fahey 2 1-4 5, Timm 3 3-4 9, M. Vonderhaar 2 1-2 5, Pyritz 0 0-0 0, Meyer 1 0-0 2, Wadsworth 0 2-2 2, Vorba 1 0-0 2, Stix 1 0-0 2, Schmarzo 5 1-1 16. Totals 23 13-19 66.

AUGUSTANA (71): Hill 5 10-10 21, Johnson 4 4-7 13, Jurgutis 1 3-4 6, Ryan 8 4-7 20, Motzel 2 0-1 4, Roth 2 0-0 6, Straughter 0 1-2 1, Rils 0 0-0 0, Hoekstra 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 22-31 71.

Halftime - Augustana 34, Coe 24. 3-point goals - Coe 7 (Schmarzo 5, Daoust 2), Augustana 5 (Roth 2, Hill 1, Johnson 1, Jurgutis 1).