Upper Iowa came up one point shy of Augustana University on Saturday evening in Sioux Falls, S.D. The Peacocks fell behind by double figures on several occasions during regulation, but UIU was able to rally from behind each time. The Vikings outscored their guests 10-9 in the overtime period and scored the game winner with 5.9 seconds to play when Jadan Graves netted a jumper in the paint. UIU's final shot just missed as Upper Iowa fell to 7-5 overall and 4-2 in the NSIC. Augie improved to 7-5 overall and 3-3 in the conference.

Lucas Duax scored 19 points to lead six Peacocks that scored in double figures in the game. Duax became the 31st member of the 1,000-point club for Upper Iowa with a layup midway through the first half that pulled UIU within one point, 18-17. The Peacock guard hit 8-13 from the field and 3-3 at the free throw line, while pulling down six rebounds and snaring two steals. 

Both Max Duax and Carter Janssen came off the bench to score 17 points apiece. The duo combined to knock down 10 three-pointers with five makes from behind the arc each. The younger Duax chipped in four assists as well. Nick Reid scored 14 points with a team-high eight rebounds and three blocks, while Jake Hilmer notched a double-double with 10 points and 13 assists. Dylan Jones scored 13 points on 6-8 shooting and hauled in six rebounds and Austin Hilmer scored eight with a pair of three-pointers. 

The Vikings were led by Akoi Akoi, who scored 24 points with three bullseyes from deep, and Isaac Fink, who came off the bench to net 21 points including two trifectas. Graves scored 16 points with eight rebounds and seven assists.

With five and a half minutes to play in the first half, the Peacocks trailed the Vikings by 15 points, 38-23, but Upper Iowa closed the half by outscoring their hosts 16-8 fueled by four three-pointers from Janssen including three-straight possessions that ended with a Janssen long-range dart. The run pulled UIU within seven at the break, 46-39. 

In the second half, the Peacocks closed the gap to just one point, 51-50, when Max Duax hit a three-pointer to cap an 11-5 run by UIU. Augustana found their stride after the second Peacock run and pushed their lead back to double digits. With just over eight minutes to play, Augie led by 11 points, 76-65, but Upper Iowa began to slowly chip away at the margin and eventually tied the game at 82-82 on a three-pointer from the top of the key by Reid. Minutes later, Hilmer drove into the lane and Max Duax hit a huge three-pointer from the corner to knot the score at 87-87 with 43 seconds showing on the clock. After Akoi knocked down a jumper in the lane, Jake Hilmer answered for the visitors with a driving layup over pressure to tie the score at 89-all with five seconds to play. 

The Peacocks opened the overtime with a layup from Lucas Duax and took a three-point lead when Dylan Jones converted his fourth three-pointer of the season at the midway point of overtime. The teams continued to exchange buckets including a Jones dunk and a Jake Hilmer jumper in the paint that put Upper Iowa ahead 98-95 with 1:07 to play. Graves hit the game winner with 5.9 seconds to play after Ryan Miller had slimmed the margin to one with a layup on the Vikings' previous possession. Between the two Augie scores, Upper Iowa got a great look from three out of the right hand of Reid, but the shot was off target and Hilmer's last jumper came through traffic to send UIU home with a loss. 

The Peacocks will be back on the court in Wayne, Neb. on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. against the Wildcats of Wayne State College.