Auggies drop 69-60 decision to Royals

ARDEN HILLS, Minn. – The Augsburg University men’s basketball team wrapped up its season series with Bethel University on Wednesday evening, dropping a 69-60 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference decision to the Royals at the Robertson Center. THE BASICS FINAL SCORE: Bethel 69, Augsburg 60 LOCATION: Arden Hills, Minn. RECORDS: Augsburg 6-11 overall (4-8 MIAC), Bethel 9-9 overall (6-7 MIAC) HOW IT HAPPENED • The Auggies held a narrow advantage at 24-22 with 3:42 to play in the opening half, but the Royals closed the half on a 9-0 scoring run to take a 31-24 lead at halftime. • Augsburg found…