RIVER FOREST, IL - The 16th-ranked Benedictine University men's basketball team survived a challenge on the road from Dominican University to notch a 31st straight conference win.

FINAL SCORE
#16 Benedictine 88, Dominican 82

THE DETAILS
• Dominican controlled much of the opening 20 minutes of play
• Benedictine led only briefly in the half, holding a 3-2advantage following a three-pointer from Tahron Harvey
• Dominican knocked down open looks and held a 28-21 edge with 6:59 to play in the half, connecting on five three-pointers
• Adam Reynolds. Zach Gorney and Harvey all converted on layups to pull within 28-27
• Benedictine slowed down Dominican and closed the half on a 9-4 run to grab the lead at the half
• Harvey, Brayden Olson, and Kenny Bogus all converted on layups as Benedictine scored the final six points
• Bogus dropped in a pass from Harvey to hand Benedictine a 40-39 advantage just before the buzzer
• Benedictine led for only 28 seconds of the half
• The second half opened in similar fashion as Dominican splashed in a pair of three-pointers
• The hosts hit 11 three-pointers and finished the game shooting 55 percent from beyond the arc
• The lead switched hands continually in the second half
• With the scored even at 70-70 with 7:02 to play, Benedictine began to pull away with six consecutive points from three individuals
• Michael Blaszczyk dropped in a pair of free throws to give Benedictine an 80-72 edge with 4:28 to go
• Dominican was able to pull within four with just 1:26 left but could not get closer
• The second half featured five ties and eight lead changes

STAT LEADERS
• Harvey paced Benedictine with 27 points, finishing with 11 rebounds
• Five individuals reached double figures
• Blaszczyk netted 15 to go with five assists
• Olson tallied 13 off the bench while Reynolds collected 12 with eight boards and Gorney posted 10
• Benedictine finished the game shooting 53.6 percent and made 25 free throws
• Benedictine also held a 38-23 advantage on the glass

UP NEXT
Benedictine travels to Wisconsin Lutheran on Saturday afternoon to continue a stretch of three road games in four contests.