Box Score

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin – Benedictine was unable to slow the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) attack Wednesday, falling to the hosts 67-55 at the Kern Center.

Benedictine (11-7, 5-5 in Northern Athletics Conference) fell behind early, turning the ball over on three of its first four possessions and allowing MSOE to jump out to an 8-0 advantage thanks to back-to-back three-pointers from Jeremy Off (17 points, 13 rebounds) and Luke Larson.

Jerrell Tribble's layup at the 17-minute mark finally put the Eagles on the board. However, the momentum did not last as another 8-0 MSOE run ran the Benedictine deficit to 14 points.

Benedictine regained its composure, cutting the MSOE lead to four after back-to-back three-pointers from Brian Genslinger and Terry Licht.

Jamison Montgomery's jumper brought the Eagles within two before turnovers again shot the Eagles in the foot as MSOE extend their lead to as much as nine in the first half.

Benedictine tied the contest early in the second half on an A.J. Brown tip-in, but the Eagles were unable to gain a lead.

MSOE (11-7, 6-4) shot a blazing 57 percent from the field in the second half, led by Bennett Deacon's 13-second half points.

Despite the loss, Benedictine had a number of positives come out of Wednesday's contest. Benedictine continued to get solid contributions from its bench, outscoring MSOE 35-7 behind Terry Licht's 11 points. Rob Bridgeman and Mike Bumber also chipped in 7 points each off the bench.

A.J. Brown led all the starters with six points on 3-of-6 shooting, while leading scorer Cameron Snelling struggled shooting hitting only 2-of-7 from the field.

Benedictine will have a chance to return to its winning ways Saturday when it hosts Rockford College at 4:15 p.m. Saturday's doubleheader will be begin with a women's basketball game at 2:00 p.m., also against Rockford.

The weekend doubleheader will be a "whiteout." Fans are encouraged to wear white T-shirts. T-shirts will also be distributed to those with student IDs.