LISLE, Ill. – The men's basketball team travels to Concordia University-Chicago (8-15, 6-9) tonight to play in their final conference match-up of the regular season. With a win, the Eagles (17-6, 12-3) will clinch the first seed in the Northern Athletics Conference South Division over Milwaukee School of Engineering.
Concordia-Chicago will come out strong tonight as they are fighting to remain in fourth place in the South Division over Rockford College who is half a game behind them. The Cougars are currently second in the NAC in defending the three point shot, allowing teams to hit only 32.7 percent of their shots from behind the arc. Our Eagles, however, are in first in this category, allowing teams to only hit 32.4 percent. The Cougars are also third in the NAC in rebounding, gathering 35.6 rebounds a game.
In BenU's first game against the Cougars this season, shooting guard
Dario Jokic played well, scoring a team-high 18 points on 6-15 shooting from the field. Senior
Jerrell Tribble also had an outstanding game as he tallied 13 points (4-7), four assists, and four steals. Senior
Cameron Snelling led the way in rebounding with seven and also added nine points, three steals, and three assists.
With a victory, the number one seed in the South belongs to the Eagles, which would result in a second seed overall. This means that their first two tournament games will be held at home in the Dan and Ada Rice Center. Tip-off tonight is at 7:00 p.m. in River Forest, Ill.
