MEQUON, Wis. - The Benedictine University men's basketball team overcame a 16-point halftime deficit to upend Concordia Wisconsin 63-57.

Concordia Wisconsin dominated the first half from the opening tip. The hosts scored the first four points of the contest and led by seven at the 13:03 mark of the half. The lead extended to nine points at the midpoint of the half and a quick 7-0 run turned a 17-10 lead into a 24-10 margin with 5:59 remaining. Benedictine made just eight shots in the first half and did not convert on any of seven three-pointers, trailing 34-18 at the break.

John Dodson scored the first four points of the second for Benedictine and Tahron Harvey added a jumper to trim the margin to 34-24. Dodson and Harvey combined again as part of four straight to bring Benedictine within 37-31 with 14:24 remaining. The Eagles continued to battle on the road, tying the game for the first time when Michael Blaszczyk buried a three with 9:08 left.

Another three from Blaszczyk with 6:14 to go handed Benedictine the lead for the first time at 53-51. Concordia Wisconsin pulled within 53-52 before five consecutive points from Blaszczyk made it 58-52 with 2:31 left. The lead would reach eight on free throws in the final minute and the hosts could pull no closer than four the rest of the way.

Benedictine rebounded by shooting 58.3 percent in the second half including 5-of-7 from three-point range. The Eagles held a commanding 40-23 edge on the glass. The starting five contributed all but eight points in the contest. Blaszczyk paced all scorers with a game high 20. Harvey added 16 with Tim McGinty tallying 11. Benedictine overcame 22 turnovers in the game, 14 of which came in the first.

Benedictine (5-2, 4-1 NACC) takes a break until hosting Lakeland next Saturday night at 8:00 p.m.