LISLE, Ill. - The seventh-ranked Benedictine University men's basketball team held Aurora University over 40 points below their season average in rolling to a 90-62 win before a near capacity crowd.

FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 90, Aurora 62

THE DETAILS
• Following an even four minutes to open the contest, Benedictine embarked on a 9-0 run to take a double-digit lead
• Tim Reamer opened the spurt with a layup and John Dodson finished the stretch with a layup at the 13:21 mark, making the score 21-11
• Aurora pulled within four points at 21-17 and was within 25-18 before a 16-0 run blew the game open
• A rebound basket from Tahron Harvey opened the run, which saw Aurora fail to score for over six minutes
• Reamer scored the final five points of the run, which made the score 41-18 with 2:58 remaining in the half
• Benedictine held a 50-25 lead at the break
• The lead swelled to more than 30 in the second half, reaching 37 points at 90-53 with 2:19 to play before Aurora scored the final nine points
• Aurora pulled no closer than 23 points in the second

FROM THE COACH
"We played wel from start to finish to put together a great team victory," head coach Keith Bunkenburg said. "Tonight was probably our most complete effort of the season. We were able to beat them on the boards and inside."

STAT LEADERS
• Four players scored in double digits for Benedictine
• Adam Reynolds tallied a career best 25 points, making 10-of-12 shots
• Reamer also put together a career effort, scoring 19 points off the bench and adding 12 rebounds for his first double-double
• Luke Johnson nearly accumulated a triple-double, scoring 11 points, grabbing 16 rebounds and adding seven assists
• Harvey also reached double figures with 11 points and grabbed nine boards
• Benedictine held a 55-27 advantage on the glass and scored 58 points in the paint
• Benedictine shot 67.9 percent in the second half and finished the game at 52.1 percent
• The defense held Aurora 41 points below their season average, which ranked fourth in the nation
• Aurora shot just 33.8 percent for the game after entering the night ranked third in the nation in field goal percentage

UP NEXT
Benedictine (8-0, 5-0 NACC) continues a busy stretch of three games in six days with a conference game at Marian on Saturday, Benedictine bested Marian 84-76 two weeks ago