LISLE, Ill. - The Benedictine University men's basketball team saw the season come to an end with a 76-70 home loss to Concordia Wisconsin in the NACC Semifinals on Tuesday night.

Concordia Wisconsin stormed out of the gates, knocking down five consecutive shots including four three-pointers to open the game and grab a lead of 14-4 just three minutes into the contest. Benedictine responded with 12 consecutive points to take the lead for the first time at 16-14. Michael Blaszczyk ignited the run with a layup and a three-point from Shawn Soelter handed the Eagles the lead at the 12:38 mark of the first. The visitors ripped off nine points in a row to take a 23-16 lead just past the mid-point of the half. Tahron Harvey nailed a three with 2:39 remaining to pull Benedictine within 30-29, but Concordia Wisconsin closed strong to lead 36-31 at the half.

Trailing by nine points at 48-39 with 14:36 left, Benedictine used a 13-2 run to take the lead. Kevin Rollins evened the game with a layup and two free throws from Tim McGinty handed Benedictine a 52-50 advantage with 10:24 to go. The lead would reach five points, but again the visitors rallied. Benedictine held the lead as late as 4:10 left, but Concordia Wisconsin tied the game on a triple with under four minutes remaining and took the lead for good with 2:33 left. Benedictine turned the ball over three times and missed four shots in the final three minutes.

The contest featured five ties, four of which came in the second half, along with four lead changes. Benedictine held a 33-26 advantage on the glass and finished the game shooting 39.2 percent. McGinty closed the game with a double-double, leading all scorers with 23 points and adding 12 rebounds. Blaszczyk scored 12 and Harvey collected 11.

Benedictine, who shared the regular season conference title, concludes the season with a record of 18-9.