LISLE, IL - The sixth-ranked Benedictine University men's basketball team rallied from down 20 in the second half by dropped a 71-70 contest to #4 St. Norbert College in the home opener on Saturday night.

FINAL SCORE
St. Norbert 71, Benedictine 70

THE DETAILS
• The loss stopped a stretch of 31 consecutive regular season victories for Benedictine
• Kenny Bogus connected on a three-pointer at the 11:04 mark of the first half to bring Benedictine within 13-12
• The field goal marked the first as a college player for Bogus
• St. Norbert responded by using a 16-2 run to open a 29-15 advantage with 7:10 left in the first
• The lead swelled to 17 at 43-26 before a layup from Adam Reynolds produced the halftime deficit of 43-28
• The visitors led 52-32 with 16:34 remaining in the game
• Benedictine used 10 straight to pull within 52-42 on a three from Brayden Olson with 14:23 to play
• St. Norbert still led by 10 at 68-58 with 4:04 left despite several rallies from Benedictine
• Reynolds opened a 12-0 run with a layup at the 3:36 mark
• Reynolds hit a jumper with just 24 seconds remaining to put Benedictine up 69-68 and Michael Blaszczyk split free throws with just 22 seconds left to extend the lead to 70-68
• DJ DeValk finished a three-point play with 9.4 to go for St. Norbert, making a layup and a free throw to respond
• Tahron Harvey missed a three-pointer for the win as time expired

STAT LEADERS
• The game featured one tie and seven lead changes
• Benedictine held a 41-38 advantage on the glass and turned the ball over just six times but shot ony 56.5 percent from the line (13-23)
• Four players scored in double figures
• Olson scored a career best 16 off the bench
• Reynolds finished with 14 points and 14 rebounds while Harvey also tallied 14
• Matt Chaltin notched 10

UP NEXT
Benedictine (1-1) faces another nationally ranked team at home in #13 North Central on Monday night