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Composite
54
Edgewood College EC 3-20, 3-15 NACC
88
Winner Benedictine BENU 24-0, 19-0 NACC
Edgewood College EC
3-20, 3-15 NACC
54
Final
88
Benedictine BENU
24-0, 19-0 NACC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Edgewood College EC 21 33 54
Benedictine BENU 41 47 88

Next Game:

at Lakeland College

2/20/2016 | 6:00 p.m.

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Feb. 20 (Sat) / 6:00 p.m.
at Lakeland College
History

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Tim Calderwood

#2 Men's Hoops Sets Wins Record

LISLE, Ill. - One of just two unbeaten teams remaining in the entire nation, the Benedictine University men's basketball team set a single season school record for wins by improving to 24-0 with a senior day win over Edgewood College.

FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 88, Edgewood 54

THE DETAILS
• Edgewood held the lead for nearly the first seven minutes of the contest, scoring the first four points
• Trailing by seven points at 11-4, Benedictine embarked on a 14-0 run to the lead and not look back
• Luke Johnson was able to tie the game with a three-pointer at the 13:13 mark
• Shawn Soelter hit a jumper with 10:30 left in the first half to finish the run and make the score 18-11
• Matt Chaltin, who scored 15 points in the first half, pushed the lead to double figures with a jumper, making the score 23-13 with 9:26 remaining in the half
• The first half advantage reached 22 points with just under two minutes to play on a three-pointer from Chaltin, making the score 41-19
• Benedictine led 41-21 at halftime
• Tim Reamer scored on a layup five minutes into the second to extend the lead to 30 points at 54-24
• Benedictine led by as many as 38 in the half, clearing the bench around the seven-minute mark
• Benedictine led for over 32 minutes in the contest which saw two ties

FROM THE COACH
"I am proud of our team for breaking a 25-year old record with the victory today," head coach Keith Bunkenburg said. "After a slow start our bench was able to give us a nice spark. From there we were able to get back to fundamentals which created some easy baskets."

STAT LEADERS
• Everyone who dressed for the contest was able to see time on the floor
• Chaltin finished with a Benedictine career high 18 points to lead all scorers, adding seven rebounds in his second double-figure game of the year
• Johnson tallied 17 points, adding nine rebounds, five assists, and two blocks
• Reamer, starting for the second time on the season, posted 13 points and grabbed a game and career best 14 rebounds
• Benedictine, top rebounding team in the country, held a 62-36 advantage on the glass and scored 48 points in the paint
• The defense held Edgewood to just 27.9 percent shooting

UP NEXT
Benedictine (24-0, 19-0) rounds out the regular season next Saturday at Lakeland. The 24 wins bests the school record set by the 1990-91 team
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Players Mentioned

Luke Johnson

#32 Luke Johnson

F
6' 9"
Senior
Tim Reamer

#15 Tim Reamer

F
6' 5"
Senior
Shawn Soelter

#12 Shawn Soelter

F
6' 7"
Junior
Matt Chaltin

#11 Matt Chaltin

F
6' 4"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Luke Johnson

#32 Luke Johnson

6' 9"
Senior
F
Tim Reamer

#15 Tim Reamer

6' 5"
Senior
F
Shawn Soelter

#12 Shawn Soelter

6' 7"
Junior
F
Matt Chaltin

#11 Matt Chaltin

6' 4"
Junior
F