RIVER FOREST, IL - The 16th-ranked Benedictine University men's basketball team survived a challenge on the road from Dominican University to notch a 31st straight conference win.

FINAL SCORE
#16 Benedictine 88, Dominican 82

THE DETAILS
• Dominican controlled much of the opening 20 minutes of play
• Benedictine led only briefly in the half, holding a 3-2 advantage following a three-pointer from Tahron Harvey
• Dominican knocked down open looks and held a 28-21 edge with 6:59 to play in the half, connecting on five three-pointers
• Adam Reynolds. Zach Gorney and Harvey all converted on layups to pull within 28-27
• Benedictine slowed down Dominican and closed the half on a 9-4 run to grab the lead at the half
• Harvey, Brayden Olson, and Kenny Bogus all converted on layups as Benedictine scored the final six points
• Bogus dropped in a pass from Harvey to hand Benedictine a 40-39 advantage just before the buzzer
• Benedictine led for only 28 seconds of the half
• The second half opened in similar fashion as Dominican splashed in a pair of three-pointers
• The hosts hit 11 three-pointers and finished the game shooting 55 percent from beyond the arc
• The lead switched hands continually in the second half
• With the scored even at 70-70 with 7:02 to play, Benedictine began to pull away with six consecutive points from three individuals
• Michael Blaszczyk dropped in a pair of free throws to give Benedictine an 80-72 edge with 4:28 to go
• Dominican was able to pull within four with just 1:26 left but could not get closer
• The second half featured five ties and eight lead changes

FROM THE COACH
"Dominican dictated the pace of the game," head coach Keith Bunkenburg said. "We had to try and match them instead of the other way around. They had more intensity which is unacceptable. We allowed (Tim) Robertson to score almost 30, which is a testament to him, but our defense should be better. Still, we came away with a good win on the road."

STAT LEADERS
• Harvey paced Benedictine with 27 points, finishing with 11 rebounds
• Five individuals reached double figures
• Blaszczyk netted 15 to go with five assists
• Olson tallied 13 off the bench while Reynolds collected 12 with eight boards and Gorney posted 10
• Benedictine finished the game shooting 53.6 percent and made 25 free throws
• Benedictine also held a 38-23 advantage on the glass

UP NEXT
Benedictine travels to Wisconsin Lutheran on Saturday afternoon to continue a stretch of three road games in four contests.