RIVER FOREST, IL - The Benedictine University men's basketball team shot 60 percent to take down Concordia Chicago on the road Tuesday night.

FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 92, Concordia Chicago 77

THE DETAILS
• Kyle Graebner made a three-pointer at the 17:10 mark of the first half to put Benedictine ahead for good at 7-6
• The basket marked the first of seven consecutive field goals as Benedictine shot 62 percent from the floor in the opening 20 minutes
• Keegan Graebner hit a jumper with 11:45 left in the half to put Benedictine ahead by double digits at 26-16
• The shots kept falling as Benedictine put some space between themselves and the hosts, leading by 16 on a three from Collin Mergl and 17 on two free throws from Bryan Jakobsze with 5:43 remaining in the half
• Michael Johnson made a layup in the final minute of the half to make the score 50-32
• Concordia Chicago cut the lead to 11 near the mid-point of the second half but could pull no closer as Benedictine continued to shoot over 50 percent

STAT LEADERS
• Benedictine finished the game shooting 59.6 percent from the floor, the second best number of the year
• Concordia Chicago held a 40-23 edge on the glass, but Benedictine blocked 10 shots and tallied 21 assists
• Kenny Bogus finished with 22 points and seven blocks
• Kyle Graebner tallied 18, 10 of which came from the free throw line where Benedictine converted 22-of-25 tries
• Carl Singletary Jr. notched 14 and Eric Grygo posted 10 as four players reached double figures

UP NEXT
Benedictine (9-7, 6-5 NACC) hosts Marian on Saturday.