RIVER FOREST, IL - The Benedictine University men's basketball team led for nearly the entire game, withstanding second half runs from Dominican University to win a fourth in a row and stay tied atop the conference.

FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 76, Dominican 67

THE DETAILS
• Nick Kosich knocked down a three-pointer with 14:13 left in the opening half to tie the game at 11-11
• Eric Grygo followed by hitting a jumper to Benedictine in front 13-11 at the 12:45 mark, part of a 9-0 ru that saw four different players score and Benedictine would not trail again
• Grygo capped an 8-0 run with a layup at the 3:25 mark as Benedictine built a double-digit lead at 31-21 and went into the half leading 37-27
• Dominican played hard in the second half, fighting within 54-52 at the halfway point of the second
• Leading by three points with 6:26 left, Benedictine scored eight in a row to match the largest lead of the game at 11 points with a 70-59 margin
• The hosts scored six in a row to pull within 70-65 with 2:53 remaining, but Benedictine scored the next five to again lead by double digits, puling away on the road

ERIC GRYGO BECAME THE 30th PLAYER IN PROGRAM HISTORY TO SCORE 1,000 POINTS WITH A LAYUP AT THE 17:11 MARK OF THE FIRST HALF

STAT LEADERS
• Benedictine shot 60 percent in the first half and finished at 53.1 percent
• Benedictine connected on 11 three-pointers and held a 35-29 lead on the glass
• Kosich scored a career high 20 points while Collin Mergl continued to stay hot, scoring 15 in his first career start
• Grygo notched a fifth consecutive double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds
• Cade Ellingson scored 10 off the bench

UP NEXT
Benedictine (14-3, 10-2 NACC) hosts Illinois Tech on Wednesday night