RIVER FOREST, IL - The Benedictine University men's basketball team used a big first half run for the second consecutive night to pull away from Concordia Chicago and record a road sweep of the opening weekend of conference play.

FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 88, Concordia Chicago 41

THE DETAILS
• Trevor Montiel put Benedictine ahead for good with 13:45 left in the first half, converting on a layup to make the score 14-12
• Chris Hester opened a 13-0 run with a three-pointer as Benedictine kept the hosts scoreless for over six minutes
• Michael Johnson finished the run with 6:47 remaining, making the score 27-13
• Concordia Chicago did not connect on a field goal for nearly 13 minutes
• Benedictine led 41-21 at the half
• The onslaught continued in the second half with the lead reaching 58-28 on two Cade Ellingson free throws with 14:02 to play
• Concordia Chicago could pull no closer than 28 points the rest of the way as the entire roster had the chance to compete

STAT LEADERS
• 15 different players scored in the game with the bench contributing 52 points as 20 players saw the floor and 17 grabbed a rebound
• Benedictine shot 59.3 percent from the floor and held a commanding 44-18 edge on the glass
• Hester scored a game best 17 points off the bench and was the lone player in double figures
• Johnson tacked on nine with Kyle Graebner notching eight

UP NEXT
Benedictine (2-1, 2-0 NACC) is slated to host Dominican on Friday night at 7:00 p.m. NO SPECTATORS WILL BE ALLOWED