LISLE, IL - Nick Kosich fell just shy of a triple-double as the Benedictine University men's basketball team opened conference play with a win over Dominican.

FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 76, Dominican 45

THE DETAILS
• Marvin Agwomoh pounded home a dunk just over five minutes into the half to provide momentum after a back-and-forth start
• Trevor Montiel converted on a jumper to put Benedictine ahead 10-9 with 14:03 to go in the half and Benedictine did not trail again
• Cade Ellingson capped a 10-0 run with a jumper in the paint as Benedictine led 22-11 at the 7:38 mark
• Kosich knocked down a three with 3:41 left to make the score 31-13 and furthered the lead with another three moments later
• Agwomoh laid in a second chance basket to stretch the lead to 36-15
• Benedictine led 39-21 at the break
• Montiel kicked off a 17-0 run with a three to put the game out of reach as Benedictine built their largest lead at 76-37 with under three minutes left
• Six different players scored during the run

STAT LEADERS
• Benedictine held a 46-44 edge on the glass with 16 offensive boards
• Benedictine shot 37 percent in the contest and led for over 34 minutes
• The team forced 24 turnovers and recorded 17 points off miscues
• Kosich tallied 16 points to go with 11 rebounds and eight assists
• Montiel added a double-double with 14 points and 11 boards, six of which were offensive
• Agwomoh notched 12 with Michael Johnson adding 11 including an electric dunk in the second half
• 12 different players scored and 17 saw the floor

UP NEXT
Benedictine (2-4, 1-0 NACC) hosts Marian on Saturday afternoon