AURORA, IL - The Benedictine University men's basketball team picked up a fifth consecutive win by slowing down Aurora on the road in the opener of a weekend series.

FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 77, Aurora 68

THE DETAILS
• Benedictine led for nearly the entire contest, scoring the first nine points of the contest
• Chris Hester scored the first four points of the game
• A three-pointer from Keegan Graebner pushed the lead to double figures at 14-4 with 14:51 to play in the first
• The hosts pulled within three points at 31-28 late in the half but Marvin Agwomoh opened a 9-0 run to again push the lead to double digits, scoring four straight
• A three from Trevor Montiel made the score 38-28 with 1:42 left in the first and Agwomoh capped the run with a dunk
• Benedictine led 41-32 at halftime but Aurora came out strong to start the second half, using an 8-0 run to lead for the first time at 49-48 with 12:17 to play
• Benedictine took the lead for good on a layup from Montiel with 8:59 left
• A free throw from Michael Johnson in the final minute again pushed the lead to double figures at 76-66
• Aurora came into the game averaging 91 points per game, best in the conference, but Benedictine leads the conference in scoring defense

STAT LEADERS
• Benedictine finished the game shooting 53.8 percent from the floor and held a 38-29 edge on the glass
• Benedictine was able to overcome 21 turnovers and scored 42 points in the paint
• Agwomoh led the team in scoring for a second consecutive contest, finishing 9-of-10 from the field to total 19 points off the bench, adding eight rebounds
• Chris Hester notched 15 points, all in the first half
• Montiel led the team with 35 minutes and logged his fourth double-figure game of the season

UP NEXT
Benedictine (5-1, 5-0 NACC) visits Aurora again on Saturday.