The Benedictine University men's basketball team continued the conference slate with a trip to Wisconsin, falling at Edgewood.
FINAL SCORE
Edgewood 95, Benedictine 85
THE DETAILS
-Â Three-pointers from
Brandon McCoy and
Connor Glasgow staked Benedictine a lead of 18-10 with 13:15 left in the opening half
-Â Edgewood came back to take the lead at 21-20 just under three minutes later
-Â The hosts started to extend the lead before Benedictine drew within 37-35 with just over three minutes to go in the half but Edgewood finished strong and led 49-39 at the break
-Â The deficit reached 12 early in the second half and Edgewood began to pull away midway through the second, grabbing a 68-53 lead
-Â Benedictine came all the way back to draw within a pair at 75-73 with 6:20 remaining before Edgewood scored nine straight to again lead by double digits
-Â Benedictine clawed within five but Edgewood scored the final five points of the game to win
STAT LEADERS
-Â Benedictine shot 50 percent in the first half and finished the game at 47.7 percentÂ
-Â The team scored 38 points in the paint
-Â Glasgow led all scorers with 28 points, adding 11 rebounds for a double-double
-Â Glasgow was 10-17 from the field and 6-7 from beyond the arc
-Â Noah Mason kicked in 17 with eight rebounds while
Ryan Sammons netted 16
UP NEXT
Benedictine (2-7, 1-3 NACC) will host Dubuque in a non-conference game on Saturday afternoon