The Benedictine University men's basketball team lost for the first time in conference play, falling at Dominican to suffer a third straight defeat.

FINAL SCORE
Dominican 93, Benedictine 84

THE DETAILS
- Benedictine led by as many as eight points in the first half at 17-9 following a pair of free throws from Nathan LaPlant with 14:17 left in the first
- Dominican tied the game at 23-23 midway through the half
- The hosts opened a six-point lead behind an 11-3 run and went on to take a double-digit lead into the break
- The advantage grew to 18 points early in the second half and Dominican led by as many as 20 with 6:20 to go
- Benedictine drew within 89-82 in the final minute on putback from Ryan Tucker but could get no closer

STAT LEADERS
- Dominican shot 61 percent in the first half and finished the game at 59.6 percent while Benedictine shot 40.8 percent
- Dominican held a 40-38 edge on the glass
- Benedictine battled foul trouble throughout the contest as Dominican visited the line 41 times
- Ryan Sammons and Noah Mason both finished with 23 points
- Mason added 11 rebounds to collect a double-double
- Tucker finished with 14 as Benedictine saw three reach double figures

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