The Benedictine University men's basketball team claimed a second consecutive victory by winning a low scoring affair against Wisconsin Lutheran at home.
FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 61, Wisconsin Lutheran 58
THE DETAILS
-Â Wisconsin Lutheran scored the first four points of the game but Benedictine came back to even the game at 6-6 on a triple from
Connor Glasgow
-Â Benedictine scored eight straight points to open a 14-6 edge on a three-point play by
Brandon McCoy
-Â The visitors chipped away and took a 25-21 lead with 4:40 to go in the half
-Â Benedictine went into halftime trailing 30-28
-Â Noah Mason opened the second half with an alley-oop from
Ryan Sammons to tie the score
-Â Midway through the second with the game tied Benedictine scored six straight to open a 49-43 lead on a bucket from
Aidan Werth
-Â Benedictine did not relinquish the lead the rest of the way
-Â Wisconsin Lutheran drew within a point three times but Benedictine continually came up with stops on defense when needed
STAT LEADERS
-Â Benedictine shot 44.4 percent in the second half despite going 0-11 from three-point range and finished the game at 41.5 percent
-Â Benedictine tallied 36 points in the paint
-Â Mason led the way with 24 points and 11 rebounds
-Â Werth finished with 13 while Glasgow tacked on 12
UP NEXT
Benedictine (4-11, 3-5 NACC) hosts Illinois Tech on Wednesday night.