The Benedictine University men's basketball team did not trail in securing a third consecutive win, taking down visiting Illinois Tech on Wednesday night.

FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 68, Illinois Tech 49

THE DETAILS
- Brandon McCoy scored the first field goal of the game at the 18:34 mark to put Benedictine ahead 3-0
- Illinois Tech was able to stay close early, tying the game at 8-8 with 13:32 left
- Noah Mason splashed home a three to open an 18-0 run that saw Benedictine seize control of the contest
- Five different players scored during the run, which saw three three-pointers from three different individuals
- Connor Glasgow knocked down a three to finish the spurt, making the score 26-18 with 9:26 left in the opening half
- Mason pushed the lead to 20 points at 30-10 with 7:26 to play in the half and Benedictine led by as many as 24, holding a 44-22 edge at the break
- The visitors attempted to make a comeback in the second half, pulling within 17, but Benedictine went on to lead by as many as 26, holding an advantage of 20+ for nearly the entire second half

STAT LEADERS
- Benedictine shot 48 percent in the first half but just 22 percent in the second half, finishing at 33.8 percent for the night
- Benedictine held a 49-40 advantage on the glass with 22 rebounds, recording 21 second chance points
- Benedictine scored 38 points in the paint and converted 21 turnovers into 26 points
- Four players hit double digits in the victory led by 15 from Ryan Tucker in a reserve role
- The bench scored 27 points
- Nathan LaPlant added 12 off the bench
- Mason finished with 11 to go with eight rebounds while Aidan Werth tallied 10
- Glasgow cleaned up on the glass, reeling in 12 rebounds

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