Noah Mason posted a career game but the Benedictine University men's basketball team came up short in a conference clash at Rockford

FINAL SCORE
Rockford 83, Benedictine 79

THE DETAILS
- The game was back-and-forth early
- Benedictine used a 9-0 run to overtake Rockford after trailing 15-13
- Ryan Sammons opened the run with a layup
- Mason flushed home a dunk to put Benedictine ahead and a three from Brandon McCoy made the score 22-15 with 11:34 left in the opening 20 minutes
- Benedictine led the remainder of the half and took a 36-31 edge into the break
- Rockford opened the second with five consecutive points to tie the score
- The teams again traded the advantage before the hosts netted six straight to lead 48-43 just over five minutes into the half
- Rockford was able to keep Benedictine at arm's length before five straight pushed the deficit to eight at 68-60 with under four minutes to go
- The lead continued to swell, reaching 12 with 1:39 remaining before a fierce comeback attempt by Benedictine
- Mason powered home another dunk with seven seconds left to draw Benedictine within 79-77 and after free throws Hudson Parker scored to make the tally 81-79 but time ran out

STAT LEADERS
- Benedictine shot 50 percent in the second half and finished the game at 48.2 percent
- Rockford shot 62.5 percent in the second and held a 35-22 edge on the glass
- Mason was 13-of-16 from the field for a career best 34 points, a game high
- Connor Glasgow added 14 with Sammons tallying 13
- Benedictine shot 81.8 percent (18-22) from the line

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