#6 Benedictine Moves to 9-0 in NACC Play

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LISLE, Ill. - The sixth-ranked Benedictine University men's basketball team improved to 14-0 on the season with an 81-67 home win over Wisconsin Lutheran.

FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 81, Wisconsin Lutheran 67

THE DETAILS
Benedictine led the entire contest, moving ahead by double figures at 21-10 following a John Dodson jumper with 11:15 remaining in the first half
Wisconsin Lutheran came back with six straight, pulling within 21-16 with 8:41 to go in the first
Tahron Harvey scored six consecutive points to hand Benedictine a 31-19 lead at the 5:05 mark
Harvey hit a jumper just before the half to push the margin to 42-27 at the break
The visitors were no closer than 13 points in the second half
Benedictine used a 15-1 run to open a 30-point lead with 9:49 left following a three-pointer from Shawn Soelter
A majority of the Benedictine starters sat for nearly the final eight minutes of the contest

STAT LEADERS
Leading the nation in field goal percentage, Benedictine finished the game shooting 53.5 percent from the field
Four players scored in double figures for Benedictine, led by 20 points from Harvey, who added eight boards and six assists
Dodson added 18 points with four assists while Luke Johnson and Adam Reynolds each tallied 10
Benedictine held a 40-36 advantage on the glass

UP NEXT
Benedictine (14-0, 9-0) travels to Concordia Chicago on Thursday night.