#2 Benedictine Caps Perfect Regular Season

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SHEBOYGAN, Wis. - The second-ranked Benedictine University men's basketball team received 94 points from the starting five to cap the first perfect regular season in school history.

FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 100, Lakeland 76

THE DETAILS
Benedictine gained control early, trailing only 2-0 after the first sequence of the game for each side
Leading 12-7 five minutes into the contest, Benedictine broke the game open with a 19-1 run
A layup from Tim Reamer opened the run while John Dodson finished the stretch with a jumper at the 8:08 mark, making the score 31-8
Benedictine held a 49-28 lead at halftime
Lakeland pulled within 57-40 early in the second half, but Benedictine was able to pull ahead by 24 at 73-49 just before the halfway point of the second
Benedictine led by 27 points in the final four minutes to ensure the win

FROM THE COACH
"I am very proud of our team and everything they have accomplished this regular season," head coach Keith Bunkenburg said. "We played with a lot of energy from start to finish and it was great to see our starters play well in extended minutes tonight. A 25-0 record is an amazing accomplishment, but our guys are still hungry for the next goal, and that starts on Friday."

STAT LEADERS
With a few players out, the starting five scored 94 combined points in extended action
Two players logged double-doubles with both scoring over 20 points
Luke Johnson led all scorers with 25 points and added 17 rebounds along with five blocks
Reamer, making his third start of the season, notched a career best 24 points to go with 11 rebounds
Reamer finished 8-of-9 from the field
Johnson owns 11 double-doubles on the year with Reamer owning four
Michael Blaszczyk finished with 19 points while Tahron Harvey added 15 and Dodson contributed 11
Benedictine held a 45-35 advantage on the glass and shot 58.2 percent for the game

UP NEXT
Benedictine (25-0, 20-0) awaits an opponent in the semifinals of the NACC Tournament at home on Friday night after the opening round of action on Wednesday