LISLE, Ill. – Concordia University Wisconsin's men's basketball team had a chance to seal the game in the final minute at the free throw line, but three misses cost them in a 66-65 loss to Benedictine University during Northern Athletics Conference play on Saturday inside the Rice Center.
BenU nailed a jumper with 3:01 remaining in the game to take a three-point lead, before senior Nick Doedens answered with a triple from the top of the key to tie the ball game at 64-64 with just over a minute to play.
The Eagles (3-2, 2-0 NAC) missed a 3-pointer and field goal on their next two possessions, which forced them into fouling the Falcons. CUW made just 1-of-4 free throws during a 32 second span.
Following a BenU timeout, Michael Woolf went coast-to-coast through a CUW full-court press to make a layup with 2.7 seconds left in the game. The Falcons (5-2, 2-1 NAC) worked senior Luke Doedens (Cedarburg, Wis.) open for a game-winning 3-point shot, but his shot was off the mark.
The conference loss for CUW snapped a 20-game NAC winning streak. The last time the Falcons lost a conference game was Feb. 13, 2010 when it dropped a 63-61 road game to Maranatha Baptist Bible College.
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