LISLE, IL - The 18th-ranked Benedictine University men's basketball team surpassed the century mark for the third time in four games while nearly shooting 60 percent again in a win over visiting Marian University.

FINAL SCORE
#18 Benedictine 106, Marian 73

THE DETAILS
• Benedictine overcame a slow start in the contest, a fifth in 11 days
• Trailing 11-7 at the 15:47 mark of the first half, Benedictine utilized a 10-0 run to seize control
• Two free throws from Tahron Harvey opened the run before Harvey collected a rebound and hit a jumper to tie the game
• Michael Blaszczyk capped the run with a free throw, making the score 17-11 with 13:32 remaining in the half
• The run continued to 23-3 with a 12-0 stretch finished on a three from Brayden Olson to extend the lead to 29-14 at the mid-point of the half
• Benedictine went on to lead by 20 in the opening half and held a 50-34 edge at the break
• Marian crept within 12 early in the second half, but Benedictine embarked on an 18-4 run to put the game out of reach as Olson nailed another triple
• The largest lead of the game happened with 1:22 remaining on a three-pointer from Jalen Shropshire as the reserves received a healthy dose of action in the final five minutes
• Benedictine has now won six in a row coming off the first conference loss of the season
• The team has scored 80 or more points in 10 of the last 11 games and owns a mark of 10-1 in such contests
• The contest was a makeup from a game scheduled for December 17 but postponed by snow

STAT LEADERS
• Benedictine finished the game shooting 59.4 percent, making 15 three-pointers
• Benedictine has made 15 triples in back-to-back games and owns four consecutive contests with 10 or more makes from long range
• Benedictine tallied 27 assists on 41 makes and owns four consecutive games with 19 or more assists
• Benedictine turned 14 Marian turnovers into 29 points
• Marian became the fifth team to outrebound Benedictine this season, holding a 39-36 edge with 14 on the offensive glass
• Olson led all scorers with 22 off the bench, making eight field goals
• Harvey picked up another double-double with 16 points and 10 assists
• Blaszczyk tallied 20 points and moved into eighth on the school's all-time list
• Adam Reynolds chipped in 13 points while Matt Chaltin contributed 12
• 17 players saw action in the largest margin of victory this season

UP NEXT
Benedictine (17-4, 15-1 NACC) caps a busy stretch with a home game on Saturday afternoon against Wisconsin Lutheran that can secure a third consecutive conference title. Paul Sidney, the program's all-time leader in points and rebounds, will have his uniform retired in a ceremony before the game.