#16 Benedictine Wins the NACC

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RIVER FOREST, IL - The 16th-ranked Benedictine University men's basketball team wrapped up a second consecutive outright Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference championship with a 106-84 win over Concordia University Chicago on the road Wednesday night, the team's eighth in a row.

FINAL SCORE
#16 Benedictine 106, Concordia Chicago 84

THE DETAILS
Baskets from Adam Reynolds and Matt Chaltin set the tone in the first minute of the game
Reynolds pushed the lead to 7-2 just two minutes into the game
Concordia Chicago fought within three but an 8-0 run extended the margin to double figures with 13:13 to go in the opening half
Reynolds opened the run with a layup and Brayden Olson capped it with a layup
The hosts pulled within single digits before a 10-3 run stretched out the advantage to 36-20 following a Kenny Bogus three-pointer
Michael Blaszczyk finished a three-point play with 6:18 remaining to give Benedictine the largest lead of the half at 39-22
Benedictine went into the locker room with a 51-39 edge after shooting 52.9 percent
Concordia Chicago went on a run early in the second half, scoring the first six points to cut the deficit in half
Benedictine could not gain separation from the hosts through the first eight minutes of the second before Reynolds took over
Olson ignited an 8-0 run with a three-pointer to make the score 77-61
Benedictine slowly pulled away in the second, hitting the century mark and opening a 28-point advantage on a three from Blaszczyk with 3:27 left
Benedictine led the entire contest and surpassed 100 points for the third time in the last four games

STAT LEADERS
Benedictine knocked down 12 three-pointers, the sixth consecutive game with 10 or more
Benedictine finished the game shooting 53.4 percent, the third time in four games abover 50 percent
Benedictine held a 53-33 advantage on the glass and dished out 27 assists on 39 field goals, a fourth consecutive contest with 20+ assists
Reynolds notched a career high 29 points, reeling in 13 rebounds
Reynolds scored 16 in the second half
Olson added 21 points with Blaszczyk adding 20 to go with 11 boards
Bogus tallied a career best 11 while Harvey collected 13

UP NEXT
Benedictine (19-4, 17-1) travels to Edgewood on Saturday afternoon for the final road game of the regular season