LISLE, IL - Behind a triple-double from Tahron Harvey, the 12th-ranked Benedictine University men's basketball team capped the regular season with a senior day win over Lakeland University, the 10th straight victory.
FINAL SCORE
#12 Benedictine 78, Lakeland 67
THE DETAILS
• Benedictine scored the first four points of the game on baskets from Adam Reynolds and Michael Blaszczyk but Lakeland settled in, taking control in the opening half
• Behind a 9-0 run, the visitors opened an 18-10 advantage with 10:36 left in the first half
• Benedictine came storming back, notching a 17-2 run to take a 27-20 lead on a three from Blaszczyk with 5:36 remaining in the half
• Brayden Olson connected on four three-pointers during the run
• Another 9-0 spurt allowed Benedictine to jump ahead by double figures on a jumper from Shawn Soelter with 1:58 to go in the opening frame
• Harvey drained a three-pointer at the buzzer to make the score 41-32 going into the half
• Reynolds finished a 7-0 run early in the second to put Benedictine up 52-34, the largest lead in the game
• Lakeland hung around as Benedictine was never able to finish off the contest in the team's only game of the week
• Lakeland pulled within nine at 72-63 with just over five minutes left, but four straight quickly stretched the lead back to double figures as Benedictine capped a 10th consecutive win
STAT LEADERS
• Harvey posted the 10th triple-double in conference history and the fourth this season, finishing with 12 points, 10 rebounds and a career best 12 assists
• Blaszczyk tallied a triple-double earlier this year and finished with a double-double, scoring 13 to go with 12 boards
• Reynolds also notched a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds
• Reynolds finished the game 8-of-10 from the field
• Olson tied for a game-high with 20 points, notching 15 in the first half
• Benedictine finished +18 on the glass at 51-33 while dishing out 24 assists, the sixth consecutive game with 20 or more assists
• Benedictine shot 44.4 percent in the contest while holding Lakeland to 36.4 percent
UP NEXT
Benedictine (21-4, 19-1 NACC) will host an NACC semifinal on Friday night against the winner of Wisconsin Lutheran and MSOE
Triple-Double Lifts #12 Benedictine on Senior Day
Lakeland
67
Benedictine
78
Final | 1 | 2 | T |
---|---|---|---|
Lakeland (8-17, 6-14 NACC) | 32 | 35 | 67 |
Benedictine (21-4, 19-1 NACC) | 41 | 37 | 78 |
Feb 18, 2017