Triple-Double Lifts #12 Benedictine on Senior Day

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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