LISLE, IL - The Benedictine University men's basketball team pulled away in the second half to record a second straight weekend sweep, taking down Dominican at home.

FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 74, Dominican 48

THE DETAILS
• The first half was a near mirror of Friday night with the game staying tight early
• Making his first collegiate start, Marvin Agowomoh scored the first four points of the game and tallied eight of the first 10 points for Benedictine
• With the contest even at 17-17 with just over 11 minutes to go in the half, Agwomoh struck for six consecutive points including a dunk as part of an 8-0 run that saw Benedictine gain some separation
• Four straight points from Nate Shead pushed the lead to double figures at 32-19 in a 15-2 run
• Benedictine led 42-37 at halftime, matching the margin from Friday
• Agwomoh scored the first four Benedictine points of the second half as the lead reached 17
• Nick Kosich hit a three-pointer with 13:14 left to push the margin to 21 points at 53-32
• Dominican pulled no closer than 13 points the rest of the way

STAT LEADERS
• Benedictine scored 48 points in the paint a night after tallying 60 and added 20 second-chance points
• Benedictine took advantage of 20 turnovers by Dominican, resulting in 23 points
• Benedictine shot 45.5 percent from the floor and held a 45-36 edge on the glass
• Agwomoh, who scored just six points total in his freshman season, notched a game and career high 24 to go with eight rebounds
• Freshman Trevor Montiel added 10 points and eight rebounds while Cade Ellingson notched 10 off the bench to go with six rebounds
• The bench contributed 31 points in the win
• Benedictine turned the ball over just nine times and totaled only 14 on the weekend

UP NEXT
Benedictine (4-1, 4-0 NACC), winners of four in a row, travel to Aurora next weekend for two games.