#6 Benedictine Shoots 71.7% to Breeze Past Dominican

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LISLE, Ill. - The sixth-ranked Benedictine University men's basketball team shot a blistering 71.7 percent from the floor in notching a season high point total during the 13th win of the season, a 110-78 victory over Dominican University at home.

FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 110, Dominican 78

THE DETAILS
Dominican was able to hang with Benedictine at the start of the contest despite hot shooting as the teams traded the lead
Matt Chaltin connected on a three-pointer at the 11:51 mark to hand Benedictine an 18-16 lead
Benedictine did not trail again the remainder of the night
Tahron Harvey made a layup with 6:02 remaining in the first half to open a 14-0 run, capped on a three from Michael Blaszczyk with 3:35 left in the first, handing Benedictine a 45-27 lead
John Dodson made a 35-foot shot at the buzzer to make the score 54-31 at the half
Benedictine went on to lead by as many as 42 in the second half, using a complete effort to score the largest win of the year
With a loss by top-ranked Augustana, Benedictine is one of just six unbeatens left in the nation

STAT LEADERS
13 different players scored for Benedictine and 17 saw action
Benedictine shot 71 percent in the first half and 72.4 percent in the second, finishing the night at 71.7 percent
The team made 43 field goals, assisting on 31, and held a 36-22 advantage on the glass
Four different players reached double figures led by a game best 19 from Luke Johnson in just 21 minutes, hitting eight-of-nine shots
Harvey tallied 17 with a season high eight assists and five rebounds while Tim Reamer struck for 16 off the bench with four assists, making all eight attempts from the field
Blaszczyk rounded out the double-digit scorers by notching 13
Benedictine drained 10 three-pointers in the contest and scored 62 points in the paint while receiving 48 points from the bench

UP NEXT
Benedictine (13-0, 8-0 NACC) will play host to Wisconsin Lutheran on Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m.