RIVER FOREST, Ill. - The fifth-ranked Benedictine University men's basketball team matched a school record by cruising to a 15th consecutive win with a 103-67 victory over Concordia University Chicago.

FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 103, Concordia Chicago 67

THE DETAILS
• Benedictine did not trail in the contest, breaking a 2-2 tie by scoring seven straight with four different players scoring points in the run
• Concordia Chicago evened the game at 18-18 with 12:23 to play in the first half
• Tahron Harvey opened an 11-0 run with a layup moments later and a Tim Reamer layup with 9:38 remaining made the score 29-18
• The hosts whittled the lead down to 36-33 at the 5:34 mark but did not score again in the half
• John Dodson opened a 15-0 run on a layup with 4:42 left in the first and a three-pointer from Luke Johnson just before the buzzer made the score 51-33 at the half
• The run extended to the second half as Benedictine opened on a 25-4 run, making the entire stretch 40-4
• Benedictine led by as many as 42 in the second half, using a 15-0 run over a five-minute stretch to put the game out of reach

FROM THE COACH
"I felt like we didn't have a lot of energy on defense in the first half of play," head coach Keith Bunkenburg said. "We talk about starting and ending a half well to create momentum and we certainly did that tonight. This was a good win on the road."

STAT LEADERS
• Four of the five starters reached double figures in the game, all reaching the mark before the half
• Johnson and Harvey each scored 15 points with Johnson grabbing 14 rebounds and adding six assists
• Adam Reynolds scored 14 points and Dodson finished with 12
• 18 players saw time in the contest with 13 cracking the scoring column
• Benedictine opened the game by shooting 58.8 percent in the first half and the national leaders in field goal percentage finished at 49.3 percent after cooling off down the stretch
• The bench scored 38 points as Benedictine amassed 62 in the paint
• Benedictine held a 58-31 lead on the glass and have outrebounded five consecutive opponents and have outrebounded nearly every opponent this season
• The 103 points marked the second time this season that Benedictine surpassed the century mark and the 12th time with 80 or more including the fifth straight

UP NEXT
Benedictine (15-0, 10-0 NACC) can set a new school record for consecutive wins at home on Saturday afternoon against Concordia Wisconsin, the preseason conference favorites who ended the season for Benedictine in the NACC semifinals last year