#4 Benedictine Shoots to 17-0

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RIVER FOREST, Ill. - Six players scored in double figures as the fourth-ranked Benedictine University men's basketball team matched the school record for longest win streak with a road victory over Dominican to sweep the season series.

FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 91, Dominican 64

THE DETAILS
While Benedictine trailed just once early in the contest, the game was tight prior to a 11-2 run, which broke a 7-7 tie
John Dodson opened the run at the 13:11 mark with a layup while Tim Reamer finished with a layup at 9:25, making the score 20-9
The first half advantage extended to 19 points as Benedictine scored the final five of the opening frame with a three-pointer from Michael Blaszczyk and a layup from Luke Johnson
Benedictine pushed the lead to 27 early in the second half with an 11-0 run opened by two free throws from Adam Reynolds and capped on a Johnson layup to make the score 55-8 with 13:00 to play
Dominican made a fierce rally, pulling within 11 just past the halfway point of the second at 66-55 and drawing within 10 points at 73-63 with just 5:55 remaining
Blaszczyk nailed a three-pointer to open a 16-0 which put the game away as Benedictine led 89-63 and finished with a total run of 18-4 to close out the victory
Already owning the longest single season win streak, the victory matched a school record 17-game streak which stretched over two seasons from 1964-66

STAT LEADERS
After consecutive difficult shooting performances, Benedictine finished the contest at 56.9 percent
Benedictine entered the contest third in the nation in field goal percentage
Benedictine finished with a 45-30 advantage on the glass, scoring 15 second chance points and adding 58 points in the paint
Blaszczyk paced Benedictine with 19 points, adding seven rebounds and four assists
Reynolds tallied 17 with John Dodson contributing 15 points
Tahron Harvey logged 12 points, eight boards, and seven assists while Reamer scored 11 off the bench
Johnson logged another double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds while adding to the single season record for blocks with six and dishing five assists
Benedictine notched 25 assists on 37 field goals

UP NEXT
Benedictine (17-0, 12-0 NACC) travels to MSOE on Saturday afternoon