LISLE, Ill. - One of just two unbeaten teams remaining in the entire nation, the Benedictine University men's basketball team set a single season school record for wins by improving to 24-0 with a senior day win over Edgewood College.

FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 88, Edgewood 54

THE DETAILS
• Edgewood held the lead for nearly the first seven minutes of the contest, scoring the first four points
• Trailing by seven points at 11-4, Benedictine embarked on a 14-0 run to the lead and not look back
• Luke Johnson was able to tie the game with a three-pointer at the 13:13 mark
• Shawn Soelter hit a jumper with 10:30 left in the first half to finish the run and make the score 18-11
• Matt Chaltin, who scored 15 points in the first half, pushed the lead to double figures with a jumper, making the score 23-13 with 9:26 remaining in the half
• The first half advantage reached 22 points with just under two minutes to play on a three-pointer from Chaltin, making the score 41-19
• Benedictine led 41-21 at halftime
• Tim Reamer scored on a layup five minutes into the second to extend the lead to 30 points at 54-24
• Benedictine led by as many as 38 in the half, clearing the bench around the seven-minute mark
• Benedictine led for over 32 minutes in the contest which saw two ties

FROM THE COACH
"I am proud of our team for breaking a 25-year old record with the victory today," head coach Keith Bunkenburg said. "After a slow start our bench was able to give us a nice spark. From there we were able to get back to fundamentals which created some easy baskets."

STAT LEADERS
• Everyone who dressed for the contest was able to see time on the floor
• Chaltin finished with a Benedictine career high 18 points to lead all scorers, adding seven rebounds in his second double-figure game of the year
• Johnson tallied 17 points, adding nine rebounds, five assists, and two blocks
• Reamer, starting for the second time on the season, posted 13 points and grabbed a game and career best 14 rebounds
• Benedictine, top rebounding team in the country, held a 62-36 advantage on the glass and scored 48 points in the paint
• The defense held Edgewood to just 27.9 percent shooting

UP NEXT
Benedictine (24-0, 19-0) rounds out the regular season next Saturday at Lakeland. The 24 wins bests the school record set by the 1990-91 team