LISLE, IL - The 12th-ranked Benedictine University men's basketball team returned to conference play by dispatching Concordia University Wisconsin at home.

FINAL SCORE
No. 12 Benedictine 81, Concordia Wisconsin 64

THE DETAILS
• Benedictine used an 8-0 to take control early, opening a 12-5 advantage just over three minutes into the game
• A three-pointer from Zach Gorney extended the lead to double digits at 22-12 with 14:04 left in the half
• The visitors did not go away, pulling within 26-20 on a three before six straight points on baskets from Adam Reynolds and Tahron Harvey along with two Brayden Olson free throws to move ahead 32-20 at the mid-point
• Concordia Wisconsin used an 8-0 run to claw within 37-32 at the 4:11 mark before Benedictine countered with an 8-0 run to pull ahead 45-32 on a pair of Michael Blaszczyk free throws with 1:58 left in the first
• The runs continues in the second half with Benedictine countering every offer from the visitors
• Leading 49-44, Blaszczyk ignited a 9-0 run with a layup and drilled a three to make the score 58-44 with 15:46 to play
• Concordia Wisconsin twice pulled within eight points, but a 10-0 run finished with a three-pointer from Olson made the score 76-58 with 2:28 remaining
• Blaszczyk completed a three-point play to hand Benedictine the largest lead of the game at 81-60 with just over a minute left
• The 64 points marked the fewest in a game this season for Concordia Wisconsin
• The win marked the 31st regular season conference victory in a row and was the seventh straight against a Division III opponent

STAT LEADERS
• Three individuals posted double-doubles in the win
• Blaszczyk led all scorers with 23 while grabbing 10 boards
• Reynolds finished with 13 points and 12 rebounds
• Harvey notched 12 with a career best 11 assists
• Harvey surpassed the 350 assist marker for his career, becoming just the third player in program history to score over 1,000 points and amass over 350 assists
• Olson tacked on a career high 17 off the bench
• Benedictine made 10 three-pointers and shot 60 percent in the first half and 52.5 percent for the game

UP NEXT
Benedictine (8-3, 6-0 NACC) travels to Dominican on Wednesday