#14 Benedictine Storms Past Concordia Chicago

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LISLE, IL - The 14th-ranked Benedictine University men's basketball team recorded a 34th consecutive NACC regular season win by hitting a season high 16 three-pointers in a home win over Concordia University Chicago.

FINAL SCORE
#14 Benedictine 109, Concordia Chicago 84

THE DETAILS
The contest was back-and-forth early before Tahron Harvey opened a 6-0 spurt with a jumper at the 16:08 mark of the first, pushing the lead to 15-8 on a bucket from Zach Gorney with 14:17 remaining in the half
Leading by six, Harvey ignited a 12-2 run with a three-pointer
Michael Blaszczyk knocked down a three-pointer to extend the advantage to double figures at 24-14 with 12:50 to go in the opening half
Benedictine made six of the first nine attempts from three-points range in the half
The run finished on a triple from Brayden Olson, making the score 33-14 just before the halfway point of the first
Concordia Chicago chipped the lead down to 41-32 with less than five minutes remaining in the first
Adam Reynolds opened a 7-0 run with a layup as Benedictine moved ahead 48-32 nd led 58-41 at the half, scoring the most points in a half this season
The visitors opened the second half with seven straight points, pulling within 58-48 before both teams used six-point runs
The outside shooting began to heat up again midway through the second when Olson kicked off a 12-2 run with a three
Matt Chaltin splashed home a three with 5:48 left to hand Benedictine a 94-71 advantage
The lead would reach 30 in the final two minutes
The 109 points marked a season high as Benedictine has tallied more than 80 in each of the last four games, all wins
Benedictine led for over 37 minutes of the contest

STAT LEADERS
Benedictine shot a season high 58.1 percent from the field and made nine second half triples
Benedictine also held a 44-28 advantage on the glass while dishing a season best 27 assists
Five players scored in double figures for Benedictine led by 22 from Harvey, who posted 18 in the first half
The senior added eight rebounds and seven assists and has notched seven games with 20+ points this year including three straight
Reynolds finished with 21 and six rebounds with three blocks in a second consecutive 20+ performance
Olson netted 17 off the bench, scoring 14 in the second half
Olson connected on five threes
Blaszczyk added 12 with eight boards and five assists while Chaltin finished with 13 including 11 in the second half

UP NEXT
Benedictine (11-3, 9-0 NACC) now owns a three-game lead over the rest of the conference and travels to Concordia Wisconsin on Saturday for the second meeting of the year. Benedictine picked up an 81-64 victory earlier this season at home.