LISLE, IL - For the second consecutive season, the Benedictine University men's basketball team is playing for the NACC Tournament championship after taking down Wisconsin Lutheran on Friday night.

FINAL SCORE
#11 Benedictine 72, Wisconsin Lutheran 63

THE DETAILS
• Both teams were slow to start the game, but a three-pointer from Zach Gorney made the score 8-2 with 15:17 to play in the first half
• A layup from Brayden Olson made the score 18-13 with 7:59 remaining in the half but Wisconsin Lutheran shot back with nine straight to lead for the first time, opening a 23-18 lead with under five remaining in the first
• Adam Reynolds opened an 13-0 run with a free throw as Benedictine took a 31-23 edge with under a minute left in the half on a layup from Tahron Harvey
• Harvey pushed the lead to double digits for the first time at 36-26 early in the second half
• The fourth-seeded visitors would not be able to overcome the deficit in the second but did pull within a single point at 51-50 just past the midpoint of the half
• Benedictine ripped off 11 in a row to make the lead 64-52 with just over five minutes left
• Wisconsin Lutheran was able to fight within seven points in the final minute but could pull no closer

STAT LEADERS
• Benedictine shot 50 percent in the second half and finished the game at 41.9 percent but struggled from the perimeter, making just 6-of-26 three-point attempts
• Benedictine held a 45-39 edge on the glass and limited Wisconsin Lutheran to just 33.3 percent shooting
• Harvey paced Benedictine with 19 points, adding 11 rebounds and eight assists
• Reynolds collected his fifth straight double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds
• Olson came off the bench to tally 16

UP NEXT
Benedictine (22-4) hosts third-seeded Concordia Wisconsin on Sunday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. to determine the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament