LISLE, IL - The Benedictine University men's basketball team rallied from down 14 to notch an overtime win over visiting Wisconsin Lutheran and remain the lone unbeaten team in conference play


Benedictine 102, Wisconsin Lutheran 98


• Benedictine made four three-pointers early to grab the lead as Brayden Olson, Kejaun Glosson and Jens Soderholm all found the early shooting touch
• Olson's second three in the sequence made the score 16-13 with 15:39 left in the first half
• Another Olson three-pointer at the 13:48 mark made the score 19-14, the largest lead for Benedictine in the opening 20 minutes
• Benedictine continued to lead until the mid-point of the half, when the game became back-and-forth
• Leading 42-40, Wisconsin Lutheran used an 8-1 run to grab a 50-41 advantage with under two minutes remaining and took a 50-44 lead into the break after Benedictine scored the last three points
• The visitors seemed poised to run away in the second half, opening a double-digit lead at 59-49 just over four minutes into the second as part of a 9-2 run
• Wisconsin Lutheran utilized another 9-2 run to take the biggest lead of the game with just 5:23 left at 84-70
• Benedictine made four three-pointers early to grab the lead as Brayden Olson, Kejaun Glosson and Jens Soderholm all found the early shooting touch
• Down 86-76 with just 2:40 to go, Benedictine found a way to ramp up the pressure and force overtime
• Jens Soderholm hit consecutive three-pointers to even the game at 90 and had a chance to win in regulation following a turnover before overtime
• The teams traded points in overtime
• Olson buried a three to put Benedictine ahead 98-95 in the final minute, but Wisconsin Lutheran banked home an answer with just 33 seconds left
• Following a timeout, Olson drove the lane and drew a foul with 2.7 seconds to go, making both free throws to send Benedictine to a fifth consecutive victory
• The contest featured 12 ties and nine lead changes


• Benedictine shot 51.4 percent in the second half and finished the game at 45.3 percent while Wisconsin Lutheran shot 52.8 percent for the day
• Wisconsin Lutheran held a 42-40 edge on the glass, but Benedictine notched 19 second-chance points
• Benedictine made 11 three-pointers and finished 23-of-30 from the free throw line
• Benedictine overcame a career day from Chase Nowak, who led all scorers with 36 points while Collin Kennedy, the leading scorer in the conference, finished with 30 and 11 rebounds
• Soderholm finished with a career best 32 points off the bench, adding nine rebounds and four assists
• Olson scored 14 in the first half and finished with 24 along with seven steals and seven assists
• Glosson notched a career best 15 points while Eric Grygo claimed a third straight double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds


Benedictine (5-3, 5-0 NACC) continues a busy stretch on Monday night with a home non-conference game against Kalamazoo College