RIVER FOREST, IL - The Benedictine University men's basketball team led for nearly the entire game, withstanding second half runs from Dominican University to win a fourth in a row and stay tied atop the conference.

FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 76, Dominican 67

THE DETAILS
• Nick Kosich knocked down a three-pointer with 14:13 left in the opening half to tie the game at 11-11
• Eric Grygo followed by hitting a jumper to Benedictine in front 13-11 at the 12:45 mark, part of a 9-0 ru that saw four different players score and Benedictine would not trail again
• Grygo capped an 8-0 run with a layup at the 3:25 mark as Benedictine built a double-digit lead at 31-21 and went into the half leading 37-27
• Dominican played hard in the second half, fighting within 54-52 at the halfway point of the second
• Leading by three points with 6:26 left, Benedictine scored eight in a row to match the largest lead of the game at 11 points with a 70-59 margin
• The hosts scored six in a row to pull within 70-65 with 2:53 remaining, but Benedictine scored the next five to again lead by double digits, puling away on the road

STAT LEADERS
• Benedictine shot 60 percent in the first half and finished at 53.1 percent
• Benedictine connected on 11 three-pointers and held a 35-29 lead on the glass
• Kosich scored a career high 20 points while Collin Mergl continued to stay hot, scoring 15 in his first career start
• Grygo notched a fifth consecutive double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds
• Cade Ellingson scored 10 off the bench

UP NEXT
Benedictine (14-3, 10-2 NACC) hosts Illinois Tech on Wednesday night