MILWAUKEE, WI - The Benedictine University men's basketball team came from behind in the second half to force overtime but lost on a shot just before the buzzer as an eight-game win streak came to a close.

FINAL SCORE
MSOE 65, Benedictine 64 - OT

THE DETAILS
• Benedictine played from behind for most of the game, falling behind 4-0 early
• Benedictine was able to score the next five points on baskets from Kenny Bogus, Kyle Graebner and an Eric Grygo free throw to take their only lead of the half
• MSOE countered with the next five points to lead 9-5
• With the contest tied at 14-14, MSOE used a 10-0 run to take a 24-14 lead and led by 13 before Benedictine closed the half on a 5-0 run, heading to the break down 29-21 following a three from Marques Barnes just before the halftime buzzer
• Two free throws from Kyle Graebner brought Benedictine within 33-30 five minutes into the second half
• Nick Kosich nailed a three moments later to draw Benedictine within 34-33
• Benedictine tied the game twice before the halfway point of the frame but again found themselves trailing by seven at 50-43 with just over nine minutes to play
• Keegan Graebner scored the first five points of a 9-0 run that saw Benedictine lead 52-50 on a layup from Kyle Graebner with 6:16 left
• The hosts held a 59-55 edge with under 90 seconds to go but four free throws from Bogus helped Benedictine force overtime
• MSOE had the ball with 11 seconds left but missed on a winning attempt at the end of regulation
• Benedictine was just 1-of-4 from the free throw line in overtime, missing a pair of attempts with 12 seconds left while holding a 64-63 edge
• MSOE won the game on a baseline pull-up with two seconds left

STAT LEADERS
• Benedictine finished just 18-for-32 (56.3%) from the free throw line and were just 4-for-19 from three-point range
• Grygo finished with 18 points and 13 rebounds in logging a double-double, his ninth of the season
• Bogus and Keegan Graebner both notched 11 while Kyle Graebner pitched in with 10
• The starting lineup scored all but 11 points in the first overtime game of the season

UP NEXT
Benedictine (18-4, 14-3 NACC) missed a chance to take over sole possession of first place as Wisconsin Lutheran lost. The two teams remain even atop the conference with three games remaining including a game against each other at Benedictine next week. Benedictine travels to Lakeland on Saturday afternoon.