SPRINGFIELD, OHIO - The Benedictine University men's basketball team saw their season end with a loss to Susquehanna University in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.

FINAL SCORE
Susquehanna 64, Benedictine 59

THE DETAILS
• Benedictine got off to a slow start as Susquehanna scored the first five points of the contest
• Benedictine was able to come surging back, taking the lead for the first time on back-to-back threes from Kyle Graebner at 15-14 with 11:34 left in the first half
• Benedictine held the lead for the remainder of the half, opening a 23-17 advantage on a triple from Marques Barnes
• The lead reached nine on a three-pointer from Kenny Bogus with 1:05 to play in the first at 31-22
• Benedictine led 33-26 at halftime
• After Susquehanna scored the first four points of the second, Bogus hit four consecutive free throws and Kyle Hornacek drained a three to help Benedictine lead 40-30
• Nick Kosich and Barnes knocked down three-pointers as Benedictine led by 11 at 49-38 with 11:11 to go
• Susquehanna netted the next 12 points, taking a 50-49 advantage with 5:52 remaining as Benedictine did not score for nearly six minutes
• Bogus connected on four more free throws as Benedictine led 53-50 at the 3:45 mark
• Bogus scored five in a row to put Benedictine in front 58-57 with 1:16 to play
• Susquehanna scored the next six points, keeping possessions alive with key rebounds, to grab the opening round victory
• The game featured three ties and eight lead changes

STAT LEADERS
• Benedictine made 11 three-pointers in the game and played the entire second half without Eric Grygo
• Benedictine connected on just six field goals in the second half, shooting 26 percent and finishing the game at 31.5 percent while being outrebounded 39-36
• Bogus played all 40 minutes in the final game of his career, scoring 21 points to go with eight rebounds
• Benedictine finished 14-of-17 from the free throw line

FINAL RECORD
Benedictine finished the year 20-7 in a return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2017