LISLE, IL - The Benedictine University men's basketball team saw three players reach double figures and turned the ball over just five times in taking the opener of back-to-back home contests with Dominican.

FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 92, Dominican 79

THE DETAILS
• A first half run was the difference for a third consecutive contest, breaking open a close game
• Neither team led by more than four points early in the game
• Marvin Agwomoh scored on consecutive possessions to enable Benedictine to take the lead for good
• Collin Mergl splashed home a three-pointer to make the score 24-18 with 7:48 left in the half, capping a 9-0 run
• Chris Hester dropped home a layup to extend the lead to double figures at 30-20 with 4:44 left in the half
• Benedictine closed the half on an 11-3 spurt to open a 47-32 halftime lead
• The lead reached 19 at 55-36 early in the second half on back-to-back baskets from Michael Johnson and Hester
• Dominican was able to hang around, pulling to within eight at 82-74 with 3:11 left after an 8-0 run, but Benedictine hit six straight free throws to open an 88-74 edge in the final minute

STAT LEADERS
• Hester paced Benedictine with 23 points, finishing 10-of-16 from the floor
• Hester added 10 rebounds to finish with a double-double
• Johnson finished with 19 points
• Trevor Montiel also finished with a double-double, notching 15 points to go with 14 rebounds
• Benedictine shot 47.3 percent in totaling a season high for points despite shooting just 14.3 percent (3-21) from three-point range
• The contest featured three ties and 10 lead changes
• Benedictine scored 60 points in the paint

UP NEXT
Benedictine (3-1, 3-0 NACC) faces Dominican at home again on Saturday at 5:00 p.m.