LISLE, Ill. - The third-ranked Benedictine University men's basketball team eclipsed the win total of the 2014-15 team that shared the conference title by shooting over 56 percent in a home victory over Rockford University.

FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 95, Rockford 72

THE DETAILS
• Benedictine sputtered again at the start as Rockford tallied the first five points of the game
• Rockford led for nearly the first 12 minutes of the contest but never by more than four
• Luke Johnson, who battled foul trouble, scored five consecutive points to hand Benedictine the lead for the first time at 23-22 with 8:08 remaining in the first half
• Tim Reamer opened a 7-0 run with a layup at the 6:57 mark and Tahron Harvey finished the spurt, giving Benedictine a 35-26 edge with 4:39 to go
• Benedictine held a 43-38 advantage at halftime
• Rockford pulled within three at 44-41, but Benedictine opened a double-figure lead at 52-42 on a John Dodson jumper with 15:06 remaining
• Adam Reynolds opened another 7-0 spurt with a layup at the 13:35 mark and a three from Matt Chaltin extended the edge to 61-45 with 12:40 left
• Rockford worked to within 12, but another 7-0 stretch again pushed the lead to 19 points

STAT LEADERS
• Six players scored in double figures including all five starters
• Dodson and Reynolds each netted 18 points with Reamer tallying 13 off the bench
• Johnson and Michael Blaszczyk posted 11 points apiece while Harvey also reached double digits with 10
• Johnson, Reynold, and Reamer all finished with nine rebounds, just one short of a double-double
• Benedictine, who leads the nation in assists, added 24 on the 38 field goals
• The hosts, who also rank second nationally in rebound margin, held a 41-29 advantage on the glass
• Benedictine shot 56.7 percent from the field for the game, Benedictine also ranks second in the nation in field goal percentage
• 52 of the points came in the paint with 24 on the fast break
• The bench scored 27 in the contest

UP NEXT
Benedictine (19-0, 14-0 NACC) faces Lakeland College for the first time on Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. in the Rice Center