LISLE, Ill. - The 10th-ranked Benedictine University men's basketball team pulled away from MSOE to win 84-58 and improve to 6-0 on the season.

FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 84, MSOE 58

THE DETAILS
• MSOE held an early 4-0 lead and erased a five-point deficit to hold a lead at 17-13 with 11:18 to play in the first half
• Benedictine responded with a 10-0 run to take the lead for good
• Shawn Soelter hit a three to put Benedictine ahead at 18-17 with 10:26 to go in the first
• Mack Brown added a three-pointer to cap the run, making the score 23-17 with 8:52 left
• Two three-pointers were part of an 8-0 run to finish the first half, putting Benedictine in front 42-29 on a late triple from Tahron Harvey
• MSOE pulled no closer than 12 points in the second half and a stretch of eight consecutive points put the margin at 21 on a Brown layup with 12:52 to play
• Both halves featured identical 42-29 scores
• The margin of victory was the largest of the season for Benedictine

FROM THE COACH
"We did a great job of putting away an opponent for the first time this season tonight," head coach Keith Bunkenburg said. "The bench played a huge role in the contest, giving quality minutes and the defense played well all night in one of the most complete games of the season."

STAT LEADERS
• Benedictine shot 54.8 percent in the second half, finishing the game at 51.5 percent from the floor
• Benedictine held a 43-35 advantage on the glass and scored 36 points in the paint
• The bench scored 30 points as 15 different players saw action
• Harvey led all scorers with 19 points
• Michael Blaszczyk also reached double figures, finishing with 10 points
• Luke Johnson netted nine points and grabbed nine rebounds while blocking four shots
• Brown tallied nine off the bench with John Dodson also scoring nine

UP NEXT
Benedictine (6-0, 3-0 NACC) plays at Edgewood on Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m.