RIVER FOREST, Ill. – Dominican University's men's basketball program won its first game of the 2021-22 campaign on Thursday night, defeating Maranatha Baptist University 77-60 on the road in non-conference play. 
 
Jackson Smith scored 13 first-half points, helping DU to a 36-30 halftime lead. The Stars continued to stretch their lead in the second half, outscoring MBU by 11 points to claim a convincing 77-60 road victory. 
 
Smith finished with 18 points and was joined by Jacob Riedl and Chris Daniels II, who also scored 18 in the game. Riedl added 11 rebounds for a double-double and made all six of his free throw attempts. Robert Taylor was the fourth Star in double-figures, finishing with 12 points and three rebounds. DU outrebounded MBU 42-34 and turned that into 20 second-chance points. 
 
Dominican has its first home contest on Saturday, Nov. 20 at 3 p.m., taking on Principia College inside the Igini Sports Forum. Live coverage will be available via dustars.com.