River Forest, Ill. - The Dominican University men's basketball team hosted Marian University this afternoon in the first home game back from winter break. 

Results:
Marian: 77
Dominican: 61

How it Happened:
-In the first half, the Sabres shot 41.9% from the field, while holding the Stars to 26.9% shooting from the field. 
-Going into the half, Marian led 37-22
-The second half saw a lot more scoring by both teams as the score was 40-39 in favor of Marian. 
-DU could not overcome the poor outside shooting only converting 2 of 16 attempts from behind the arc. 
-Dominican won the bench points comparison and the points in the paint battle 26-15 and 28-26 respectfully. 
-The Stars also shot 24 free throws in the game and made 17 of them. 

Shining Stars:
-Junior Jacob Riedl had a double-double finishing with 10 points and 10 rebounds. 
-Junior Andre Bennett finished with 19 points, shooting 7-10 from the field and making all 5 free throw attempts. 
-Junior Robert Taylor had a big day coming off of the bench scoring 15 points and collecting one block. 

Leading the Way:
Points: Bennett (19)
Rebounds: Riedl (10)
Assists: Riedl, West, Lewis (4)
Steals: West (3)
Blocks: Scott (3)

What's Next:
Dominican will be back in action Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m. against Division Street rival Concordia Chicago. 

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