Rockford, Ill.- The Dominican University men's basketball team traveled to Rockford University on a three game win streak to take on the Regents. 

Results:
Rockford:74
Dominican:62

How it Happened:
-Dominican played solid defense in the first half, allowing 11-27 shooting for Rockford. 
-DU shot poorly from behind the arc, shooting 3-10. As well as 37% from the field in the first half. 
-The Stars found themselves down 32-29 entering halftime. 
-Dominican allowed Rockford to go on a 6-0 run to start the half. Where the Stars found themselves down 38-29. 
-From here on out the deficit was never lower then 7 points, because of the shooting struggles from DU. 
-Dominican made just 38% of their shots from the floor, but the real struggles was behind the three point line where they shot 21%.
-The Stars won the bench points battle 19-6

Shining Stars:
-Sophomore Joshua West was leading scorer for Dominican with 18 points on 4-6 shooting from behind the three point line. West also collected 8 rebounds and led the Stars in that category. 
-Senior Robert Taylor collected 16 points on 7-9 shooting.
-Junior Andre Bennett had 8 points off the bench and also dished out 2 assists. 

Leading the Way:
Points: West (18)
Rebounds: West (8)
Assists: West (4)
Steals: West, Taylor (2)
Blocks: 4 Players  (1)
Minutes: West (34)

What's Next:
The Dominican University men's basketball team will be back in the Igini Sports Forum Wednesday night as the Stars host the Warriors of Wisconsin Lutheran College. Tip-off will be at 7:00 p.m. 

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