River Forest, Ill. - The Dominican University men's basketball team was back in action Wednesday night when they hosted the Spartans of Aurora University. 

Results:
Dominican:66
Aurora:62

How it Happened:
-Dominican started off slow, finding themselves down 17-7 with 13 minutes left in the half. 
-Junior Andre Bennett led the Stars to back to even by making his first two 3 point jump-shots. 
-DU went into halftime down 34-33, but shot 48% from the floor. 
-Dominican came out of halftime strong building up a 47-41 lead with 12 minutes remaining. 
-DU continued applying pressure and went on a 9-0 run led by multiple Dominican players. 
-The Stars then fell to a scoring drought until Sophomore Joshua West made a big layup to put the lead back up to 7. 
-Dominican would end up winning 66-62. 
-DU beat AU in the points of the bench battle 29-6. 
-Dominican put up 30 points in the paint. 

Shining Stars:
-Senior Robert Taylor was the leading scorer for the Stars finishing with 15 points on 7 of 8 shooting. 
-Junior Andre Bennett chipped in with 13 points off the bench behind his 3 of 5 shooting behind the arc. 
-Senior Jacob Riedl had 8 points and 8 rebounds. 
-Junior Camron Scott did a little bit of everything for the Stars collecting 7 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks, and 2 steals. 

Leading the Way:
Points: R. Taylor (15)
Rebounds: Riedl, and Scott (8)
Assists: Riedl, Bennett, and Nennig (3)
Steals: Scott (2)
Blocks:Scott (2)
Minutes: West, and Nennig (30)

What's Next:
The Dominican University men's basketball team will travel to Concordia Wisconsin Saturday afternoon to take on the Falcons. Tip-off will be at 2:00p.m.

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