River Forest, Ill.- The Dominican University men's basketball team hosted Wisconsin Lutheran College on Wednesday.
Results:
WLC: 75
Dominican: 69
How it Happened:
-Dominican shot the ball well from three all night long which helped keep them in the game.
-The Stars had 12 first-half turnovers, which was a big reason why they went into halftime trailing 35-29.
-DU couldn't get over the turnover bug and had an additional 11 turnovers in the second half.
-The bright spot for Dominican was their rebounding as they out rebounded WLC 41-28.
-The Stars got the lead down to 4 points but couldn't finish off a second-half comeback and fell to the top team in the NACC 75-69.
Shining Stars:
-Junior
Andre Bennett came off the bench and gave DU a huge lift with 17 points and 4 threes.
-Sophomore
Joshua West was not his usual self in the scoring department, but contributed in a variety of ways including 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 blocks, and a steal.
-Junior
Quante May was another key contributor off the bench. He affected the game especially on the defensive end and had 2 steals and a block.
Leading the Way:
Points: Bennett (17)
Rebounds: West, Riedl, Taylor (7)
Assists: West (5)
Steals: May (2)
Blocks: West (2)
Minutes: West (32)
What's Next:
The Dominican University men's basketball team will be back in the Igini Sports Forum on Saturday when they take on St. Norbert College at 3:15 p.m.
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