River Forest, Ill.- The Dominican University men's basketball team hosted the Knights of Warburg College on Saturday afternoon.

 Results:
 Dominican: 80
 Wartburg: 88

 How it Happened:
 -The Stars would jump out to an early 6-4 lead in the first 2 minutes thanks to a layup by 5^th-year Student Andre Bennett and a pair of free throws from Senior Daniel Nennig.
 -Freshman Lucas Underwood would knock down a big three to keep DU in the mix 8 minutes into the contest, trimming the Knight lead to 9.
 -Junior Allister Richardson would bring some fire from the bench toward the end of the 1^st half, amassing 4 points, a block, and a steal.
 -Dominican would head into half-time down 51-32.
 -Richardson would add a three and a layup to start the 2^nd half with the Stars down by 16.
 -Nennig would start a DU run 11 minutes into the 2^nd half with a layup, followed by a 3 from Underwood, closing the Wartburg lead to 4 with 8:38 remaining.
 -The Knights would keep their foot on the gas and close the 88-80 victory.
 -Dominican finished 29-61 from the field for 47.5% and 7-24 for 29.2% from 3-point range in the loss.

 Shining Stars:
 -Senior Terrell Taylor led the Stars with 17 points and added 3 rebounds, 3 assists, and a block. 
 -Senior Daniel Nennig tallied 12 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 assists.
 -5^th-year Student Andre Bennett collected 12 points, a rebound, and a steal.
 -Graduate Student Robbie Taylor finished with 11 points and 4 rebounds. 

 Leading the Way:
 Points: T. Taylor (17)
 Rebounds: R. Taylor (4)
 Assists: T. Taylor (3)
 Steals: May (3)
 Blocks: Richardson and T. Taylor (1)
 Minutes: Nennig (25)

 What's Next:
 The Dominican University men's basketball team will be back in action on Wednesday, December 4^th for the start of conference play at St. Norbert. Tip-off is slated for 7:00 p.m.

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