Appleton, Wis.- The Dominican University men's basketball team was on the road for their final non-conference game of the season against Lawrence University.

   Results:
  Dominican: 85
  Lawrence: 65


   How it Happened:
   -Both teams would be knotted at 8 five minutes into the contest with Graduate Student Robbie Taylor and Senior Terrell Taylor hitting a pair of jumpers each.
   -DU would then jump out to an 18-10 lead after a three from Junior Dominic Crapia and a pair of layups from Sophomore Dean O'Brien.
   -With five minutes left in the 1^st half, Lawrence would cut the Dominican lead down to 5, but Senior Daniel Nennig and T. Taylor would connect from three to ultimately stretch the Stars lead to 32-19.
   -Two minutes into the 2^nd half, 5^th-year Student Camron Scott would slam home an assist from R. Taylor to give DU a 41-27 lead.
   -With 13 minutes remaining, Senior Quante May hit a three to extend the Star lead to 23.
   -T. Taylor, Scott, and R. Taylor continued to dominate in the paint as Dominican would keep Lawrence at bay down the stretch.
  -The Stars would pick up the win by a final of 85-65.
  -DU finished with a great shooting performance, posting 58.3% from the field, 40% from three, and 87.5% from the line. The Stars also received 30 points from off the bench.

   Shining Stars:
   -Senior Terrell Taylor paced the Stars with 23 points. T. Taylor also had 5 assists, 4 rebounds, and 2 steals.
   -Graduate Student Robbie Taylor finished the afternoon with 15 points, 2 rebounds, a block, and a steal.
   -Senior Daniel Nennig tallied 11 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 assists.
-5^th-year Student Camron Scott notched his 100^th career block in the win. He also added 7 points, 11 rebounds, and had 4 total blocks.

   Leading the Way:
   Points: T. Taylor (23)
   Rebounds: Scott (11)
   Assists: T. Taylor (5)
   Steals: T. Taylor (2)
   Blocks: Scott (4)
   Minutes: Scott (32)

   What's Next:
   The Dominican University men's basketball team improves to 3-8 on the season while maintaining an 0-4 record in conference play. DU will kick off the new year with a NACC contest at Edgewood College on Saturday, January 4^th. Tip-off is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.

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