Plymouth, Wis.- The Dominican University men's basketball team traveled to Lakeland University to keep playoff hopes alive.
Results:
Dominican:104
Lakeland:100
How it Happened:
-Dominican started off cold from behind the arc shooting 0-8 from behind the 3 point line.
-Aside from the poor shooting from behind the arc, The Stars shot 46% from the field in the first half.
-DU went into halftime down 39-34.
-Dominican cut the Lakeland lead to 1 before the Muskies went on a 6-0 run making the score 47-41 with 17 minutes left.
-The Stars went on their own 7-0 run four minutes later. DU gained a 60-56lead with 12 minutes left in the game.
-Dominican got the lead to 7 when Senior
Jacob Riedl knocked down two free throws, making the score 77-70.
-Lakeland closed the cap and hit a three with 7 seconds remaining to send the game to overtime.
-Stars and Muskies were tied at 88.
-Senior
Robert Taylor got DU on the board first with two free throws.
-Sophomore
Joshua West got Dominican the lead with a layup plus the foul. Grabbing a 102-100 lead.
-Junior
Andre Bennett made two more free throws getting the lead to 104-100.
-Dominican had 26 bench points compared to Lakeland's 22.
-The Stars dominated in the paint scoring 66 of their 104 points in the paint.
Shining Stars:
-Sophomore
Joshua West got himself a career high in points tonight with 31. West shot 12 for 20 from the field and collected 5 rebounds.
-Junior
Daniel Nennig had team high with 5 assists, Nennig also collected 9 points.
-Senior
Robert Taylor chipped in with 17 points on 6-11 shooting, as well as 7 rebounds.
-Senior
Jacob Riedl had 15 points and went 5 for 5 from the charity stripe.
Junior
Andre Bennett also got into the double figures with 10 points.
Leading the Way:
Points: West (31)
Rebounds: Taylor (7)
Assists: Nennig (7)
Steals: West (3)
Blocks: West, and Riedl (2)
Minutes: West (39)
What's Next:
The Dominican University men's basketball team will be hosting the 9th seed in the NACC in the Igini Sports Forum Saturday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. This game has NACC playoff implications as Dominican currently is holding the last playoff spot in the NACC.
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