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OFFICIAL SITE OF MARIAN UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS
FOND DU LAC, WISCONSIN

Men's Basketball

Marian comeback falls short

Box Score

LISLE, Ill.Alex Stecker and Reggie Roemer each scored 20 points as Marian suffered an 84-76 setback at No. 12-ranked Benedictine Saturday afternoon in Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference action at the Rice Center.

The Sabres' offense found success early and a Connor Morovits 3-pointer at 10:41 put the Blue and White up 21-17.

BU responded when Shawn Soelter converted a 3-pointer to give the Eagles a 22-21 advantage. From there the home team went on a brief 9-2 run and at the 7:11 led 31-23.

MU retaliated and at 3:34 Roemer hit a jumper to bring the Sabres to within three at 38-35. Just when the Sabres looked to strike, the Eagles closed out the half with an 11-3 run and entered the break with a 49-35 lead.

BU (5-0, 2-0 NACC) started where it left off to begin the second half and opened up a 57-39 lead – its largest of the game. However, MU gradually chipped away at the deficit and at 1:02 Roemer drove hard down the lane and laid the ball in the basket to bring the Sabres to within five at 79-74.

Despite the setback, MU (3-4, 0-3 NACC) played well offensively and produced one of its best offensive outputs this season. As a team the Sabres shot 44 percent (26-of-59) from the field, including a smoking 57 percent (8-of-14) from beyond the arc.

The Eagles hit 48 percent (30-of-62) of their shots from the floor.

Josh Creed scored 13 points and Montrell Hobbs helped out with 11 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the season.

Lucas Johnson scored a game-high 21 points to lead BU.

MU returns to the hardwood Wednesday at Aurora.

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Players Mentioned

Montrell Hobbs

#40 Montrell Hobbs

Forward
6' 2"
Sophomore
Josh Creed

#32 Josh Creed

F
6' 6"
Junior
Connor Morovits

#11 Connor Morovits

G
6' 0"
Senior
Reggie Roemer

#23 Reggie Roemer

G
5' 10"
Sophomore
Alex Stecker

#22 Alex Stecker

G
5' 9"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Montrell Hobbs

#40 Montrell Hobbs

6' 2"
Sophomore
Forward
Josh Creed

#32 Josh Creed

6' 6"
Junior
F
Connor Morovits

#11 Connor Morovits

6' 0"
Senior
G
Reggie Roemer

#23 Reggie Roemer

5' 10"
Sophomore
G
Alex Stecker

#22 Alex Stecker

5' 9"
Senior
G