Jan. 22, 2010

Box Score

River Forest, Ill. - Despite trailing by as many as ten during the first half, the Dominican University men's basketball team opened the second half on a 12-0 run to take a 45-40 lead over the MSOE Raiders en route to an 83-76 win in Northern Athletics Conference (NAC) action on Thursday night.

The Raiders controlled the first half, scoring on the first possession of the half and opening a 10-point lead with 25 seconds remaining in the half. However a three at the first half buzzer by sophomore Darrius Nelson (Michigan City, Ind.) sparked a 15-0 run for the Stars that spanned the closing moments of the first half and the first three-plus minutes of the second half.

Nelson scored a game-high 31 points on 11-of-16 shooting from the field, including connecting on 5-of-9 attempts from beyond the three-point stripe. It was a career night for the Stars' 6'2" guard who was averaging 9.2 points per game entering the night.

Marquis Turley (Grand Rapids, Mich.), the Stars' leading scorer on the season at 20.7 points per game, scored 19 points on the night, 12 in the second half, 6-of-9 from the field and 7-of-8 from the free throw line. Turley rounded out his stat line with six rebounds and five assists in 39 minutes of work.

The Stars will look to push their win streak to six games on Saturday as they travel to Madison, Wis., to take on the Edgewood College Eagles. Tipoff is scheduled for 4:15 p.m. in the Edgedome.