Men's Basketball Set To Battle St. Norbert

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Dan Borys is one of three Stars averaging double-digits in scoring.

Dan Borys is one of three Stars averaging double-digits in scoring.

Nov. 25, 2008

River Forest, IL - The Dominican University men's basketball team travels to De Pere, Wis., tonight to take on the St. Norbert College Green Knights in non-conference action. The Stars, currently at 1-3 on the season, are 2-0 against the Green Knights all-time, most recently knocking off St. Norbert 58-52 in overtime last season. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. with live stats streaming on the dustars.com website.

The Stars enter the contest after going 1-1 in the annual River Forest Classic hosted by Dominican and Concordia University Chicago. Dominican knocked off Greenville College 75-63 at Dominican on Friday night but then followed that with a 63-62 loss to Millikin University at Concordia on Saturday afternoon. Sophomore guard Jovan Turley (Grand Rapids, MI) was named to the RFC's All-Tournament Team as he averaged 17.5 points, 5.5 assists and 5.0 rebounds in the Stars' two games.

On the year, Turley is the Stars' leading scorer, averaging 14.5 points per game while senior forward Dan Borys (Crown Point, IN) is currently averaging 14.0 points per game with 8.5 rebounds. Senior Kyle Tipton rounds out the Stars top three scorers, averaging an even ten points per contest.

St. Norbert, 2-1 on the season, enters the matchup after going 1-1 at the UW-Platteville Tip-Off Classic, beating Clarke College 77-66 on Saturday after losing to Loras College 69-63 on Friday. The Green Knights have four players averaging double-digits in scoring led by Mike Dowden's 15.7 points per game and Bryan Fleischmann's 13.0 points per game. Sophomore guard Dave Wipperfurth has been coming off the bench and adding 12.0 points per game.

To access the live statistics, click here or click on the link in the Highlights box on the dustars.com home page.