Men’s Basketball Drops Season Opener

The Benedictine University men’s basketball team kicked off the 2025-26 season at the Bill Merris Invitational hosted by Illinois College with a loss to Simpson. FINAL SCORE Simpson 75, Benedictine 68 THE DETAILS – After falling behind early in the first five minutes of the contest, Benedictine used a 14-0 run to open a double-digit lead – A pair of free throws from Noah Mason with Benedictine trailing 10-6 opened the spurt – Pavle Magazin tied the score with a layup at the 15:01 mark – Brandon McCoy knocked down a three to put Benedictine in front at 13-10 –…