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Benedictine men rally past Harris-Stowe Sunday

The Benedictine (Kan.) College men’s basketball team wrapped up 2012 on Sunday afternoon with a 75-62 comeback effort against Harris-Stowe State University inside the Ralph Nolan Gymnasium.

HSSU (1-12) led by two points at the break off a 48.3 percent shooting effort. Benedictine (9-4) hit 50 percent from the floor in the second half while forcing 13 second-half turnovers to outscore HSSU 46-31 in the second half.

Benedictine held a 22-8 advantage in points off turnovers, forcing HSSU into 22 total turnovers. The Ravens also dominated the paint, outscoring the Hornets 44-28.

The Ravens got a 32-point effort off their bench as they outscored the Hornets 32-4.

All five of the starters for HSSU finished in double figures but couldn’t match the game-high effort of Benedictine forward Charlie Wallrapp (Jr., Omaha) with 14.

Benedictine guard John Harris, Jr., (Fr., Lincoln, Neb.) added 11 points to round out the Raven double figure scorers. Forwards Rafail Tsourakis (Soph., Athens, Greece) and Jalen Messersmith (Soph., Blue Springs, Mo.) led the bench-scoring effort for the Ravens with 8 points each.

The Ravens return to action on Jan. 3, hosting Heart of America Athletic Conference opponents Culver-Stockton College at 7:30 p.m.

— BC Sports Information —

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