The No. 22 Mid America Nazarene Pioneers earned a comeback win against Benedictine College on Saturday afternoon, outscoring Benedictine 45-32 in the second half to win 79-71.

Benedictine (16-9; 8-6 HAAC) was going for the season sweep over MNU (19-7, 11-3 HAAC) for just the second time since joining the HAAC for the 1992-93 season but couldn’t slow down the Pioneers in the second half.

MNU hit 51.6 percent from the floor while Benedictine converted on 54.5 percent with the difference in the second half coming from beyond the arc.

The Pioneers hit 4 of 9 from beyond the arc in the second half to the Ravens 1 of 6 effort.

MNU’s Rustin Dowd scored a game-high 16 points to lead four players in double figures while Charlie Wallrapp led Benedictine with 14 points.

— BC Sports Information —