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Men’s basketball plays in overtime contest

The Dominican University men’s basketball team played in its fourth straight overtime contest on Saturday, this time falling to Northern Athletics Conference (NAC) front-runner Aurora University 83-80.

Dominican’s Jose Garcia (Kenosha, WI) put the Stars ahead 68-65 with just over a minute remaining as the nation’s 13th ranked three-point shooter connected on his only three-point field goal of the game. After the Spartans sank a pair of free throws, Garcia pushed the Stars’ lead back to three points with only 38 seconds remaining on a driving lay-up. The Spartans then tied the game at 70-70 on a three-pointer with just 20 seconds remaining.

Dominican opened the overtime period on a 4-0 run, but Aurora answered with a 5-0 run of its own to claim the lead at 75-74. The two teams battled back and forth with the Spartans sealing the game at the foul line, converting on six of seven free throws in the game’s final 1:15 minutes.

Dominican’s Mike Haiduc (Chicago, IL) paced the Star’s offense with 29 points on 13-for-20 shooting from the field. The 6’7” junior also tallied six rebounds, three assists, three blocks and one steal in 36 minutes before fouling out with 1:16 minutes remaining in the overtime period.

Senior Erin McMillan (Chicago, IL) added 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Stars in the losing effort. The 6’7” forward shot 5-for-10 from the field and grabbed ten defensive rebounds in 29 minutes.

The loss dropped Dominican University to 13-9 overall, 9-6 in the NAC and 2-4 in overtime games this season. They will return to the court on Tuesday, as they travel to neighborhood rival Concordia University Chicago for a 7:00 p.m. game. The Stars will then host Rockford College on Thursday before traveling to Mequon, WI to take on Concordia University (WI) in the Stars’ final regular season game of the year.