CHICAGO (AP) - Clarke Rosenberg had 19 points Monday night and Chicago State defeated Benedictine Springfield 77-53.
Matt Ross scored 13 points and Jeremy Robinson had 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Cougars (5-14), who have exceeded last season's win total of four. They led 37-23 at halftime and by as many as 33 points in the second half.
Thomas Dillard and Jordan Michels led the Bulldogs with 11 points. Benedictine Springfield, a NAIA school, is playing its first season and counted this game as an exhibition.
Chicago State, 4-1 at home, played its first home game since Dec. 8. The Cougars are coming off a three-overtime loss to NJIT on Saturday.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Benedictine Springfield (0-1) | 23 | 30 | 53 |
| Chicago State (5-14) « | 37 | 40 | 77 |
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| Benedictine Springfield Bulldogs | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Michels, F | 35 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| S. Shepherd, C | 36 | 3-4 | 0-2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| C. Lockett, C | 16 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| T. Dillard, G | 29 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| R. Thomas, G | 25 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| T. Porter | 25 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Bennett | 24 | 4-13 | 2-3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| B. Taylor | 10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| M. Harvell | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 22-44 | 5-11 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 53 | |
| 50% | 45.5% | ||||||
| Chicago State Cougars | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| M. Ross, F | 21 | 6-12 | 1-1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| J. Robinson, F | 16 | 4-8 | 4-5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| Q. Pippen, F | 8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Dismukes, G | 23 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| C. Gray, G | 14 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| C. Rosenberg | 27 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| M. Starks | 24 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| N. Duhon | 22 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| M. Chamberlain | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Williams | 13 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| A. Gage | 11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Q. Ukaigwe | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N. Henry | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32-67 | 6-8 | 36 | 14 | 14 | 77 | |
| 47.8% | 75% | ||||||
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