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Scots' Men Trim Foresters, Win Seventh Straight

Monmouth, IL (01/25/2020) — Jan. 25 - men's basketball - Lake Forest College at Monmouth College

LFC 76
MC 86

Box Score https://monmouthscots.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2019-20/lake-forest-college/boxscore/5840


Monmouth hit over 60 percent of their shots from the Glennie Gym floor Saturday to shade Lake Forest 86-76.

The Scots built a 41-31 first half lead but had to hold off a Foresters surge in the second half. Lake Forest climbed back within one midway through the final 20 minutes, but never took the lead as the Scots hit a blistering 68 percent of their second half shots. Sean Espinosa's jumper cut the Forester deficit to 57-56 with 10:05 left before Monmouth countered with a 14-4 run over the next four minutes.

Lake Forest rallied again in the final minutes, but Monmouth again had the answer. Monmouth called a timeout after the Foresters cut the margin to seven at 81-74 with 1:38 left. A Foresters' foul ensued, sending D.J. Swift to the line where he sank both free throws to up the lead to 83-74. Tyler Davis followed with a fast break layup and Tyler Houston - who posted his second double-double of the month with 10 points and 10 rebounds - added a free throw on Monmouth's next two possessions to ice the game.

Justin Batterton joined Houston in double figures with a season-high 29 points while Swift added 19.

Monmouth begins a two-game road trip next Friday when they travel to Ripon for a 5:30 p.m. tip.

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Justin
Batterton
  • business administration
  • Class of 2021
  • Astoria, IL
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Tyler
Davis
  • political science
  • Class of 2022
  • Beloit, Wis.
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Tyler
Houston
  • business administration
  • Class of 2020
  • Knoxville, Ill.

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Dan Nolan 309-457-2322, dnolan@monmouthcollege.edu

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