Scots Heat Up, Break Slide
Monmouth, IL (01/04/2020) — Jan. 4 - men's basketball - Beloit College at Monmouth College
BC 60
MC 70
Box Score https://monmouthscots.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2019-20/beloit-college/boxscore/5834
The Scots atoned for Friday's cold shooting, canning half their shots in a 70-60 win over Beloit Saturday afternoon to break a four-game skid.
D.J. Swift pumped in a game-high 20 points on 8-of-14 shooting and Dee Hyler added 15 to push the Scots back into the win column. Swift opened the game with a 3-pointer and added a deuce on the next possession for a quick 5-0 lead. Beloit came back as the teams traded the lead until Swift's 3-ball at the 9:18 mark of the first half as Monmouth never trailed from that point on.
The Buccaneers rallied in the second half, but could only tie Monmouth in the first five minutes of the final period. Swift's bucket in the lane with 14:10 left in the game broke a 42-all tie and sparked an 8-0 run, finished off by Hyler's 3-pointer. The Bucs closed the gap again, pulling within 50-47 at the 10:08 mark before Alec Hayes scored a pair of back-to-back buckets inside to open the gap. Nursing a 66-60 lead in the final minute, Justin Batterton and Jake Rueter each went 2-for-2 from the line to ice the game.
Monmouth hits the road to Grinnell for a 5:30 contest on Wednesday.
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