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Men's Basketball

Men clip Red Hawks' wings in 90-82 league-opening win

Box Score Andrew Mathison led the way with 25 points off the bench to help Monmouth down the Ripon 90-82.

A 15-5 run highlighted by Nick Marema's 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions late in the first half gave Monmouth a 10 point cushion at halftime, 35-25.

The Scots lead grew as big as 16 points in the second half when Cole Jackson hit a jumper for two of his 22 points with 13:45 remaining in the game. The Red Hawks did not get the deficit under double-digits until the 2:24 minute mark of the second half, but a step-back jumper by Jon Calhoun and two free-throws on the next possession helped preserve the victory.

Four Scots finished in double figures on the game. Alongside Mathison and Jackson, Calhoun poured in 15 points and Marema added 11. The Scots won the bench points battle over Ripon 40-23 and shot over 63% from the field.
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