Box Score Monmouth stepped away from the Midwest Conference schedule, but not their intensity Saturday to lead from wire-to-wire in a 119-59 win over the Illinois Institute of Technology.
 
The Scots connected on 43 of their 70 shots from the field, including a 10-for-23 performance from beyond the arc to improve to 13-6 on the year. Monmouth opened with a 3-pointer from Will Jones, a jumper from Paul Engo II and a layup by Ben Friday to race out to a 7-0 lead in the game's first three minutes. The Scarlet Hawks briefly trimmed their deficit to three at 7-4 before Monmouth went on a 22-8 run and never looked back.
 
Leading 56-32 at the half, Monmouth kept up the defensive pressure, holding Illinois Tech's leading scorer without a point in the final 20 minutes.
 
Andrew Mathison came off the bench to lead four Scots in double figures with 20 points. Lamont Mitchell added 15 while Riley Blea and Will Jones chipped in 13 each.