Box Score Monmouth and Lawrence battled toe-to-toe for the entire 40 minutes but it was the Vikings who came away with a 66-62 win Saturday at Glennie Gym.
 
The Fighting Scots came back from 11 down in the final eight minutes when Lamont Mitchell hit a bucket off a fast break for two of his game-high 18 points. The sophomore followed with a pair of free throws on the next possession and a 3-pointer from Jon Matthews cut the Monmouth hole to four at 58-54 with just under six minutes to play.
 
Lawrence fought back after a timeout with an inside bucket and then a free throw to up their lead to seven. The Scots again came back with another Matthews' bucket and two free throws from Justin Aluya, pulling the Scots within three at 61-58 with 2:50 to play.
 
Trailing 64-61 with 14 seconds left on the clock, Mitchell was fouled on a 3-point shot and sank the first free throw to pull within 64-62. Two misses followed as the Vikings corralled the final 'throw and then sank two free throws with a second left to hold off Monmouth.
 
The Scots hit the road next weekend, playing at Ripon and St. Norbert.