Box Score Monmouth led for the final 34 minutes in Sunday's 78-66 win over Westminster on Sunday afternoon at Glennie Gym.
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The Scots used a 19-5 run early in the game to open up a 26-13 lead on a Will Jones' layup at the 11:44 mark. Monmouth kept the lead near double digits for the remainder of the first half before a 16-0 outburst at the start of the second half, opening up a 56-31 lead on Austin Holman's inside bucket with 16:12 left in the game.
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The Blue Jays rallied late, but could only get as close as the final score.
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Lamont Mitchell's 16 points led four in double figures, joined by Justin Aluya's 15, Jones' 11 and D.J. Swift's 10.
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Monmouth opens their Midwest Conference schedule this coming weekend with a Friday-Saturday trip to Ripon and Beloit.
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