Box Score Monmouth made it a season sweep of Grinnell Tuesday night with a 118-111 win over the Pioneers, becoming the first team this season to defeat the Pioneers on their home court.
 
Jon Matthews came off the bench to pump in a team-high 34 points and pull down 11 rebounds as the Scots stayed in contention for a Midwest Conference Tournament berth. Monmouth held a lead as large as 26 points early in the second half, but had to fight off a Pioneer rally.
 
Grinnell slowly chipped away with a barrage of 3-pointers and free throws to cut Monmouth's lead to 100-92 with 4:50 to play. The Scots responded with a Justin Aluya layup and another by Matthews to push their lead back to double digits.
 
The Pioneers climbed within three possessions in the final minute, but the Scots again held off the threat when Will Jones sank a pair of free throws with 32 seconds left and two Matthews' free throws iced the game with eight seconds left.
 
Jones joined Matthews with a double-double of 18 points and 11 boards as six Scots scored in double figures.
 
Monmouth will host St. Norbert Saturday at 3 p.m.