Monmouth broke open a close game with a 12-3 run with less than seven minutes left to open the season with a 101-91 win at Eureka.

A pair of Will Carius free throws and a 3-pointer by D.J. Swift ignited the Scots' surge. Carius followed the Swift trey with a layup and four straight free throws and Monmouth never looked back. Carius finished with a game-high 33 points while Justin Batterton opened the season with a double-double of 18 points and 11 rebounds. Swift added 17 points and Tyler Houston chipped in with 10. 

The Scot trailed 43-42 at the half, but took the lead for good on a Carius bucket-and-one just two minutes into the second half. Monmouth hit nearly 50 percent from the floor and connected on 72 percent of their 40 trips to the free throw line.

The Scots open their home schedule Thursday, Nov. 15 with a 7:30 p.m. contest against MacMurray.