The Monmouth College men's basketball team finished a season sweep of Lake Forest with a 68-62 road win on Wednesday night. The Fighting Scots (11-8, 7-3) ended a two-game slide with a career-high 21 points from sophomore Declan Flynn (Monmouth, Illinois) to stay in second place in the Midwest Conference.

The Scots got off to a quick start as Jordan Metcalf (Aledo, Illinois) made two free throws, David Williams (Loves Park, Illinois) hit a 3-pointer and Kendall Brasfield (Chicago, Illinois) had a layup for a 7-3 lead. Kyle Taylor (Moline, Illinois) made it 9-3 and Flynn scored the next five points. Williams, Metcalf and Jordan Hill (Chicago, Illinois) also scored as the Scots went on top 19-9. Lake Forest went on a 20-0 run for a 29-19 lead before Metcalf scored with 6:22 left in the half. Flynn hit a 3-pointer but the Foresters pushed the lead to 33-24. Williams scored the next five points for the Scots and Metcalf got a bucket to cut the Foresters halftime lead to 38-31. 

The Scots trailed by nine when Williams made a free throw early in the second half and Flynn scored in the paint. Flynn hit a 3-pointer for a 40-37 deficit and Yuvraj Sidhu (Coppell, Texas) followed with a bucket in the lane. Flynn and Williams scored to put Monmouth on top 43-42 and the Scots followed with a 9-1 run to go on top 52-43 with 10:48 to play. Hill and Brasfield scored to push the lead to 12 and the lead grew to 13 with 4:48 to go. The Foresters got a mini run to get within seven at the one minute mark before Hill made a free throw. Lake Forest scored on two straight possessions to cut the lead to 64-60 with 29 seconds left. Flynn made two free throws and after the hosts scored, Williams drained both of his free throws with 19 seconds left for a 68-62 lead. Metcalf blocked a shot with seven seconds left and the Scots ran out the clock for the six-point win. 

Flynn finished with 21 points as he knocked down 3-of-5 from 3-point range. Metcalf posted another double-double with 12 points and a team-leading 14 rebounds while Williams made 7-of-9 from the line to finish with 19 points. Metcalf added two blocks while both Williams and Brasfield had two steals. 

MONMOUTH MOMENTS: The Scots won at home 75-68 in November to get the season sweep for the first time since the 2014-15 season…The teams are an even 5-5 in the last 10 games head-to-head…Flynn's previous career high was 14 points at Beloit on Dec. 3…His three made 3-pointers tied a season high from Nov. 26 against Dubuque and his eight made field goals are  a new career-best…Metcalf has scored at least 10 points in 15 games this season…He also has at least five rebounds in 18 of the 19 games…He has a double-double in four of the last five games and seven total on the season…Williams has scored at least 19 points in three games in January…He has made at least two 3-pointers in five of the last seven games…Williams also tied his career high with eight rebounds…Monmouth out-rebounded Lake Forest 44-29…The Scots head to Knox on Saturday and play after the women's 1 p.m. game against the Prairie Fire.