The Monmouth College men's basketball team used a pair of double-digit runs, one in each half, to knock off Beloit College 62-49 on Saturday. The Scots are now 4-1 in Midwest Conference play and 8-6 overall on the season.
Neither team scored in the first two minutes before
Kyle Taylor (Moline, Illinois) got a steal and a layup.
Kendall Brasfield (Chicago, Illinois) completed a 3-point play for a 5-0 lead and
Jordan Metcalf (Aledo, Illinois) scored in the paint. Taylor hit a 3-pointer as the lead extended to double digits before Beloit finally scored with 12:40 to play in the half. The Buccaneers missed their first 11 shots before hitting a wide-open 3-pointer to get on the board. Beloit hit two more shots for an 8-0 run before
Jordan Hill (Chicago, Illinois) was fouled shooting a 3-pointer and made two of the three free throws.
The Scots went cold from the field going 3:21 without a point and Beloit took a 14-12 lead. Brasfield tied the game at 6:46 with two free throws and
Yuvraj Sidhu (Coppell, Texas) made Monmouth's first field goal in more than seven minutes. Beloit hit a 3-pointer to go up 17-16 and followed with a layup off the backboard. Down four, the Scots got a bucket from
Ganon Greenman (Alpha, Illinois) on two straight trips to tie the game at 20. Sidhu made two free throws and Brady Arrenius (Albuquerque, New Mexico) scored on a putback for a 24-21 lead. Beloit scored to cut the Monmouth lead to one at halftime.
Metcalf got the first bucket of the second half but Beloit got a 3-point play to tie the game at 26. Brasfield hit a long jumper,
David Williams (Loves Park, Illinois) made a layup and Sidhu had a tip-in for a quick 6-0 run. After Beloit scored, the Scots got layups from
Declan Flynn (Monmouth, Illinois) and Brasfield for a 36-30 lead. Beloit scored the next three points before
Turner Plumer (Canton, Illinois) scored on a putback. Hill made a layup before Greenman stole the in-bounds pass and found Taylor for a 3-pointer and a 43-33 lead.
Greenman made a layup for a 12-point lead and the teams traded baskets before Plumer got another putback for a 49-35 lead. Beloit got a 5-2 run before Taylor drained a 3-pointer for a 54-40 lead. Brasfield made a free throw and Hill scored in the lane for a 57-42 Monmouth lead as the clock went under 5:00. Brasfield hit a bucket in the lane and Taylor made a free throw for a 60-44 lead before Beloit scored at the line with 2:58 left. Hill and Taylor added free throws as the Scots took a 62-46 lead with just over a minute to play.
Taylor led the way with 13 points while Brasfield had 12. Hill scored seven points while both Greenman and Plumer had six. Sidhu grabbed a team-leading eight rebounds and also had three blocks.
MONMOUTH MOMENTS: The Scots are 12-9 against Beloit under Coach Skrivseth and 64-66 all-time…The Scots are 8-3 at home against Beloit in the Skrivseth era…Monmouth has won the last six at home against Beloit, dating back to a loss on Feb, 13, 2016…Brasfield has scored at least 10 points in five straight games and 11 times overall this season…Taylor has made at least three 3-pointers in four straight games…He is 14-for-22 (.636) over those four games and has scored at least 10 points in seven games this season…The Scots are next in action at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday at Grinnell.
