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The Monmouth College men's basketball team played short-handed in the regular-season finale and lost 80-75 at Cornell on Tuesday. The Fighting Scots (14-11, 10-6) finished third in the Midwest Conference and will play Cornell again next Friday in the MWC Tournament semifinals at Illinois College. The Scots played without usual starters David Williams (Loves Park, Illinois) and Kendall Brasfield (Chicago, Illinois) in addition to sixth-man Jordan Hill (Chicago, Illinois). Ganon Greenm...

MONMOUTH, ILL. (02/08/2023) The Monmouth College men's basketball team put all five players in double figures and completed the season sweep of Knox with an 86-80 home win on Wednesday. The Fighting Scots (13-10, 9-5) are in third place in the Midwest Conference with two games left to play in the regular season. Knox scored first but Delcan Flynn (Monmouth, Illinois) put the Scots up 3-2 with a 3-pointer from well beyond the arc. Jordan Metcalf (Aledo, Illinois) made two free throws and...

MONMOUTH, ILL. (01/31/2023) The Monmouth College men's basketball team got within one late in the first half but ultimately lost to first-place Illinois College 76-42 at home on Tuesday night. The Fighting Scots (12-9, 8-4) will host Grinnell College on Saturday for Senior Day. The Scots got on the board first as Jordan Metcalf (Aledo, Illinois) scored in the paint. Kendall Brasfield (Chicago Illinois) scored the next three for the Scots before Metcalf scored to cut the IC lead to 8-7. Bras...

MONMOUTH, ILL. (01/17/2023) The Monmouth College men's basketball team was held without a field goal for the final 10:42 in a 50-47 home loss to Cornell College on Tuesday night. The Fighting Scots (10-7, 6-2) remain in second place in the Midwest Conference as they embark on a three-game road trip. Kendall Brasfield (Chicago, Illinois) started the scoring with a pair of free throws and Jordan Metcalf (Aledo, Illinois) scored the first field goal for the Scots. Brasfield's layup put...

MONMOUTH, ILL. (01/14/2023) The Monmouth College men's basketball team built an 18-point lead and held on for a 76-70 home win over Ripon on Saturday. The Fighting Scots (10-6, 6-1) put four players in double figures as they won their fourth straight game. Ripon scored the first basket of the game before Declan Flynn (Monmouth, Illinois) hit a 3-pointer for the Scots. Jordan Metcalf (Aledo, Illinois) scored the next four points for Monmouth as the hosts went on top 7-4. Ripon tied the game ...

MONMOUTH, ILL. (01/11/2023) The Monmouth College men's basketball team rallied from 24 points down in the last 16 minutes to knock off the Grinnell Pioneers 85-74 on the road Wednesday night. The Fighting Scots (9-6, 5-1) outscored Grinnell 50-19 down the stretch and held the Pioneers to their lowest scoring output of the season. Jordan Metcalf (Aledo, Illinois) scored the first basket for the Scots to tie the game 2-2. Grinnell pushed the lead to 13-3 before Metcalf scored again. A 3-point...