NEW HAVEN, CT – Behind three in double figures and a +16 rebounding differential, Monmouth University Men's Basketball (9-2) won its NCAA-best seventh true road game of the season Tuesday, topping Yale University (6-7) 69-60 in a game the Hawks never trailed. The win is Monmouth's seventh non-league win, tied for the third most in a season in school history.
 
Monmouth's lead grew to 20 in the second half, but a strong Yale push got them within single digits at the 9:19 mark. The Bulldogs then cut it to three at 5:31, but MU continued to hold off Yale from the foul line. With 1:45 remaining, Walker Miller netted a critical putback to push the margin back to eight as MU went 14-14 from the stripe in the final 5:16 to secure the win.
 
The Hawks jumped out to a 16-6 lead before Yale trimmed that back down to four. The advantage grew back to 10 ahead of a Shavar Reynolds triple to make it 13, and after Yale scored, George Papas netted a three of his own to make it a 14-point game with the Hawks eventually hitting the locker room with a 16-point advantage.
 
NOTES AND QUOTES

"I'm so proud of this group. Anything we get hit with, they keep finding ways to get it done. Extremely happy to be 9-2 with a schedule that nobody picked us to be 9-2 in. This group keeps finding ways." – Head Coach King Rice
 
"I'm very proud of our team. We've been enduring adversity and just finding ways to win. Free throw shooting is such a key, it's one of the things that defines winning. Boxing out, free throws and limiting turnovers are what good teams do." – Shavar Reynolds
 
"I think this one speaks to the resilience of this team and how together we are. The more together we are as a team, the better we can be. I think our togetherness pops out in the fact that we keep winning these types of games." – Walker Miller
 
-Monmouth's seven road wins are the most in the nation.
-MU's seven non-conference wins is tied for the third most in program history.
-Monmouth has outrebounded its opponent in 10 of 11 games this year.
-The Hawks +16 rebounding margin is the best in a game since November 14, 2017 at Lehigh.
-Nikkei Rutty netted a career-high eight free throws.
-Monmouth wraps up this six-game road trip with a 5-1 record.
-MU starts 9-2 for the first time since 2016-17.
-Monmouth is now 2-1 all time against Yale and 2-0 in New Haven.
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH
-MU outrebounded Yale 43-27.
-The Hawks limited Yale in the opening half to 33.3% and 20% from three.
-Monmouth led for 38:14 and never trailed in the contest.
-The Hawks dominated the fast break, 16-2.
 
UP NEXT
-Monmouth returns home to face Colgate Sunday, with tip slated for 2:00 p.m.