Final
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Monmouth (N.J.) defeats Penn 80-75
Dec 13, 2009 - 3:00 AM WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J.(AP) -- Travis Taylor scored 28 points and Monmouth (N.J.) earned an 80-75 victory over Penn on Saturday night.Taylor shot 12-for-14 for the Hawks (3-7), who snapped a four-game losing streak. Whitney Coleman contributed 20 points and eight assists.
A jumper by Taylor early in the second half gave the Hawks a 58-48 lead with 13:35 remaining, but Penn went on an 11-2 run to cut the lead to 60-59 with 10:53 left.
The Quakers (0-7) would later tie the score at 73 with two free throws from Zach Rosen with 2:13 left on the clock. But Penn was unable to take the lead, as they Quakers were outscored 7-2 in the final 2 minutes.
Rosen led Penn with 23 points. He shot 7-for-12 from the field, and nailed five 3-pointers. Mike Howlett chipped in with 16 points and 10 rebounds.
Monmouth shot 52 percent from the field (26-for-50).
- NCAA BB
PENN 75
MONMOUTH 80 FINAL
Dec 12 8:58 PM - NCAA BB
PENN 41
MONMOUTH 50 HALFTIME
Dec 12 7:50 PM
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