POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (AP) Justin Robinson scored 24 points and broke Monmouth's Division I scoring record and the Hawks beat Marist 83-71 on Monday night.
Robinson entered needing 11 points to tie the record and he broke it on a pull-up 3-pointer with 13:36 remaining, He added two more long triples to put Monmouth up 56-51 with 11:13 left.
Micah Seaborn scored 20 points for Monmouth (18-5, 10-2 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) and Je'lon Hornbeak added 11 points with eight rebounds. Robinson was 6 of 13 from the floor and hit 9 of 11 free throws.
Monmouth trailed 34-27 at halftime but opened the second half on a 14-7 run, capped by a Hornbeak 3, to tie it at 41.
Khallid Hart led Marist (6-17, 3-9) with 25 points, hitting 8 of 9 free throws. The Red Foxes have dropped 7 of 8 and 13 of 15.
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