St. Norbert led 54-39 with 9:24 to go before Monmouth canned six trifectas over the next six minutes to fuel a 15-5 run to trail just 59-54 with 3:14 to go. Monmouth got to within three points at 63-60 with 28 seconds left, but St. Norbert was able to close out the contest with an Eric Bieniasz layup and a pair of Jason Adair free throws.
Nathan Zepnick and John Suberlak led St. Norbert with 12 points apiece, as St. Norbert shot 47.2 percent from the floor (25-for-53). Bieniasz had yet another solid outing for St. Norbert with 11 points and six rebounds - including four on the offensive end.
Beaird led Monmouth with 21 points and canned seven 3-pointers. Chris Hebeler added 13 points for Monmouth, which jacked up 33 3-pointers in its 52 total attempts, and made 13 treys. Monmouth committed 21 turnovers and forced just 12 out of St. Norbert.