Monmouth caps improbable comeback with game-winning 3-pointer, bench loses its mind

By foxsports
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Monmouth leading scorer Justin Robinson capped an improbable 17-2 Hawks run with a step-back 3-pointer from the top of the key with less than four seconds left to seal a 79-78 comeback victory over the Rider Broncs on Friday night. 

And the bench went crazy: 

With that win, Monmouth holds a game-and-a-half lead over Iona in the MAAC standings, and keeps its hopes of an at-large tournament bid alive. 

Monmouth will be the favorite to win the MAAC's automatic bid, but it'll have to go through the Iona, Siena and Saint Peter's first.

The Hawks have a pair of RPI top-25 wins this season over USC and Notre Dame, but losses to Army, Canisius and Manhattan leave them little room for error if they were to slip up in next month's MAAC Tournament.