Monmouth’s 13-game season-opening trial by fire ended with one final, incredibly daunting challenge, as No. 2 Auburn cruised to a 87-58 victory Monday at Neville Arena in Auburn, Alabama.

Totals 23-49 15-23 71. Halftime_Princeton 30-29. 3-Point Goals_Monmouth (NJ) 8-19 (Bashir 5-10, Ray 2-3, Valencia 1-1, Collins 0-2, Ball 0-3), Princeton 10-30 (B.Peters 4-8, Lee 3-8, Davis 2-8 ...

PRINCETON – The bar wasn’t set particularly high for Monmouth after last week’s 27-point loss at Lehigh. The Hawks simply had to play better at Jadwin Gym against Princeton Tuesday night.