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ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University men’s basketball team looks for a bounce back win in front of the home crowd on Tuesday night against Principia. Tip-off at 7:30 p.m.
January 19, 2020
ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University men's basketball team looks for a bounce back win in front of the home crowd on Tuesday night against Principia. Tip-off at 7:30 p.m.
Principia (2-12; 1-7 SLIAC) at Fontbonne (7-8; 5-3 SLIAC)
When: January 21st, 2020
Location: DSAC
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Live Video: HERE
Live Stats: HERE
Last Meeting: Fontbonne def. Principia 90-89 (1/26/19)
A Look At The Griffins
- The Griffins saw its three-game win streak get snapped against Iowa Wesleyan on Saturday, 85-63.
- Jared Woodcock led off the bench with a team-high 14 points. Caden Clark and Jalen Wadlington tied with 10 points each.
- On the year, the Griffins are averaging 82.5 points and shooting 45.0 percent from the floor. In conference play, they're putting up 94.1 points on a 47.2 field goal percentage. Defensively, teams are scoring 93.8 points and hitting 45.2 percent of its shots.
- In his last five games, Anthony Jones is averaging a team-high 21.4 points per game which has upped his season average to a career-best 15.6 points per game. He's also shooting a team-high 53.5 percent from the floor.
- Jalen Wadlington is averaging 11.4 points and connecting on 51.8 percent of his shots, while Jared Woodcock is third on the team in scoring at 10.5 points per game.
- Both Clark (9.2 ppg) and Elijah Rice (9.0 ppg) are averaging just under 10.0 points per game. Clark ranks second in the SLIAC with 63 assists.
A Look At The Principia Panthers
- Principia picked up its first conference win on the season with an 92-84 win over MacMurray.
- The team shot 51.6 percent from the field and were led by Payton Sellers game-high 31 points.
- On the season, they're averaging 80.1 points per game on a 48.4 field goal percentage.
- Defensively, they're allowing 89.9 points and a 47.6 field goal percentage.
- Trevaughn Goodman paces the offense with a team-high 17.5 point per game average. He's also shooting a team-high 58.8 percent from the floor.
- AJ Byrd averages 16.1 points, while Sellers saw his average climb up to 15.1 points per game.
- Clark Davidson is the final player in double-figures averaging 12.5 points and ranks second on the team with a 58.3 field goal percentage.
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