Men's Basketball suffers two losses in Holiday Inn Express West Tournament
Team Stats
Wilmington (Ohio)
Game Statistics | Fontbonne | Wilmington (Ohio) |
---|---|---|
Field Goals | (24-61) | (22-51) |
Field Goal % | 39.3% | 43.1% |
Rebounds | 46 | 28 |
Assists | 11 | 16 |
Turnovers | 22 | 16 |
Pts off Turnovers | 18 | 19 |
2nd Chance Pts | 16 | 8 |
Pts in the Paint | 34 | 20 |
Fastbreak Pts | 6 | 2 |
Bench Pts | 17 | 16 |
Rose-Hulman
Game Statistics | Fontbonne | Rose-Hulman |
---|---|---|
Field Goals | (21-54) | (28-57) |
Field Goal % | 38.9% | 49.1% |
Rebounds | 25 | 40 |
Assists | 6 | 19 |
Turnovers | 21 | 21 |
Pts off Turnovers | 24 | 25 |
2nd Chance Pts | 12 | 14 |
Pts in the Paint | 30 | 36 |
Fastbreak Pts | 12 | 4 |
Bench Pts | 37 | 27 |
Bloomington, Ill. - Fontbonne University men's basketball played in Illinois Wesleyan's Holiday Inn Express West Tip-Off Classic this weekend along with Rose-Hulman and Wilmington College. Fontbonne was scheduled to take on Rose-Hulman first on Saturday. Rose-Hulman handed Fontbonne their second loss of the season by a score of 81-61. Fontbonne then competed against Wilmington on Sunday as the Ohio team fell to host Illinois Wesleyan the previous night. Wilmington defeated the Griffins 72-64 in a heated battle
Rose-Hulman - Rose-Hulman got out to a quick 10-2 lead and kept Fontbonne from double-digit scoring until the 8:16 remained in the first half. On the evening, the Griffins struggled from three-point range making just one of nine attempts, but connected on 18 of 21 free-throws. Jared Greenlee led Fontbonne with eight points and six rebounds. Off the bench, Bryce Zimmerman tallied 11 points and Tyler Williams 10.
Wilmington - A back-and-forth contest came down to the wire as Fontbonne trailed by just two points with 2:50 left to play but Wilmington closed out the game with a tip-in and four free throws.
Fontbonne out-rebounded Wilmington 46-28 but struggled shooting from long-range, connecting on two of 18 three-point attempts. Richard Dorhauer reigned in 12 rebounds and scored 8 points to lead Fontbonne. Forwards Ben Kissing (11 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists) and Greenlee (13 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks) along with freshman guard Trey Watkins were key players for the Griffins. Watkins recorded nine points and seven rebounds.
Fontbonne hosts Augustana this Tuesday at 7 p.m. followed by Concordia of Chicago Saturday, November 28th at 3 p.m.