Griffins Drop Its Fourth Straight Game Against Spalding

LOUISVILLE, Ky.— After shooting over 54.0 percent in the first half against Spalding, the Fontbonne University men's basketball team saw its offense cool down in the second, falling 70-58.

The Griffins (3-14; 1-9 SLIAC), were held to a season-low 58 points on 42.3 percent shooting. Tristan Baker and Thomas Ritter tied with a team-high 12 points each. Noah Coddington, meanwhile, went 4-of-9 from the field to finish with 11 points and a game-high seven boards.

Spalding (8-7; 6-3 SLIAC), shot 47.5 percent from the floor and out-rebounded Fontbonne, 36-28. Cornelius Watts led all scorers with 21 points on 9-of-15 shooting. Dominique Ellis was the final player in double-figures with 12.

In the first half, McCann's bucket at 12:24 cut the Golden Eagles lead down to 13-11. The back-and-forth play over the next seven minutes continued, but Spalding opened up its advantage out to 29-21 on Ellis' bucket.

Back came the Griffins, though responding with an 8-0 run over the next four minutes to tie the game at 29-29 on Baker's lay-up. Spalding, however, accounted for the final four points and headed into the locker room on top by four (33-29).

In the second, the Golden Eagles opened with a 10-3 run in two minutes and 20 seconds to take a 46-32 advantage. Fontbonne got its offense going and narrowed the lead down to 55-46 on Jared Woodcock's basket with 8:02 left in regulation.

Spalding's offense, which shot 51.9 percent in the second frame, proved to be too much as they held its double-digit lead the rest of the way and went on for the 12-point win.

The Griffins look to bounce back on Wednesday night at Blackburn. Tip-off is set to go up at 8 p.m.

Fans make sure to stay updated on fontbonnegriffins.com throughout the year for full updates and recaps on the men's basketball team.