Men's Basketball vs. Westminster Preview
ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University men’ basketball team looks for its fourth straight win against Westminster on Wednesday night in the Coaches vs. Cancer game. Tip-off at 7:30 p.m.
ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University men' basketball team looks for its fourth straight win against Westminster on Wednesday night in the Coaches vs. Cancer game. Tip-off at 7:30 p.m.
Westminster (9-10; 8-4 SLIAC) at Fontbonne (8-11; 6-6 SLIAC)
When: January 30th, 2019
Where: DSAC
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Live Video: HERE
Live Stats: HERE
All-Time Series: Westminster leads 32-31
Last Meeting: Westminster def. Fontbonne 86-75 (12/15/18)
A Look At The Griffins
- Fontbonne picked up its third straight win on Saturday after Kris McCann scored the game-winning bucket with 2.0 seconds left to give them the 90-89 win over Principia.
- The team shot 60.7 percent from the field and were led by Gus Kleekamp's 18 points and eight boards.
- Jared Woodcock (16), Luke DeLine (13), Carter Otwell (12), Jalen Wadlington (12), and Caden Clark (11) all had double-figures in the win.
- In the last three games, they're scoring 87.3 points and shooting 51.7 percent from the field.
- DeLine paces the offense with his 20.3 point per game average.
- Otwell leads them in the field goal percentage department at 55.6, to go along with his 12.0 point per game average.
- Jared Woodcock (11.3) and Kleekamp (11.0), are each averaging at or above 11.0 points per game in the last three outings.
A Look At The Westminster College Blue Jays
- The Blue Jays bounced back after a tough loss to Blackburn with a 79-74 win over Eureka on Saturday.
- The team shot 44.8 percent from the field and were led by Carter Wands' 16 points on 5-of-10 shooting. Steven Brandt (15), Romo Tabb (13), and Stu Hollandsworth (10) were the final players in double-figures.
- On the year, they're scoring 75.8 points per game and shooting 43.6 percent from the floor.
- Romo Tabb owns a team-high 18.0 point per game average. He's also shooting 49.4 percent from the floor and 88.7 percent from the free throw line.
- Kobe Wands is connecting on 39.7 percent of his shots from the field and 31.7 percent from beyond-the-arc. He's second on the team with a 15.3 point per game average.
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