Men's Basketball Unable To Erase First Half Deficit Against Vikings

CHICAGO, Ill.—The Fontbonne University men's basketball team continues its search for its first win on the year after falling to Bethany Lutheran, 95-81.

Things started out well for the Griffins in the first three minutes taking a 10-3 lead after Brent Wagner sank his 3-pointer.

Fontbonne continued to hold a marginal lead up until the 8:34 mark when Drew Sagedahl sank both of his free throws giving Bethany Lutheran a 27-26 lead.

The Vikings closed out the half on a 17-7 run leading 44-33 at the break. Fontbonne shot 36.4 percent from the field in the first led by Will Suellentrop with 13 points on 6-of-10 shooting.

In the second half, the Griffins got the deficit down to 68-59 with 10:03 left in regulation after Drake Vogel connected on a 3-pointer.

Despite Fontbonne shooting 51.4 percent from the floor in the second half, the Vikings were right with them offensively hitting 51.4 percent of its shots and going 10-of-10 from the line en route to the 14-point win.

Game Notes

• Fontbonne shot a season-high 44.3 percent from the floor and 56.3 percent from beyond-the-arc.
• The Vikings hit 47.9 percent of its attempts from the floor and went 17-of-18 (94.4 percent) from the free throw line.
• Fontbonne held a 30-19 advantage in bench scoring.

Top Griffins

Brent Wagner: Season-high 18 points, 5-of-11 shooting

Drake Vogel: Season-high 18 points, 6-of-7 shooting, 3-of-3 from beyond-the-arc

Will Suellentrop: 17 points, season-high 14 rebounds

Up Next

The Griffins look to bounce back tomorrow against host Moody Bible (0-6) at 1 p.m.

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