Men's Basketball Falls Late Against Rose-Hulman

ST. LOUIS, Mo.--  The Fontbonne University men's basketball team fell short in its comeback attempt against Rose-Hulman.

In the first half, the Griffins opened with a 7-0 lead just three minutes in on Will Suellentrop's layup. Later, with 9:35 remaining the Griffins led 16-8 on Ethan Chatrand's 3-point play.

Fontbonne continued to hold its lead up until the 2:31 mark when Bradley Harden connected on a 3-pointer giving the Fightin' Engineers a 24-22 advantage.

Fontbonne tied it at 27-27 with 1:40 left on Caden Clark's jumper, but the Fightin' Engineers answered with a 3-pointer from Harden again allowing them to take a 30-29 advantage into the break.

The Griffins shot 42.9 percent from the floor in the first with Elijah Rice leading with nine points on 4-of-6 shooting.

In the second half, the Griffins trailed 42-37 at the 15:32 mark but rattled off a 6-0 run with consecutive buckets from Adam Painter giving them a 43-42 lead.

Rose-Hulman went on to regain the lead, however, the Griffins were right there down 54-53 on Rice's made jumper with just over 8:30 left in regulation.

The Fightin' Engineers, though closed out the game on a 15-5 run hanging on for the nine-point win.

Game Notes

• Fontbonne shot 46.3 percent from the floor and 71.4 percent from the free throw line.
• Rose-Hulman shot 41.2 percent from the field.
• Rose-Hulman held a 37-30 advantage on the glass.
• Fontbonne totaled 38 points in the paint.

Top Griffins

Elijah Rice: 15 points (season-high)

Brent Wagner: 13 points

Ethan Chatrand: 8 points (season-high)

Up Next

The Griffins close out its home stretch next Wednesday at 8 p.m., when they'll host No. 23 WashU.

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