Men's Basketball at MacMurray Preview
JACKSONVILLE, Ill.—After a tough overtime loss against Webster, the Fontbonne University men’s basketball team hits the road to take on MacMurray. Tip-off starts at 3 p.m.
JACKSONVILLE, Ill.—After a tough overtime loss against Webster, the Fontbonne University men's basketball team hits the road to take on MacMurray. Tip-off starts at 3 p.m.
Fontbonne (2-3; 0-1 SLIAC) at MacMurray (3-1; 1-0 SLIAC)
When: December 1st, 2018
Where: Jacksonville, Ill.
Time: 3 p.m.
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Live Stats: HERE
Head-to-Head: MacMurray leads 32-27
A Look At The Griffins
- Fontbonne fell in the final seconds, 75-74, in overtime against Webster on Wednesday night.
- The team shot 42.9 percent from the floor and had a rebounding advantage of 47-41.
- Luke DeLine led all scorers after tying his season-high with 30 points and pulled down 11 boards.
- Jared Woodcock contributed 15 points and seven rebounds of his own.
- On the year, the Griffins rank second in the SLIAC in field goal percentage (49.7), third in 3-point percentage (38.5), and fourth in rebounds per game (36.6).
- DeLine upped his season average to team-high 20.8 points per game and is draining 54.3 percent of his attempts.
- Woodcock is right behind him averaging 18.4 points per night.
A Look At The MacMurray Highlanders
- The Highlanders picked up its first conference win with an impressive 100-81 win over Blackburn.
- The team shot 71.7 percent from the floor and posted 60 points in the first half alone.
- Individually, Connor Vincent led with 24 points on 9-of-11 shooting, while Logan Dorethy had 18 off the bench.
- Drew Burwinkel and Wade Fox contributed 15 and 14 points, respectively.
- On the year, the Highlanders offense ranks first in field goal percentage (52.2) and 3-point percentage (46.3).
- Individually, Fox will be a player to keep an eye out for with his 15.8 points per game, while hitting 65.9 percent of his attempts from the floor and 50.0 percent from downtown.
- Vincent is averaging 15.0 points and sinking 52.6 percent of his shots from 3-point land.
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