Men's Basketball vs. MacMurray Preview

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University men's basketball team looks for its fifth win in its last six games when they'll host MacMurray on Saturday. Tip-off at 3 p.m.

MacMurray (5-11; 3-6 SLIAC) vs. Fontbonne (8-8; 6-3 SLIAC)

When: January 25^th, 2020

Location: DSAC

Time: 3 p.m.

Live Video: HERE

Live Stats: HERE

Last Meeting: Fontbonne def. MacMurray 94-76 (12/4/19)

A Look At The Griffins

• The Griffins won its fourth out of its last five on Tuesday with an 87-76 win over Principia.
• The team connected on 50.0 percent of its shots and were led by Elijah Rice's 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting. Jared Woodcock and Anthony Jones added 13 and 12.
• On the year, the Griffins are averaging 82.8 points per game and shooting 45.3 percent from the floor.
• Anthony Jones, who's averaging 20.6 points in his last five, leads the offense with a team-high 15.4 point per game average. He's also connecting on a team-high 53.9 percent of his shots from the floor.
• Jalen Wadlington connects on 50.7 percent of his attempts, to go along with his 11.2 point per game average.
• Jared Woodcocks is averaging 16.0 points in the last three games to place him third on the team with a 10.6 season average.
• Rice averages 10.8 during the last five, while Wadlington is right behind him at 9.2 points per game.

A Look At The MacMurray Highlanders

• The Highlanders snapped its three-game slide after coming away with the 115-104 win over Westminster on Wednesday.
• MacMurray shot 65.3 percent from the floor and saw six players reach double-figures. Camron Jamison led with 24 points. Logan Dorethy (21), Trevor Voss (21), Drew Burwinkel (15), Elijah Powell (12), and Ian Smith (11) were the other double-figure scorers.
• On the season, they're scoring 84.1 points per game offensively and shooting 48.5 percent from the floor. Defensively, they're allowing 91.4 points on a 47.9 field goal percentage.
• Dorethy leads the offense where he ranks fourth in the SLIAC with his 20.5 point per game average. He's shooting 60.7 percent from the floor, 50.0 percent from downtown, and pulls down a team-high 9.1 rebounds per game.
• Voss averages 14.8 points, while Jamison and Elijah Powell average 12.6 and 10.6 points per game, respectively.

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