Men's Basketball at Blackburn Preview

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University men's basketball team looks for its third straight win on Wednesday when they'll take on Blackburn. Tip-off at 7:30 p.m.

Fontbonne (9-8; 7-3 SLIAC) at Blackburn (7-10; 6-4 SLIAC)

When: January 29^th, 2020

Location: Carlinville, Ill.

Time: 7:30 p.m.

Live Video: HERE

Last meeting: Blackburn def. Fontbonne 108-105 (OT) 12/7/19

A Look At The Griffins

• Fontbonne picked up its second straight win last Saturday after sweeping the regular season against MacMurray, 87-81.
• Anthony Joens was one of four Griffins to reach double-figures as he led with a team-high 19 points on 6-of-11 shooting. Jalen Wadlington came off the bench to add 17, while Jared Woodcock and Sean McGee added 13 and 10.
• On the season, the Griffins are averaging 83.0 points per and shooting 45.4 percent from the floor.
• Jones leads overall with a team-high 15.6 points per game on a 54.0 field goal percentage. Wadlington averages 11.5 points and connects on 51.6 percent of his shot attempts, while Woodcock puts up 10.8 points per contest.
• In conference play, the Griffins are averaging 92.7 points per game with Jones (19.4 ppg), Wadlington (13.5 ppg), Woodcock (12.2 ppg), and Elijah Rice (11.6 ppg), all averaging double-figures.

A Look At The Blackburn Beavers

• The Beavers picked up its second straight win on Saturday after knocking off Eureka, 88-86. The team shot 55.0 percent from the floor and connected on 48.0 percent of its 3-pointers.
• Karson Hayes led the way with 29 points on 10-of-21 shooting. Nigel Ferrell (21), Christian Wagner (15), and David Lopez (10), all reached double-figures in the victory.
• On the season, they're scoring 80.4 points per game and shooting 46.2 percent from the field.
• Hayes paces the offense with a team-high 21.2 point per game average. He's shooting 47.5 percent from the floor.
• Ferrell averages 13.8 points and hits 55.3 percent of his shots, while Chanz Aldridge averages 10.0 points per game.

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