Men's Basketball Dealt Second Straight Defeat, Gorloks Sweep Season Series

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University men's basketball team looked to split the season series against rival Webster on Thursday, however, the Gorloks fended off Fontbonne for the eight-point win.

Final: Webster 77, Fontbonne 69

Location: DSAC

Records: Webster (12-8; 11-2 SLIAC), Fontbonne (10-10; 8-5 SLIAC)

How It Happened

In the first half, it took both teams a little bit of time to get going but a 3-pointer from Sean McGee had Fontbonne ahead 13-8 with 11:35 remaining.

Later, a Noah Coddington 3-pointer had the Griffins ahead 23-17 with 4:38 remaining. However, the Gorloks answered with an 11-0 run in just two minutes and 11 seconds to lead 28-23 on Aron Hopp's made layup.

The two teams met-up at 30-30 and looked as if they would head into the locker room all square. Josh Johnson, though had other plans as he came up half court and drained his 3-pointer to give Webster the 33-30 advantage at the break.

Fontbonne shot 41.4 percent from the floor in the first, while Webster ended the first 20:00 minutes shooting 44.4 percent from the floor.

In the second half, Noah Coddington drained his jumper to make it a 40-40 contest with 16:08 left in regulation. After McGee made his jumper with 12:53 on the clock to tie the game, 45-45, the Gorloks answered with an 8-0 run to give them some breathing room, 53-45 on Rodson Etienne's bucket.

The Griffins got the deficit down to 55-51 with 8:07 remaining after Elijah Rice made his layup, however, the Gorloks stretched its lead out to 71-61 at 2:51 and they never looked back hanging on for the eight-point win.

Inside The Numbers

• Fontbonne shot 42.1 percent from the floor and its bench outscored Webster's, 22-8.
• The Gorloks shot 50.0 percent from the field and outrebounded Fontbonne, 31-28.
• Webster also had the 38-28 advantage in the paint.

Webster Leaders

• Rodson Etienne led with a game-high 23 points on 10-of-13 shooting.
• Josh Johnson just missed on a double-double with 15 points and nine boards.
• Enrique Tankins battled foul trouble to finish with 13 points.

Fontbonne Leaders

• Anthony Jones led with a team-high 14 points on 5-of-10 shooting.
• Noah Coddington added 13 points and eight boards, while Elijah Rice was the final player in double-figures with 10.

Up Next

The Griffins look to halt the two-game slide when they'll host Spalding on Saturday. Tip-off at 2 p.m.

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