Men's Basketball at Eureka Preview
ST. LOUIS, Mo.— The Fontbonne University men’s basketball team looks to sweep the season series against Eureka and earn a road win against the Red Devils for the first time since 2014 in the SLIAC Game of the Week.
February 11, 2020
ST. LOUIS, Mo.— The Fontbonne University men's basketball team looks to sweep the season series against Eureka and earn a road win against the Red Devils for the first time since 2014 in the SLIAC Game of the Week.
Fontbonne (11-10; 9-5 SLIAC) at Eureka (13-8; 8-6 SLIAC)
When: February 12th, 2020
Location: Eureka, Ill.
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Live Video: HERE
Live Stats: HERE
Last Meeting: Fontbonne def. Eureka 114-110 (1/11/19)
A Look At The Griffins
- The Griffins got back on the winning track last Saturday after coming away with the 101-73 win over Spalding. It's the largest margin of victory over Spalding in its 23 meetings.
- On the year, the Griffins are averaging 86.5 points and shooting 47.6 percent from the field.
- Anthony Jones continues to lead the offense with his team-high 17.4 point per game average. He's shooting 56.1 percent from the floor and a team-high 76.5 percent from the free throw line.
- Jared Woodcock averages 11.2 points, while Jalen Wadlington ranks second on the team with his 52.2 field goal percentage and 10.6 point per game average.
- Caden Clark ranks third in the SLIAC with 90 assists. Both Clark (9.4 ppg) and Elijah Rice (9.2 ppg) are scoring just under 9.5 points per game.
A Look At The Eureka Red Devils
- After a loss against MacMurray, the Red Devils bounced back with a 70-64 win over Iowa Wesleyan on Saturday.
- The Red Devils came away with the six-point win despite shooting a season-low 34.3 percent from the floor.
- On the season, the Red Devils are putting up 90.5 points per game and shooting 47.6 percent from the field.
- Dakota Bennington lead the offense with his team-high 24.5 season average. He's also shooting 52.7 percent from the field, 38.7 percent from downtown, and 78.6 percent from the charity-stripe.
- Jordan Dehm averages 17.7 points per game and averages a team-high 8.4 rebounds per game.
- Austin Juergens ranks third on the team averaging 15.7 points. At the charity-stripe, he comes through connecting on 84.3 percent of his attempts.
- Ian Milsteadt is the final player in double-figures at 10.5 points per game.
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