Men's Basketball Hits Season-High 13 3-Pointers In Victory Over Iowa Wesleyan

ST. LOUIS, Mo.— The Fontbonne University men's basketball team earned another key conference win on Wednesday as they inched closer to locking up a spot in the SLIAC Tournament.

Final: Fontbonne 94, Iowa Wesleyan 83

Location: DSAC

Records: Fontbonne (13-11; 11-6 SLIAC), Iowa Wesleyan (8-16; 5-11 SLIAC)

How It Happened

In the first half, a layup from Elijah Rice gave them a 17-9 lead with 13:42 remaining. After Jake Neubauer made both free throws at 11:46 to make it 18-14, the Griffins answered by going on a 9-0 over the next three minutes as Cody McKinney's 3-pointer extended the advantage out to 27-14.

With 4:06 on the clock, the Griffins led 34-24 on Noah Coddington's 3-pointer. They closed out the half on an 11-6 run with Sean McGee's 3-pointer with just seconds remaining giving Fontbonne a 45-30 lead heading into the locker room.

Fontbonne shot 53.1 percent from the floor in the first and were paced by Coddington's 12 points. Iowa Wesleyan, meanwhile, had its struggles shooting just 39.3 percent.

In the second half, Jarryd Fernandes went 1-of-2 from the line to put the Tigers down 56-45 with 14:33 remaining. Fontbonne started to gain some breathing room at 8:02 as Elijah Rice made his layup to push the lead out to 73-58.

Then, at 6:41, Alberto Torres made his second free throw to trim the deficit down to 11 (75-64). Over the next three minutes, the Griffins went on a 13-0 run with Jared Woodcock's 3-pointer giving them a comfortable 88-64 lead. The team never looked back from there en route to the 94-83 win.

Inside The Numbers

• The Griffins shot 51.4 percent form the floor and drained a season-high 13 3-pointers.
• The team dominated on the glass with a 42-27 advantage.
• Fontbonne bench outscored Iowa Wesleyan's, 46-17.
• The Tigers shot 51.7 percent from the field and connected on 11 3-pointers.

Iowa Wesleyan Leaders

• Jarryd Fernandes led with a game-high 20 points and 10 rebounds.
• Jacob Neubauer added 19 points, while Austin Banks was the final player in double-figures with 16.

Fontbonne Leaders

• Noah Coddington and Jalen Wadlington tied with a team-high 14 points.
• Anthony Jones and Sean McGee added 12 points, which is a season-high for McGee. Jones set a career-high with five steals.
• Both Elijah Rice and Caden Clark tied with 10 points.

Up Next

The Griffins look to secure a spot in the SLIAC Tournament for the first time since 2014-15 on Saturday against Principia. Tip-off at 3 p.m.

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