Men's Basketball Earns First Conference Win Over Panthers, Clark Goes Off For Career-High 42
ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University men’s basketball team earned its first conference victory after knocking off Greenville, 137-119.
ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University men's basketball team earned its first conference victory after knocking off Greenville, 137-119.
Final: Fontbonne 137, Greenville 119
How It Happened
The Griffins controlled the first half throughout shooting 69.0 percent, while Greenville had its struggles connecting on just 38.5 percent of its attempts. Behind Caden Clark's game-high 24 points the Griffins headed into the locker room on top, 66-57.
In the second half, the Panthers shot an improved 41.0 percent but Fontbonne fared better with its astounding 76.9 field goal percentage.
Anthony Jones (19), Clark (18), and Noah Coddington (15), all reached double-figures in points in the second half en route to the 137-119 victory.
Fontbonne Leaders
- Caden Clark had one of his best performances to date with Fontbonne going off for a career-high 42 points on 19-of-23 shooting.
- Anthony Jones had another strong game with a season-high 28 points on 11-of-18 shooting.
- Noah Coddington hit a career-high with 21 points on a perfect 10-of-10 shooting.
- Domonic Doolin tied his career-high with 16 points on 7-of-7 shooting.
- Gus Kleekamp filled up the stat sheet with nine points, while setting new career-highs in rebounds (16) and assists (12).
Up Next
The team returns to action on Tuesday at home when they'll host Blackburn. Tip-off at 7:30 p.m.
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