Men's Basketball Pulls Away Late For Win Over Iowa Wesleyan, Coddington Nets Career-High 22

ST. LOUIS, Mo.— The Fontbonne University men's basketball team earned its second straight win and split the season series with Iowa Wesleyan after knocking off the Tigers, 76-66.

How It Happened  

Prior to the game, the Griffins honored Noah Coddington, Trenton Eckert, and Gus Kleekamp on Senior Day.

In the first half, the Tigers were a threat from downtown early going 7-of-8 which propelled them to a 33-22 lead over Fontbonne with 7:57 remaining.

Over the next six minutes the Griffins chipped away at the deficit going on a 16-6 run trimming the deficit down to 39-38 on Elijah Rice's bucket.

The Tigers led 42-38 but prior to the half ending the Griffins got a 3-pointer from Cody McKinney to put Fontbonne down 42-41 at the break.

Iowa Wesleyan shot 16-of-26 (61.5 percent) from the floor and went 9-of-11 from downtown. The Griffins were right there with them going 17-of-34 (50.0 percent) from the field and hit five 3-pointers.

In the second half, the Griffins took a 54-51 lead with 14:55 remaining on Anthony Jones' layup. The two teams continued to go back-and-forth with Iowa Wesleyan tying the game, 65-65, on Marvin Saintolien's 3-pointer with 6:09 left.

However, it was all Fontbonne the rest of the way closing out the game on an 11-1 run for the 10-point victory.

Head-to-Head

• Fontbonne shot 48.5 percent from the floor and connected on eight 3-pointers.
• The Griffins forced 19 Iowa Wesleyan turnovers and turned it into 28 points.
• Fontbonne controlled the paint with a 34-22 advantage.
• Iowa Wesleyan ended with a 45.3 field goal percentage.

Fontbonne Leaders

• Coddington had himself a day going 9-of-18 from the floor for a career-high 22 points.
• Elijah Rice added 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting, while Cody McKinney came off the bench for 10 points.

Up Next

The Griffins will now get ready for the SLIAC Tournament which is set to begin on April 6^th. An opponent is set to be announced with game time starting at 7 p.m.

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