Men's Basketball Win Streak Reaches Four After Defeating Eureka

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University men's basketball team won its fourth straight game knocking off Eureka, 79-69. Fontbonne moves to 9-8 overall and 5-1 in the SLIAC. Eureka falls to 5-12 and 3-3 in SLIAC play.

Prior to the game, the Griffins honored Caden Clark who became the 16^th player in program history back on November 19^th to reach 1,000 career points.

Fontbonne had three players in double-figures led by Clark with 19 points and going 11-of-14 from the line. Brent Wagner added 17 points, while Cheikh Thiam set new season-highs with 14 points and 16 rebounds. 

After the Red Devils grabbed a 12-11 lead at the 13:21 mark, the Griffins went on a 9-0 run over the next five minutes leading 20-12 on Elijah Rice's layup. 

Eureka battled back and eventually took a 21-20 lead with 6:39 remaining, but Fontbonne closed out the half on a 10-6 run leading 30-27 after 20:00 minutes of play.

Both teams had its struggles from the floor in the first with Eureka shooting just 29.6 percent, while Fontbonne went 12-of-39 (30.8 percent). 

In the second half, the Red Devils trailed 32-31 with 17:28 remaining. Fontbonne put some distance between themselves and the Red Devils going on a 14-3 run in four minutes taking a 46-34 lead after Clark went 2-of-2 from the line. 

From there, the Griffins expanded its lead out to 61-42 with 8:37 left in regulation. Fontbonne had to come through at the free throw line going 14-of-18 from the charity-stripe en route to the 10-point win. 

Fontbonne shot 38.5 percent from the floor but made up for it hitting a season-high 24 free throws. The Griffins held a 42-37 advantage on the glass and forced 18 Red Devils turnovers.

Up Next

The Griffins close out its home stretch next Wednesday when they'll take on Westminster. Tip-off at 7:30 p.m. 

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