Men's Basketball Sweeps Season Series Over Blue Jays

FULTON, Mo.—The Fontbonne University men's basketball team closed out its road trip on a high note with a dominating 93-74 win over Westminster. The Griffins go to 13-11 overall and 9-4 in the SLIAC. Westminster drops to 2-22 overall and 1-12 in the SLIAC.

Fontbonne had four players in double-figures led by Caden Clark with 23 points. Brent Wagner went 8-of-12 from the field for 21 points, while Ethan Chartrand came off the bench finishing with 13.

Elijah Rice went 6-of-9 to finish with 12 points. Rice currently sits with 987 career points needing just 13 to reach the 1,000 career point mark. Will Suellentrop finished with six points and pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds. 

In the first half, the Blue Jays led 24-19 at the 11:33 mark on Brennan Jeffries layup. Fontbonne answered with a 7-0 run with Chartrand's free throws giving them a 26-24 advantage at the 9:53 mark. 

From there, the Griffins outscored Westminster 13-7 as Peyton Blair sank his jumper pushing the lead out to 41-31 with 4:22 left. Fontbonne maintained that double-digit lead the rest of the way going into the locker room on top, 52-40.

Fontbonne shot 57.6 percent from the floor in the first with Wagner and Clark already having 13points, while Chartrand contributed 11. 

In the second half, the Griffins outscored Westminster 18-7 in the first seven minutes and 15 seconds pushing its lead out to 70-47.

Fontbonne shot 50.0 percent in the second half allowing them to cruise to the 19-point victory. The Griffins shot 53.8 percent from the floor in the game and held a 41-30 advantage in the battle on the glass. Fontbonne also scored 54 points in the paint.

Up Next

The Griffins finish out the regular season on Saturday when they'll host Greenville on Senior Day. Tip-off at 3 p.m. 

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