Men's Basketball vs. No. 12 Wisconsin-Oshkosh NCAA First Round Preview

OSHKOSH, Wis.—The Fontbonne University men's basketball team will play in the NCAA Tournament tomorrow night for the first time since 2009. The Griffins open with host and No. 12 ranked Wisconsin-Oshkosh.

Fontbonne (16-11) vs. UW-Oshkosh (21-6)

When: March 3^rd, 2023

Where: Oshkosh, Wis.

Time: 7:05 p.m.

Video: HERE

Stats: HERE

Bracket: HERE

A Look At The Griffins

• Fontbonne punched its ticket to the NCAA Tournament after defeating Webster in the SLIAC Championship, 55-49.
• The Griffins won the SLIAC Regular Season Title for the second straight season as they were Co-Regular Season Champions with Webster.
• On the year, the Griffins are scoring 75.3 points per game on a 44.2 field goal percentage.
• Caden Clark, who was named to the SLIAC First Team and All-Defensive Team, averages a team-high 13.6 points on a 40.4 field goal percentage.
• Brent Wagner, named to the SLIAC Second Team, is scoring 12.8 points per game and leads the Griffins from downtown hitting 34.7 percent of his attempts.
• Elijah Rice is third on scoring at 9.9 points per game and hitting 44.1 percent from the field. He was named to the SLIAC Third Team.
• Will Suellentrop averages 7.9 points and pulls down a team-high 7.2 rebounds per game.
• Cheikh Thiam is right behind Suellentrop averaging 7.5 points on a team-high 52.4 field goal percentage. He's pulling down 6.9 rebounds per game.

A Look At Wisconsin-Oshkosh

• The Titans are hosting the NCAA First Round for the second straight season.
• Last year, the Titans defeated Blackburn 92-74, but fell in the Round of 32 against Case Western Reserve, 77-74.
• This year, the Titans earned an at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament after falling in its WIAC Tournament Championship game against Wisconsin-Whitewater, 92-79.
• On the year, the Titans score 73.1 points per game on a 45.8 field goal percentage. They also connect on 36.8 percent of its attempts from downtown.
• Defensively, allowed league-lows in points per game (63.3) and field goal percentage (33.1).
• Levi Borchert, who was named WIAC Player of the Year, scores a team-high 15.5 points per game on a 54.9 field goal percentage. He finished with 16 double-doubles on the season.
• Hunter Plamann is second on the team in scoring at 13.9 percent and shoots a team-high 42.0 percent from beyond-the-arc. He was named to the WIAC First Team for the third straight year and dished out 74 assists.
• Eric Peterson averages 10.9 points and is second on the team hitting 53.1 percent of his attempts from the floor. Peterson was named to the WIAC First Team and All-Defensive Team. He led the conference with 46 steals.
• Quinn Steckbauer is the fourth player in double-figures averaging 10.6 points and is second on the team shooting 37.9 percent from three. Steckbauer was named to the WIAC Honorable Mention Team.

Due to a security breach of our ticketing system, UW-Oshkosh will be unable to provide online ticket sales. As a result, on game days we will only be accepting CASH at the ticket window inside the Kolf Sports Center. The window will open at 3:00 p.m. on Friday and at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday.

All-Session Tickets for Friday (ticket will be good for both games)

$15 – adults

$10 – senior citizens, Non-UWO students, children

Children under two years old get in free.

All-Session Tickets for Saturday

$15 – adults

$10 – senior citizens, Non-UWO students, children

Children under two years old get in free.