Fontbonne's offensive efficiency was too much, defeating Spalding 101-73
 

THE BASICS:  

THE SCORE:  Fontbonne 101 - Spalding 73

LOCATION:  Mabee Gymnasium | St. Louis, MO

RECORDS:  Spalding 3-18, SLIAC 3-11 | Fontbonne 11-10, SLIAC 9-5

HOW IT HAPPENED

-The Griffins opened the game with an 11-3 run putting them up early.  Spalding struggled at the offensive end, getting down 10-31 halfway through the 1st half.  A free throw from Brian Tribble pulled Spalding within 14, but they just couldn't overcome the deficit.  Behind 60% shooting from the field, Fontbonne was able to extend their lead to 23, going into halftime up 51-28.

-The Golden Eagles were able to get their offense going in the 2nd half, going 52.8% from the field, but the Griffins continued to shoot well going 64.5%.  Marcus Montgomery and Mitchell Prince combined for 5-for-7 from beyond the arc in the 2nd half, and 10-for-14 overall, but it wouldn't be enough to overcome the Griffins' offensive efficiency, losing 73-101.

-Mitchell Prince led all scorers with 22 points.  Marcus Montgomery added 20 points. Troy Amanor also contributed 12 points and 8 rebounds.

FOR THE FOES
Noah Coddington led the Griffins with 16 points.

UP NEXT 
The Golden Eagles will take on Principia Tuesday, February 10^th in Elsah, IL at 8:30pm ET.