Purdue Fort Wayne
Anderson
'Dons "Red-Hot" From the Floor
1/4/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 4, 2007
Fort Wayne, IN-IPFW had its best shooting evening of the year in a 107-59 victory over Anderson University, Thursday night at the Memorial Coliseum.
The Mastodons shot 63.3% in the game, hitting on 38 of 60 shots from the floor.
IPFW got off to a scorching start, as junior forward DeWitt Scott began firing from 3-point range early and often. Scott drilled three triples and staked the 'Dons to a 50-27 halftime lead.
Head coach Dane Fife was able to get everyone some action tonight, and every player on the bench that dressed cracked the scoring column.
Freshman forward Terry Jenkins 3-pointer, with just over seven minutes remaining game the 'Dons an 84-44 lead.
Junior forward Zeljko Egeric, who didn't miss a shot in the game, hit the final of his four triples with 3:01 remaining to push the lead to 99-52.
Egeric finished with a co-game high of 18 points on 5-5 shooting from the floor, 4-4 from behind the arc, and 4-4 from the foul line. He was a rebound shy of a double-double with nine boards.
Scott tied Egeric for game-high honors with 18, including four 3-pointers of his own.
Junior guard Demetrius Johnson added 14 points, while junior forward Jaraun Burrows added 11.
Anderson (6-6) was led by freshman forward Rodney Holiday with 15 points.
With the win, IPFW improves to 5-11.
The 'Dons continue their current three-game homestand hosting Western Illinois on Tuesday night at 7pm.
Note:
* The 107-point total was the largest for IPFW since turning Division I.
* IPFW scored over 100 in a season for the second time since the 1999-00 season, when they turned the trick four times.
* IPFW's previous season-highs for FG% were 54.7% vs. Marygrove and 54.1% vs. Southeast Missouri State.
* Egeric's 18-point effort was a career-high.
~Dons~
