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Purdue Fort Wayne
Manchester
IPFW Drills Threes at Will in 106-57 Win Over Manchester
11/21/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov. 21, 2007
The 'Dons hit a school-record tying 17, 3-pointers in cruising to the 49-point win.
Freshman guard Ben Botts led the way for the Mastodons with 21 points, including a 5-7 night from behind the arc.
IPFW raced out to a 50-19 first-half lead and never looked back, holding the Spartans (1-3) to just 32.7% shooting, while forcing 21 turnovers.
The Mastodons featured six players in double-figures. Joining Botts in the double-digit column were junior guard Jakari Johnson with 13 points, seniors DeWitt Scott, Jaraun Burrows, and Chris Perkins each added 12 markers, while freshman guard Zach Plackemeier tossed in 11 points.
Burrows paced the 'Dons 42-rebound evening with a team-high nine boards.
IPFW (1-2) shot 58.6% from the floor and 56.7% from behind the arc.
IPFW head coach Dane Fife was pleased with his team's performance.
"We obviously shot the ball a lot better tonight," he said.
"I thought we did a nice job of driving under control and getting kicks (outside to open shooters). I was very pleased from an offensive standpoint. Defensively... it's a never ending improvement. If we are going to compete with
IPFW will take on the Sycamores of Indiana State Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. in
~Dons~
Note: IPFW's 17, 3-pointers equals a mark set by the 1991-92 squad that hit 17 triples against the
