Tuesday, December 21
West Lafayette, Ind.
6:30 p.m.
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Purdue
Ben Botts and the Mastodons look to upset #14/13 Purdue on Tuesday night
Men's Basketball Faces Tough Task at #14/13 Purdue
12/20/2010 8:21:09 PM | Men's Basketball
Fort Wayne, IN - The IPFW men's basketball team had their D-I program-high six game winning streak snapped on Saturday at Valparaiso, and the road doesn't get any easier with a date at #14/13 Purdue on Tuesday night at Mackey Arena.
IPFW (7-3) at #14/13 Purdue (10-1)
When: Tuesday, December 21 - 6:30 p.m.
Where: West Lafayette, IN - Mackey Arena (14,123)
All-Time Series: Purdue leads, 3-0
MASTODONS ON THE AIR
Radio: ESPN 1380AM/Internet (Rudy Yovich, play-by-play) 6:15 p.m. pregame
Video: Big Ten Network (Dave Revsine, play-by-play, Bob Ford, color)
SCOUTING THE MASTODONS
The Mastodons are led in scoring by senior guard Ben Botts (6-0/170/Muncie, IN) at 13.3 points a game.
Sophomore guard Frank Gaines (6-5/190/Ft. Lauderdale, FL) is averaging 13.1 points a game, and senior guard Zach Plackemeier (6-3/190/St. Charles, MO) rounds out the top-three scorers for the 'Dons at 11.2 points a contest.
WHAT 2 WATCH 4
The Mastodons suffered their worst loss of the year at Valparaiso, 63-47. The normally hot-shooting 'Dons were held to just 26% shooting from the field. Look for senior guards Zach Plackemeier and Ben Botts to rebound from a combined three-point effort. IPFW's 7-3 record is still the best effort for a Mastodon team since becoming a Division I program in 2001-02.
SCOUTING THE BOILERMAKERS
Purdue is led by their multi-talented seniors E'Twaun Moore (6-4/191/Guard/E. Chicago, IN) and JaJuan Johnson (6-10/221/Center/Indianapolis, IN). Moore is averaging 20.3 points a game (27th in the nation). Johnson is adding 19.5 a contest. (40th). Sophomore guard John Hart (6-2/196/So./Beech Grove, IN) rounds out the top-three in scoring for Purdue at 8.4 ppg.
WHAT 2 WATCH 4
Purdue will look try to take advantage inside quickly. Watch the match-up between JaJuan Johnson and IPFW junior forward Trey McCorkle. Purdue will try to push the tempo on the Mastodons. Purdue is 76-12 at Mackey Arena under Matt Painter and has won 11 straight over in-state opponents.
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