Purdue Fort Wayne
Centenary
Men's Basketball Finishes Road Trip at Centenary
12/29/2010 10:05:41 PM | Men's Basketball
Shreveport, LA - Following an exciting 76-73 win over Oral Roberts on Tuesday night, the IPFW men's basketball team will look to keep their Summit League record perfect at Centenary College on Thursday night.
IPFW (8-4, 3-0 SL) at Centenary (0-14, 0-3 SL)
When: Thursday, December 30 - 8:00 p.m.
Where: Shreveport, Louisiana - Gold Dome (3,000)
All-Time Series: Centenary leads, 5-3
MASTODONS ON THE AIR
Radio: ESPN 1380AM/Internet (Rudy Yovich, play-by-play) 7:45 p.m. pregame
Video: Centenary On-Demand
SCOUTING THE MASTODONS
The Mastodons are led in scoring by senior guard Ben Botts (6-0/170/Muncie, IN) at 13.6 points a game.
Sophomore guard Frank Gaines (6-5/190/Ft. Lauderdale, FL) is averaging 12.5 points a game, and senior guard Zach Plackemeier (6-3/190/St. Charles, MO) rounds out the top-three scorers for the 'Dons at 10.9 points a contest.
WHAT 2 WATCH 4
IPFW remains undefeated this season when scoring in the 70's (7-0). The Mastodons are also perfect when holding a lead at the half (6-0) and when shooting 50% or above from the floor (3-0). IPFW's win at Oral Roberts snapped a short two-game losing streak. It's been a season of streaks for the 'Dons. They lost two straight earlier in the year (Xavier and Cincinnati) but rattled off six in a row before falling at Valpo and #13 Purdue.
SCOUTING THE GENTS
Centenary is led in scoring by junior guard/forward Maxx Nakwaasah (6-3/210/Dallas, TX) who is averaging 10.8 points per game. Sophomore forward Jeron Trotman (6-6/212/Huntsville, AL) is second on the squad in scoring at 8.9 points a contest, while reserve freshman forward Logan Lowery
(6-5/180/Kingwood, TX) rounds out the top-three scorers for the Gents at 7.3 points a contest.
WHAT 2 WATCH 4
Maxx Nakwaasah has been a Mastodon killer. Last year, he posted 22 points at the Gold Dome and 18 points at the Coliseum. IPFW will continue to be wary of Nakwaasah after his 16-point performance vs. Oakland.
