Saturday, December 4
Fort Wayne, Ind.
7:30 p.m.
Purdue Fort Wayne
vs
Southern Utah
Dane Fife has moved into second place all-time in coaching wins at IPFW
Mastodons Look to go 2-0 in League Play Saturday
12/3/2010 1:09:33 PM | Men's Basketball
Fort Wayne, IN - Fresh off of an exciting, 76-72 overtime win against UMKC on Thursday night, the IPFW men's basketball team will host Summit League foe Southern Utah on Saturday night at the Memorial Coliseum.
Southern Utah (2-5, 0-1 SL) at IPFW (4-2, 1-0 SL)
When: Saturday, December 4 7:30 p.m.
Where: Fort Wayne, IN - Memorial Coliseum (10,500)
All-Time Series: IPFW leads, 5-2
MASTODONS ON THE AIR
Radio: ESPN 1380AM/Internet (Mike Maahs, play-by-play) 7:15 p.m. pregame
Internet simulcast at www.gomastodons.com
Television: IPFW All-Access
SCOUTING THE MASTODONS
IPFW is led in scoring by senior guard Ben Botts at 14.5 points a game. Redshirt sophomore guard Frank Gaines is second on the team in scoring at 14.0 ppg., while junior forward Trey McCorkle rounds out the top-three scorers for the Mastodons at 10.7 points a contest.
WHAT 2 WATCH 4
Ben Botts has hit for double-digits in five of six contests so far this year and in his last two has scored 18 and 20 points, respectively. John Peckinpaugh had a career-high nine rebounds and a season-high 10 points against UMKC. IPFW put five players in double figures for the first time this season against the Kangaroos. Head Coach Dane Fife has moved into sole possession of second place all-time in coaching wins at IPFW with 68.
SCOUTING THE THUNDERBIRDS
Junior guard Ray Jones, Jr. leads the T-Birds in scoring at 11.1 points a game. Junior forward Matt Massey, a member of the Great Alaska Shootout All-Tournament Team, is averaging 10.6 points a contest, while junior guard/forward Ramell Taylor rounds out the top-three scorers for Southern Utah at 9.7 points a game.
WHAT 2 WATCH 4
Southern Utah played well against Oakland, hitting 43.6% of their shots from the field, but couldn't overcome Oakland's 52.5% from the floor. SUU is one of the tallest teams IPFW will face in The Summit League. Included in the tall trees is 6-11 sophomore forward Matt Hodgson who is second in the league in blocked shots. IPFW swept the season series in 2009-10 but both games were very close.
Southern Utah Game Notes
Southern Utah (2-5, 0-1 SL) at IPFW (4-2, 1-0 SL)
When: Saturday, December 4 7:30 p.m.
Where: Fort Wayne, IN - Memorial Coliseum (10,500)
All-Time Series: IPFW leads, 5-2
MASTODONS ON THE AIR
Radio: ESPN 1380AM/Internet (Mike Maahs, play-by-play) 7:15 p.m. pregame
Internet simulcast at www.gomastodons.com
Television: IPFW All-Access
SCOUTING THE MASTODONS
IPFW is led in scoring by senior guard Ben Botts at 14.5 points a game. Redshirt sophomore guard Frank Gaines is second on the team in scoring at 14.0 ppg., while junior forward Trey McCorkle rounds out the top-three scorers for the Mastodons at 10.7 points a contest.
WHAT 2 WATCH 4
Ben Botts has hit for double-digits in five of six contests so far this year and in his last two has scored 18 and 20 points, respectively. John Peckinpaugh had a career-high nine rebounds and a season-high 10 points against UMKC. IPFW put five players in double figures for the first time this season against the Kangaroos. Head Coach Dane Fife has moved into sole possession of second place all-time in coaching wins at IPFW with 68.
SCOUTING THE THUNDERBIRDS
Junior guard Ray Jones, Jr. leads the T-Birds in scoring at 11.1 points a game. Junior forward Matt Massey, a member of the Great Alaska Shootout All-Tournament Team, is averaging 10.6 points a contest, while junior guard/forward Ramell Taylor rounds out the top-three scorers for Southern Utah at 9.7 points a game.
WHAT 2 WATCH 4
Southern Utah played well against Oakland, hitting 43.6% of their shots from the field, but couldn't overcome Oakland's 52.5% from the floor. SUU is one of the tallest teams IPFW will face in The Summit League. Included in the tall trees is 6-11 sophomore forward Matt Hodgson who is second in the league in blocked shots. IPFW swept the season series in 2009-10 but both games were very close.
Southern Utah Game Notes
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Thursday, June 26
PFW vs Oakland Post Game and Highlights
Saturday, February 22
MBB PFW vs WSU Post game and highlights
Thursday, February 06
MBB vs Detroit Mercy Post game and Highlights
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