'Dons to host Eagles in an Attempt to Even Record

PREGAME NOTES

FORT WAYNE, Ind. - IPFW looks to snap out of its two-game losing skid on Tuesday evening, as the Mastodons host the Judson Eagles in a 7 p.m. tip-off at the Memorial Coliseum.

Opponent: Judson Eagles (2-6)
When: Tuesday, November 20 | 7 p.m.
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Memorial Coliseum (5,200)
Radio: ESPN Radio 1380 AM (Kent Hormann, play-by-play; Jeff Parrish, analyst)
Live Stats: IPFW Live Stats
Streaming Video: IPFW All-Access

SCOUTING THE EAGLES

Judson, coached by former IPFW assistant coach Joel Cotton, comes into the game with a 2-6 record, but have won two of their last three, including a 79-77 win at Purdue Calumet.

Luke Pearson leads the team with a 10.0 point per game average, as three others - Anthony Ahlers (9.8), Jason Roy (9.6), and Turner Schwarz (9.3) - average over nine points per game. Nick Morgan and Bob McCarthy add in 6.9 and 6.8 points per game, each.

Roy has pulled down a team-best 7.8 rebounds per game, and Ahlers pulls down 4.6, as the Eagles have been out-rebounded by a 9.2 rebound per game average. McCarthy has dished out 39 assists, with Roy (15), Morgan (14), and Schwarz (10) each have double-figure assists. Ahlers has six blocked shots, while McCarthy has 11 steals.

STREAKING WITH 20'S

Before being held to 17 points against Eastern Michigan, IPFW guard Frank Gaines had scored at least 20 points in each of his last nine games, reaching at least 24 in those nine. That streak was currently the longest in NCAA Division I, with the next closest held by Kevin Foster of Santa Clara who has four. Below is the list of the players with 20-point streaks of three or more.

HIGH SCORER

According to ESPN.com as of November 17, IPFW senior Frank Gaines stands 12th in the country, averaging 23.6 points per game, falling from the top spot which he occupied earlier in the year. Below is the top-15 in NCAA Division I scoring as of November 17.

ALL-TIME SERIES

IPFW holds a 2-0 lead in the all-time series between the two teams, with each of the last two meetings coming in the last two years. IPFW won 105-65 in 2010, and in 2011 by an 85-59 score.

In the most recent game, Trey McCorkle scored 17 points and pulled down 10 rebounds. Frank Gaines and Mario Hines each scored 16 points, while Jason Smeathers added 10. IPFW out-rebounded the Eagles 49-to-33, and the 'Dons converted 33-of-72 shots from the field (45.8 percent). Gaines had three blocked shots, with Joe Edwards picking up four steals.

In the first contest, Jeremy Mixon scored 21 points, while Gaines and Ben Botts each scored 18, while Smeathers added 15. Gaines pulled down 10 rebounds for the double-double, while Antwaun Boyd dished out five assists, with two others - Zach Plackemeier and Botts, giving out four. In the opener, the 'Dons hit half of their 74 shots in the game, while going 12-of-30 from long range, and 19-of-23 from the charity stripe. Gaines also added three steals, as McCorkle had two blocked shots.

~ Feel the Rumble ~

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