Monday, November 11
Fort Wayne, Ind.
7 p.m.
Purdue Fort Wayne
vs
IU-Kokomo
Men's Basketball Prepares for Home Opener
11/10/2013 11:55:00 PM | Men's Basketball
GAME NOTES
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The IPFW Mastodons are set to host their 2013-14 home opener at the Gates Sports Center on Monday evening, as the squad hosts the IU-Kokomo Cougars as part of the Texas A&M Corpus Christi Holiday Inn Downtown Marina Islanders Basketball Tournament.
Opponent: IU-Kokomo (0-4)
When: Monday, November 11 | 7 p.m.
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Gates Sports Center (1,800)
Radio: 1380 AM The Fan
Live Stats: IPFW Live Stats
Live Video: IPFW All-Access
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The IPFW Mastodons are set to host their 2013-14 home opener at the Gates Sports Center on Monday evening, as the squad hosts the IU-Kokomo Cougars as part of the Texas A&M Corpus Christi Holiday Inn Downtown Marina Islanders Basketball Tournament.
Opponent: IU-Kokomo (0-4)
When: Monday, November 11 | 7 p.m.
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Gates Sports Center (1,800)
Radio: 1380 AM The Fan
Live Stats: IPFW Live Stats
Live Video: IPFW All-Access
TOURNAMENT GAME
The game tonight is the first of four games for IPFW as part of Texas A&M Corpus Christi's Holiday Inn Downtown Marina Islanders Basketball Tournament, as the Mastodons will also face off against Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Texas-Pan American, and Tennessee Tech in the upcoming weekend.
SCOUTING THE MASTODONS
SCOUTING THE MASTODONS
IPFW comes into its home opener after falling by one to the Dayton Flyers at the UD Arena.
In the game, Pierre Bland scored a career-high 18 points, while Steve Forbes tied his career high with 17 points. Mo Evans scored a dozen points in his IPFW debut, as Isaiah McCray scored 11, and Michael Kibiloski and Joe Reed each chipped in nine points.
Joe Edwards pulled down a team-high seven rebounds, as Evans and McCray each dished out four assists, as Bland, Edwards, and Kevin Harden each had three assists. Bland and McCray had two steals, while Forbes, McCray, and Brent Calhoun had a pair of blocks.
Forbes, who scored 15 of his 17 points against the Flyers in the second half, hit 7-of-8 shots from the field, while Bland was 6-of-10 from the floor. As a team, the Mastodons hit 81 percent of their free throws (17-of-21), including ending the game by making their last eight of the game.
SCOUTING THE COUGARS
In the game, Pierre Bland scored a career-high 18 points, while Steve Forbes tied his career high with 17 points. Mo Evans scored a dozen points in his IPFW debut, as Isaiah McCray scored 11, and Michael Kibiloski and Joe Reed each chipped in nine points.
Joe Edwards pulled down a team-high seven rebounds, as Evans and McCray each dished out four assists, as Bland, Edwards, and Kevin Harden each had three assists. Bland and McCray had two steals, while Forbes, McCray, and Brent Calhoun had a pair of blocks.
Forbes, who scored 15 of his 17 points against the Flyers in the second half, hit 7-of-8 shots from the field, while Bland was 6-of-10 from the floor. As a team, the Mastodons hit 81 percent of their free throws (17-of-21), including ending the game by making their last eight of the game.
SCOUTING THE COUGARS
IU-Kokomo comes into the game with four games under its belt, falling to Trinity Christian, Purdue-Calumet, Shawnee State, and Rio Grande.
In the most recent game, an 83-73 loss to Rio Grande, Jerome Campbell scored a team-high 12 points, as Jared Lawrence and Spencer Krhin each added 11. David Kelley and Randall Lowe each poured in nine, as Dylan Mosack scored eight. Kelly pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds, with Campbell dishing out four assists.
No Cougar player averages double-figure points on the season, but the squad does have five players averaging more than 7.5 points per game, led by Campbell's 9.8 points per game, 9.0 from Krhin and Lowe, and 8.0 from Kelly.
Kelly pulls down a team-high six rebounds per game, as Campbell dishes out 2.5 assists per game.
ALL-TIME SERIES
In the most recent game, an 83-73 loss to Rio Grande, Jerome Campbell scored a team-high 12 points, as Jared Lawrence and Spencer Krhin each added 11. David Kelley and Randall Lowe each poured in nine, as Dylan Mosack scored eight. Kelly pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds, with Campbell dishing out four assists.
No Cougar player averages double-figure points on the season, but the squad does have five players averaging more than 7.5 points per game, led by Campbell's 9.8 points per game, 9.0 from Krhin and Lowe, and 8.0 from Kelly.
Kelly pulls down a team-high six rebounds per game, as Campbell dishes out 2.5 assists per game.
ALL-TIME SERIES
The Mastodons and Cougars have never met, as the Cougars are in their third year of sponsoring men's basketball.
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