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Saturday, December 14
Fort Wayne, Ind.
7 p.m.
Purdue Fort Wayne
vs
SIU Edwardsville
Photo by: Lucas Carter
Men's Basketball Looks to Keep Streak Alive Against SIUE
12/13/2013 9:50:00 PM | Men's Basketball
PREGAME NOTES
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The IPFW Mastodons will look to keep their two-game win streak alive, as the men's basketball squad will host their first of three straight home games against teams from the Ohio Valley Conference.
Opponent: SIUE (2-7)
When: Saturday, December 14 | 7 p.m.
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Gates Sports Center
Radio: WKJG 1380 AM The Fan | Kent Hormann, play-by-play; Brett Rump, analyst
Live Stats: IPFW Sidearm Live Stats
Live Video: IPFW All-Access
In the loss to the Chippewas, Maurice Wiltz scored 17 points off of the bench for the Cougars, hitting 5-of-6 from long range, while Michael Messer and Ray Lester scored 11 and 10 points, each. Keaton Jackson pulled down eight rebounds, while three players - Christian Salecich, Donivine Stewart, and Maurice Wiltz - each dished out three assists.
Like the Mastodons, SIUE has eight players averaging over six and a half points per game this year, led by Stewart's 11.9 point per game average. Tim Johnson (8.6), Rozell Nunn (8.2), Michael Messer (8.1), and Maurice Wiltz (8.1) each average over eight points per game, while Jackson (7.7), Salecich (7.1), and Lester (6.7) close out the top eight scorers for the team.
SIUE gets out-rebounded by an average of 3.1 rebounds per game, despite seeing leading rebounder Keaton average 5.6 boards per contest. Stewart and Salecich have 35 and 31 assists this year, while Jackson has a team-best 23 blocked shots, second-most in the Ohio Valley Conference.
FAST START
IPFW VS. THE OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE
The Mastodons (8-4) put four players into double-figure scoring, led by Isaiah McCray's 12 points, as he became the eighth different Mastodon player to lead the team in scoring this season. Michael Kibiloski and Forbes each scored 11 points, and Joe Edwards added 10. Mo Evans was just off of the double-figure pace with nine points, as Pierre Bland had six points in the contest.
IPFW out-rebounded Bradley (5-5) 35-to-32, led by Forbes' 10 rebounds, as Joe Reed pulled down seven, four on the offensive end. McCray dished out a career-high six assists, while Bland added four for IPFW who had 13 total assists, while Forbes and Bland each had two steals.
The win for IPFW was its first over a team from the Missouri Valley Conference since the team picked up a 54-46 win at Indiana State in early 2006, and puts IPFW at 1-0 all-time against the Braves.
The Mastodons jumped ahead early in the game, leading by two at 7-5 before the Braves ran off a 9-0 run over a four and a half minute span, taking a 14-7 lead with 12:17 to play in the opening half. Trailing by seven, the Mastodons clawed their way back, using a 9-2 run of their own to knot the score at 16 points apiece.
The lead changed hands four times in the next two minutes, when IPFW scored six straight to turn a one-point deficit into a five-point lead. The Braves fought back and tied the score at 26, but could not take their next lead until late into the contest.
The hosts would not go quietly, as the Braves kept chipping away at their deficit, and took their first lead with 41 seconds to play on an Auston Barnes tip-in, putting Bradley ahead 61-60.
IPFW responded quickly when Jacobo drained a three-pointer off of a Bland assist, with Forbes pulling down a rebound on the defensive end with one second left in the game, and calmly draining both free throws to give the junior his first double-double in a Mastodon uniform.
The Mastodons made 22-of-49 shots from the field (44.9%), while shooting 5-of-15 from long range, and 16-of-22 (72.7%) from the charity stripe.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The IPFW Mastodons will look to keep their two-game win streak alive, as the men's basketball squad will host their first of three straight home games against teams from the Ohio Valley Conference.
Opponent: SIUE (2-7)
When: Saturday, December 14 | 7 p.m.
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Gates Sports Center
Radio: WKJG 1380 AM The Fan | Kent Hormann, play-by-play; Brett Rump, analyst
Live Stats: IPFW Sidearm Live Stats
Live Video: IPFW All-Access
SCOUTING THE COUGARS
SIUE heads into the Saturday evening contest with a 2-7 overall record, having split its last two home games with a 55-49 win over Texas-Pan American and a narrow 65-64 loss to Central Michigan.
In the loss to the Chippewas, Maurice Wiltz scored 17 points off of the bench for the Cougars, hitting 5-of-6 from long range, while Michael Messer and Ray Lester scored 11 and 10 points, each. Keaton Jackson pulled down eight rebounds, while three players - Christian Salecich, Donivine Stewart, and Maurice Wiltz - each dished out three assists.
Like the Mastodons, SIUE has eight players averaging over six and a half points per game this year, led by Stewart's 11.9 point per game average. Tim Johnson (8.6), Rozell Nunn (8.2), Michael Messer (8.1), and Maurice Wiltz (8.1) each average over eight points per game, while Jackson (7.7), Salecich (7.1), and Lester (6.7) close out the top eight scorers for the team.
SIUE gets out-rebounded by an average of 3.1 rebounds per game, despite seeing leading rebounder Keaton average 5.6 boards per contest. Stewart and Salecich have 35 and 31 assists this year, while Jackson has a team-best 23 blocked shots, second-most in the Ohio Valley Conference.
FAST START
IPFW's 8-4 start this season is tied for the fifth-best 12-game start in program history, and tied for the best start in IPFW's NCAA Division I era.
BALANCING ACT
This season, IPFW has employed a balanced offensive attack that has seen six different players lead the team in scoring at least once in the team's eight games, with seven players scoring at least 19 points in a game this year, with five of those reaching the 20-point plateau.
STARTING STRONG
IPFW head coach Tony Jasick has used the same starting lineup: Pierre Bland, Isaiah McCray, Joe Edwards, Michael Kibiloski, and Steve Forbes; for each of the first 12 games of this season, tying for the longest season-opening stretch of games for the same starting five with the 2010-11 starting group.
IPFW VS. THE OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE
IPFW has faced off against eight of the 12 teams currently in the Ohio Valley Conference, including 17 times against SIU Edwardsville, a team which IPFW holds a 9-8 advantage in the all-time series. This season IPFW will face or has faced four teams in the Ohio Valley Conference including Eastern Illinois, Eastern Kentucky, SIUE, and Tennessee Tech.
LAST TIME OUT
Trailing by one with 27 seconds left, senior Luis Jacobo made a three-point basket to put the Mastodons ahead, before Steve Forbes iced the game with a pair of free throws late as the team held on for a 65-61 win over the Bradley Braves in non-conference action on Tuesday evening.
The Mastodons (8-4) put four players into double-figure scoring, led by Isaiah McCray's 12 points, as he became the eighth different Mastodon player to lead the team in scoring this season. Michael Kibiloski and Forbes each scored 11 points, and Joe Edwards added 10. Mo Evans was just off of the double-figure pace with nine points, as Pierre Bland had six points in the contest.
IPFW out-rebounded Bradley (5-5) 35-to-32, led by Forbes' 10 rebounds, as Joe Reed pulled down seven, four on the offensive end. McCray dished out a career-high six assists, while Bland added four for IPFW who had 13 total assists, while Forbes and Bland each had two steals.
The win for IPFW was its first over a team from the Missouri Valley Conference since the team picked up a 54-46 win at Indiana State in early 2006, and puts IPFW at 1-0 all-time against the Braves.
The Mastodons jumped ahead early in the game, leading by two at 7-5 before the Braves ran off a 9-0 run over a four and a half minute span, taking a 14-7 lead with 12:17 to play in the opening half. Trailing by seven, the Mastodons clawed their way back, using a 9-2 run of their own to knot the score at 16 points apiece.
The lead changed hands four times in the next two minutes, when IPFW scored six straight to turn a one-point deficit into a five-point lead. The Braves fought back and tied the score at 26, but could not take their next lead until late into the contest.
Leading by three at halftime, the Mastodons out-scored Bradley 7-1 out of the gate in the second half to push ahead to a nine-point, 40-31 lead - the largest lead for either team in the game.
The hosts would not go quietly, as the Braves kept chipping away at their deficit, and took their first lead with 41 seconds to play on an Auston Barnes tip-in, putting Bradley ahead 61-60.
IPFW responded quickly when Jacobo drained a three-pointer off of a Bland assist, with Forbes pulling down a rebound on the defensive end with one second left in the game, and calmly draining both free throws to give the junior his first double-double in a Mastodon uniform.
The Mastodons made 22-of-49 shots from the field (44.9%), while shooting 5-of-15 from long range, and 16-of-22 (72.7%) from the charity stripe.
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