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Thursday, January 9
Fort Wayne, Ind.
7 p.m.
Purdue Fort Wayne
vs
North Dakota State
Photo by: Lucas Carter
Mastodons Host North Dakota State in Summit League Opener
1/8/2014 5:09:00 PM | Men's Basketball
GAME NOTES (.pdf)
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The IPFW men's basketball team hosts 2013-14 Summit League preseason favorite North Dakota State in both teams' Summit League opener.
Opponent: North Dakota State Bison (11-4, 0-0 Summit)
When: Thursday, January 9 | 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
Streaming Video: Mastodon All-Access
SCOUTING THE BISON
North Dakota State comes into the game having won nine of its last 10 games, with the only loss coming to third ranked Ohio State. Among the six wins include a win at Notre Dame on December 11.
In the team's most recent game, a 96-45 win over Mayville State, the Bison did not trail in the game, scoring first 18 seconds into the game and leading wire-to-wire. Four players reached double-figure scoring, led by 30 points from Mike Felt who hit 6-of-11 from long range. Carlin Dupree scored 13, Marshall Bjorklund scored 11, and Dexter Werner chipped in 10 in the win.
This season the Bison have four regulars averaging double-figure scoring, and a fifth - Werner - averaging 11.0 points per game despite only playing in two lopsided wins.
Taylor Braun, who missed the last game for the Bison, leads the team by averaging 18.9 points per game. Bjorklund puts in 15.0 points per contest, while Lawrence Alexander (10.9) and TrayVonn Wright (10.4) also averaging more than 10.0 points per game.
Wright pulls down 5.0 rebounds per game to lead the team, as NDSU has four players who have between 75 and 61 rebounds this year. Braun has dished out a team-best 55 assists, with Alexander dishing out 43. Wright nearly averages two blocked shots per game with 27 on the year, as Braun leads the team with 26 steals.
GAME OF ACCURACY
The game against North Dakota State features two of the top eight teams in the country in terms of field goal percentage, as NDSU stands fourth in the country, shooting 51.7% from the field, and IPFW eighth at 49.8%. Additionally, NDSU's Marshall Bjorklund leads the country in individual field goal percentage, hitting 68.1 percent of his shots. IPFW's Steve Forbes sits second in the Summit League with a field goal percentage of 65.2 which would rank fourth in the country; however, the redshirt junior has not made enough field goals. To be eligible for the NCAA rankings, players have to average five made field goals per games played. Forbes is 73-of-112, but with 17 games played, needed to have 85 made field goals to qualify.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The IPFW men's basketball team hosts 2013-14 Summit League preseason favorite North Dakota State in both teams' Summit League opener.
Opponent: North Dakota State Bison (11-4, 0-0 Summit)
When: Thursday, January 9 | 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
Streaming Video: Mastodon All-Access
SCOUTING THE BISON
North Dakota State comes into the game having won nine of its last 10 games, with the only loss coming to third ranked Ohio State. Among the six wins include a win at Notre Dame on December 11.
In the team's most recent game, a 96-45 win over Mayville State, the Bison did not trail in the game, scoring first 18 seconds into the game and leading wire-to-wire. Four players reached double-figure scoring, led by 30 points from Mike Felt who hit 6-of-11 from long range. Carlin Dupree scored 13, Marshall Bjorklund scored 11, and Dexter Werner chipped in 10 in the win.
This season the Bison have four regulars averaging double-figure scoring, and a fifth - Werner - averaging 11.0 points per game despite only playing in two lopsided wins.
Taylor Braun, who missed the last game for the Bison, leads the team by averaging 18.9 points per game. Bjorklund puts in 15.0 points per contest, while Lawrence Alexander (10.9) and TrayVonn Wright (10.4) also averaging more than 10.0 points per game.
Wright pulls down 5.0 rebounds per game to lead the team, as NDSU has four players who have between 75 and 61 rebounds this year. Braun has dished out a team-best 55 assists, with Alexander dishing out 43. Wright nearly averages two blocked shots per game with 27 on the year, as Braun leads the team with 26 steals.
GAME OF ACCURACY
The game against North Dakota State features two of the top eight teams in the country in terms of field goal percentage, as NDSU stands fourth in the country, shooting 51.7% from the field, and IPFW eighth at 49.8%. Additionally, NDSU's Marshall Bjorklund leads the country in individual field goal percentage, hitting 68.1 percent of his shots. IPFW's Steve Forbes sits second in the Summit League with a field goal percentage of 65.2 which would rank fourth in the country; however, the redshirt junior has not made enough field goals. To be eligible for the NCAA rankings, players have to average five made field goals per games played. Forbes is 73-of-112, but with 17 games played, needed to have 85 made field goals to qualify.
MID-MAJOR RANKING
Last week, for the first time in program history, the IPFW men's basketball team has appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25, sitting at 25th in the poll. After climbing to as high as 23 on December 16, the Mastodons stand in the "Also Receiving Votes" area this week.
FAST START
IPFW's 12-5 start this season is tied for the fourth-best 17-game start in program history, and is the best start in IPFW's NCAA Division I era.
BALANCING ACT
This season, IPFW has employed a balanced offensive attack that has seen eight different players lead the team in scoring at least once in the team's 16 games, with six players reaching the 20-point plateau.
DRAFTED STAR
Former Mastodon standout Frank Gaines was been selected with the first pick in the second round by the Maine Red Claws in the 2013 NBA Development League draft. In 14 games with the Red Claws, Gaines is averaging 18.4 points per game, which ranks second on his squad and 14th in the D-League. He is averaging 26.0 points per game in his last three contests, including a career-best 33-point outing in 36 minutes against Delaware on New Years Eve.
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