Men's Basketball Set for Tournament Opener against Zips

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FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The IPFW men's basketball team is set to host the first post-season game in the program's history, when the squad hosts the Akron Zips at 7 p.m. at the Gates Sports Center.

Who: Akron Zips (21-11)
When: Wednesday, March 18 | 7 p.m.
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Gates Sports Center
Radio: WKJG 1380 AM The Fan | Brett Rump, play-by-play; Art Salsburg, analyst
Live Video: CIT Video Steam (free)
Live Stats: IPFW Sidearm Live Stats

QUICK HITTERS

• The game is the first postseason game for IPFW men's basketball as a member of NCAA Division I
• In their last game, the IPFW Mastodons fell in their first Summit League Championship game in program history, falling to North Dakota State by three.

• IPFW freshman Mo Evans has the fourth-most points by a Mastodon freshman player in program history.

• IPFW's 24 wins this season are the first time since 1992-93 that a team has won at least 20 games, and stands as the most wins in program history

• IPFW ranks ninth in NCAA Division I in field goal percentage according to the NCAA, while Steve Forbes is 16th in the county in individual field goal percentage by the ESPN statistical rankings (he is 13 field goal makes shy of qualifying for the NCAA rankings).

• IPFW's 20-of-21 free throw shooting game against North Dakota State stands as the 20th-best single-game shooting performance in NCAA Division I this season.

• IPFW's current RPI of 115 is the lowest in program history, ahead of the previous best of 123 from last week. Coming into the season, the best season-ending RPI was 180 in 2010-11.

• IPFW head coach Tony Jasick, now 51-46 in his career, stands in sole possession of fourth place in career coaching wins and is one of two coaches in program history to have a career record of .500 or better.

• IPFW's 24-10 record stands as the most wins and the best win percentage in the state among NCAA Division I program. Of the 10 NCAA Division I teams in the state, four have a winning record with an overall winning percentage of .469 (151-171).

• IPFW finished the month of January with a 7-1 record, the best record for the month in program history, better than the previous top mark of 8-2 in 1991-92.

Purdue University Fort Wayne Athletics

Men's Basketball Set for Tournament Opener against Zips

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