Thursday, January 28
Tulsa, Okla.
8 p.m.
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Oral Roberts
IPFW Looks To Bounce Back On The Road At Oral Roberts
1/27/2016 3:08:00 PM | Men's Basketball
TULSA, Okla. -- IPFW, ranked No. 23 in this week's Mid-Major Top 25, will play a Summit League men's basketball road game at Oral Roberts University Thursday, January 28, at the Mabee Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma at 8 p.m. ET. The Mastodons (16-6, 5-2) of second-year head coach Jon Coffman have been led in scoring by redshirt-senior Max Landis/Indianapolis (17.2), redshirt-freshman John Konchar/Chicago, Ill. (12.6) and senior Joe Reed/Greenwood (10.8). The Golden Eagles (11-11, 3-5) are coached by 17th-year head coach Scott Sutton and have been led in scoring by redshirt-senior Obi Emegano (23.0).
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Date: Thursday, January 28, 2016 / 8 p.m. ET
Location: Tulsa, Okla. / Mabee Center
Series History: ORU leads 10-5
TV: ESPN3
Radio: ESPN 1380 AM / 100.9 FM
Play-by-Play: John Nolan
Video: espn.go.com
Stats: oruathletics.com
Audio: espnfortwayne.com (Listen Live)
Quick Hits
• IPFW is playing Oral Roberts for the 16th time in a Summit League series that began on January 10, 2008 (L 68-56). The Golden Eagles lead the series, 10-5; however, the Mastodons have won two of the past three meetings, including earlier this season in Fort Wayne (90-84, 12/30) after splitting two games against ORU last season.
• IPFW is 73-70 in Summit League regular season games since joining the league in 2007-08, including 14-9 under Coach Coffman.
• IPFW has equaled its finest start to a season as a Division I program (2001-02) with its 16-6 record. The 2013-14 team also began 16-6 and was 18-6 before finishing 25-11, the program's best DI season to date.
• IPFW is ranked No. 23 in this week's The CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25, and is among the Top 25 for the fourth consecutive week. The Mastodons attained their highest national ranking ever at No. 19 during 2013-14 (2/3/2014).
• IPFW enjoyed a recent seven-game winning streak (12/12/15-1/9/16) that equaled a program Division I record, first accomplished last season (1/24-2/19/15). The Mastodons also had a six-game winning streak earlier this season (11/16-27/15).
• IPFW has three players scoring in double figures, including Landis (17.2, 74 3FGs), Konchar (12.6) and Reed (10.8). Konchar leads the team in rebounding (8.9), while Landis leads in assists (3.6).
Scouting The Golden Eagles
Oral Roberts is 11-11 overall, 3-5 in The Summit League, following a league home loss to Omaha (85-79) on Jan. 21. The Golden Eagles are coached by head coach Scott Sutton, who is in his 17th season at ORU. Oral Roberts has one scoring in double-figures, redshirt-senior Obi Emegano (23.0), who scored 38 points in the first meeting between the two schools in Fort Wayne. The Golden Eagles have averaged 77.6 points, while allowing 78.6 points, and are 5-3 in home games this season, 1-3 in the league. ORU is currently sixth in the Summit League standings.
Scouting The Mastodons
IPFW is 16-6 overall, 5-2 in The Summit League, following a league home loss to IUPUI (84-82) on Jan. 23. The Mastodons are coached by Jon Coffman, who is in his second season as head coach, fifth year at the school and 19th overall. IPFW has three scoring in double-figures, including Landis (17.2), Konchar (12.6) and Reed (10.8). The Mastodons have averaged 79.9 points, while allowing 76.6 points, and are 7-4 in road games this season, 2-1 in the league. IPFW currently is tied for second the Summit League standings. The Mastodons won the first meeting between the two schools this season in Fort Wayne (90-84) on December 30, 2015, led by Landis with 21 points (5-9 3FGs).
Last Time Out
Marcellus Barksdale scored on a layup at the final buzzer to give IUPUI an 84-82 Summit League victory past IPFW at the Hilliard Gates Sports Center in Fort Wayne. Barksdale collected a loose ball in the lane and scored the game-winning basket as the horn sounded, and the official review showed the ball was released with just three-tenths of a second remaining, and no time was left on the clock as it dropped through the net. The first 10-plus minutes featured 13 lead changes and four ties (15 and seven overall), with the score knotted at 19-19 with 9:51 on the first-half clock. IUPUI used a 15-3 run to take a 34-22 lead at 3:32, and the Jaguars maintained their momentum, outscoring the Mastodons 28-15 over final 8:22 of period for a 47-34 halftime advantage. IPFW closed to within 49-40 early in the second half at 17:44, following an old-fashioned three-point play inside by Reed and a three-point field goal from Michael Calder. IUPUI, though, extended the advantage and took its largest lead at 60-43 with 14:28 remaining. The Mastodons, however, responded as they have all season and put together a quick 16-4 run to pull within 64-59 at 10:33. Calder sparked the outburst with seven quick points, while Konchar added five, and IPFW extended its overall run to 31-9 for a 74-69 lead at 5:10, after back-to-back three-pointers by DeAngelo Stewart. IUPUI answered with a 13-3 run to lead 82-77 with just 1:35 left to play. The Mastodons once-again fought back to tie it at 82-82 with 22 seconds left, following a conventional three-point play by Calder at 1:07 and a tip-in of his own miss inside by Konchar (0:22). IUPUI ran the clock down before Barksdale's last-second play on the loose ball.
Calder led IPFW with a game and career-high 20 points, including 3-6 three-pointers. Landis (3-8 3FGs) and Stewart (4-4 3FGs) each added 15 points for the Mastodons, with Landis contributing a game-high five assists and Stewart tying his career-high with six rebounds. Konchar had 14 points and a game-high 12 rebounds for his fourth-straight and seventh collegiate double-double. Reed finished with 11 points and eight rebounds. IPFW shot 47% (25-53) from the field, including 53% (10-19) on three-pointers and 85% (22-26) at the free throw line.
Who's Hot
IPFW … with 16 wins in 22 games to equal its finest start to a season since moving up to Division I (2001-02). Landis ... averaging 21.3 points and 3.6 assists in his last 10 games, including one 30-point game among five 20-point games, while shooting 48% (67-139) from the field, 54% (46-86, 4.6) on three-pointers and 83% (33-40) at the line. Konchar ... averaging a double-double of 16.2 points and 10.3 rebounds (five double-doubles) in his last nine games, while shooting 67% (55-82) from the field, 64% (9-14) on three-pointers and 69% (27-39) at the line. He has grabbed 56 rebounds (14.0) in his last four games, and 71 rebounds (11.8) in his last six. Konchar had a career-high 19 rebounds vs. North Dakota State (1/21), the second-highest among guards in Division I and third-most by a freshman this season. Reed ... averaging 12.0 points and 6.0 rebounds in his last four games, while shooting 56% (14-25) from the field, 33% (3-9) on three-pointers and 81% (17-21) at the line. Brent Calhoun ... averaging 9.3 points and 4.6 rebounds in his last seven games, while shooting 70% (30-43) from the field and 56% (5-9) at the line. Calder ... averaging 12.5 points and 3.3 rebounds in his last four games, while shooting 36% (16-44) from the field, 38% (8-21) on three-pointers and 77% (10-13) at the line. He scored a career-high 20 points vs. IUPUI (1/23).
Raining 3's
IPFW has made 224 three-point field goals, ranking 4th in Division I. The Mastodons rank 8th nationally in three-point percentage (.412, 224-544) and 11th in three-pointers per game (10.2). Landis has made 74 three-pointers, ranking 5th nationally, while he ranks 10th in three-point percentage (.477, 74-155) and 11th in three-pointers per game (3.5).
Elite First-Year Player
Konchar is ranked 1st among Division I freshmen in minutes played (752), while tied for 5th nationally in double-doubles (7) and 6th in rebounding (8.9). If he qualified for field goal percentage (minimum 5.0 made per game-Konchar is just below at 4.68), he would rank 3rd (.579, 103-178) among the nation's freshman class. Some names of those just ahead of him in the national rankings include Ben Simmons at LSU, Henry Ellenson at Marquette and Caleb Swanigan of Purdue.
Stepping It Up A Notch
IPFW is averaging 83.3 points per game through seven Summit League contests (5-2), up from its 79.9 scoring average overall. Landis is averaging 21.0 points with 4.3 made three-point field goals in league games, up from his 17.2 points and 3.5 three-pointers overall. Konchar is averaging a double-double of 16.1 points and 11.4 rebounds in league games, including five double-doubles, up from his 12.6 points and 8.9 rebounds overall.
Cracking The Top 25
IPFW is ranked No. 23 in this week's CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 with 83 votes. The Mastodons are ranked among the Top 25 for the fourth consecutive week, down two spots from No. 21 a week ago, after a high ranking of No. 20 (1/11). IPFW attained its highest national ranking ever at No. 19 during 2013-14 (2/3/2014).
NCAA RPI Ratings
IPFW has an NCAA RPI of 83 (of 351) as of Jan. 27, ranking 2nd among Summit League members behind South Dakota State (45), followed by Oral Roberts (113), Omaha (128) and North Dakota State (130) among the top five in The Summit League.
Ironmen
IPFW has three starters ranked among the Division I leaders in minutes played, including Landis (15th, 767), Konchar (21st, 752) and Reed (182nd, 653).
Road Warriors
IPFW has played 13 games away from Fort Wayne, including 11 true road games (7-4) and two neutral-site contests (1-1). The Mastodons' brutal early-season schedule (10 of first 14 away) included trips to Valparaiso; Clarksville, Tennessee; Oxford, Ohio; Greensboro, North Carolina; San Luis Obispo, California; Salt Lake City, Utah; Bloomington and Kalamazoo, Michigan -- all before Christmas. IPFW has since traveled to Denver, Colorado; Brookings, South Dakota and Omaha, Nebraska for league games.
Frequent Flyers/Travelers
IPFW has already flown 8,279 miles this season for games in North Carolina (1,402), California and Utah (3,599), Denver (2,086) along with South Dakota and Nebraska (1,192). In addition, the Mastodons have already traveled 2,806 miles this season on Charter Buses for games in Indiana, Tennessee, Ohio and Michigan. Nearly 1,000 miles of the bus rides occurred during the trips to California (700) and South Dakota/Nebraska (238). This trip to Tulsa, Oklahoma and back will add an additional 1,486 miles flown to the total.
No Place Like Home
IPFW has attained an overall home record of 98-37 (.726) in Fort Wayne over the past 10 seasons since 2006-07. The Mastodons are 68-25 (.731) in home games played at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, and 30-12 (.714) in home games played on campus at the Gates Sports Center. IPFW was 13-2 in Fort Wayne during 2013-14, including 12-2 at the Gates Sports Center and 1-0 at the Memorial Coliseum. This year, the Mastodons are currently 8-1 in Fort Wayne, including 5-0 at the Memorial Coliseum and 3-1 at the Gates Sports Center. IPFW is averaging 90.4 points overall at home, allowing 75.4 points. In the four games at the Gates Sports Center, including two non-Division I opponents, the Mastodons are averaging 93.0 points, allowing 76.5 points.
The Team Three-Point Stat
IPFW has made at least one three-point field goal in 380 consecutive games, dating back to a road game at Miami (Ohio) (12/21/03, 0-9). The Mastodons' 224 three-pointers this season include 12 games with at least 10 three-pointers, including a school-record 17 at Omaha (1/16, 17-31, 55%). The season-low is six, three times, most recent vs. Navy (11/29, 6-26) in Greensboro, North Carolina. UNLV has the current Division I record at 960 straight games, dating back to Nov. 26, 1986.
Up Next
IPFW will return to Fort Wayne to host Western Illinois at the Hilliard Gates Sports Center on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 31 at 2 p.m.
Complete game notes via linked pdf.
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Date: Thursday, January 28, 2016 / 8 p.m. ET
Location: Tulsa, Okla. / Mabee Center
Series History: ORU leads 10-5
TV: ESPN3
Radio: ESPN 1380 AM / 100.9 FM
Play-by-Play: John Nolan
Video: espn.go.com
Stats: oruathletics.com
Audio: espnfortwayne.com (Listen Live)
Quick Hits
• IPFW is playing Oral Roberts for the 16th time in a Summit League series that began on January 10, 2008 (L 68-56). The Golden Eagles lead the series, 10-5; however, the Mastodons have won two of the past three meetings, including earlier this season in Fort Wayne (90-84, 12/30) after splitting two games against ORU last season.
• IPFW is 73-70 in Summit League regular season games since joining the league in 2007-08, including 14-9 under Coach Coffman.
• IPFW has equaled its finest start to a season as a Division I program (2001-02) with its 16-6 record. The 2013-14 team also began 16-6 and was 18-6 before finishing 25-11, the program's best DI season to date.
• IPFW is ranked No. 23 in this week's The CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25, and is among the Top 25 for the fourth consecutive week. The Mastodons attained their highest national ranking ever at No. 19 during 2013-14 (2/3/2014).
• IPFW enjoyed a recent seven-game winning streak (12/12/15-1/9/16) that equaled a program Division I record, first accomplished last season (1/24-2/19/15). The Mastodons also had a six-game winning streak earlier this season (11/16-27/15).
• IPFW has three players scoring in double figures, including Landis (17.2, 74 3FGs), Konchar (12.6) and Reed (10.8). Konchar leads the team in rebounding (8.9), while Landis leads in assists (3.6).
Scouting The Golden Eagles
Oral Roberts is 11-11 overall, 3-5 in The Summit League, following a league home loss to Omaha (85-79) on Jan. 21. The Golden Eagles are coached by head coach Scott Sutton, who is in his 17th season at ORU. Oral Roberts has one scoring in double-figures, redshirt-senior Obi Emegano (23.0), who scored 38 points in the first meeting between the two schools in Fort Wayne. The Golden Eagles have averaged 77.6 points, while allowing 78.6 points, and are 5-3 in home games this season, 1-3 in the league. ORU is currently sixth in the Summit League standings.
Scouting The Mastodons
IPFW is 16-6 overall, 5-2 in The Summit League, following a league home loss to IUPUI (84-82) on Jan. 23. The Mastodons are coached by Jon Coffman, who is in his second season as head coach, fifth year at the school and 19th overall. IPFW has three scoring in double-figures, including Landis (17.2), Konchar (12.6) and Reed (10.8). The Mastodons have averaged 79.9 points, while allowing 76.6 points, and are 7-4 in road games this season, 2-1 in the league. IPFW currently is tied for second the Summit League standings. The Mastodons won the first meeting between the two schools this season in Fort Wayne (90-84) on December 30, 2015, led by Landis with 21 points (5-9 3FGs).
Last Time Out
Marcellus Barksdale scored on a layup at the final buzzer to give IUPUI an 84-82 Summit League victory past IPFW at the Hilliard Gates Sports Center in Fort Wayne. Barksdale collected a loose ball in the lane and scored the game-winning basket as the horn sounded, and the official review showed the ball was released with just three-tenths of a second remaining, and no time was left on the clock as it dropped through the net. The first 10-plus minutes featured 13 lead changes and four ties (15 and seven overall), with the score knotted at 19-19 with 9:51 on the first-half clock. IUPUI used a 15-3 run to take a 34-22 lead at 3:32, and the Jaguars maintained their momentum, outscoring the Mastodons 28-15 over final 8:22 of period for a 47-34 halftime advantage. IPFW closed to within 49-40 early in the second half at 17:44, following an old-fashioned three-point play inside by Reed and a three-point field goal from Michael Calder. IUPUI, though, extended the advantage and took its largest lead at 60-43 with 14:28 remaining. The Mastodons, however, responded as they have all season and put together a quick 16-4 run to pull within 64-59 at 10:33. Calder sparked the outburst with seven quick points, while Konchar added five, and IPFW extended its overall run to 31-9 for a 74-69 lead at 5:10, after back-to-back three-pointers by DeAngelo Stewart. IUPUI answered with a 13-3 run to lead 82-77 with just 1:35 left to play. The Mastodons once-again fought back to tie it at 82-82 with 22 seconds left, following a conventional three-point play by Calder at 1:07 and a tip-in of his own miss inside by Konchar (0:22). IUPUI ran the clock down before Barksdale's last-second play on the loose ball.
Calder led IPFW with a game and career-high 20 points, including 3-6 three-pointers. Landis (3-8 3FGs) and Stewart (4-4 3FGs) each added 15 points for the Mastodons, with Landis contributing a game-high five assists and Stewart tying his career-high with six rebounds. Konchar had 14 points and a game-high 12 rebounds for his fourth-straight and seventh collegiate double-double. Reed finished with 11 points and eight rebounds. IPFW shot 47% (25-53) from the field, including 53% (10-19) on three-pointers and 85% (22-26) at the free throw line.
Who's Hot
IPFW … with 16 wins in 22 games to equal its finest start to a season since moving up to Division I (2001-02). Landis ... averaging 21.3 points and 3.6 assists in his last 10 games, including one 30-point game among five 20-point games, while shooting 48% (67-139) from the field, 54% (46-86, 4.6) on three-pointers and 83% (33-40) at the line. Konchar ... averaging a double-double of 16.2 points and 10.3 rebounds (five double-doubles) in his last nine games, while shooting 67% (55-82) from the field, 64% (9-14) on three-pointers and 69% (27-39) at the line. He has grabbed 56 rebounds (14.0) in his last four games, and 71 rebounds (11.8) in his last six. Konchar had a career-high 19 rebounds vs. North Dakota State (1/21), the second-highest among guards in Division I and third-most by a freshman this season. Reed ... averaging 12.0 points and 6.0 rebounds in his last four games, while shooting 56% (14-25) from the field, 33% (3-9) on three-pointers and 81% (17-21) at the line. Brent Calhoun ... averaging 9.3 points and 4.6 rebounds in his last seven games, while shooting 70% (30-43) from the field and 56% (5-9) at the line. Calder ... averaging 12.5 points and 3.3 rebounds in his last four games, while shooting 36% (16-44) from the field, 38% (8-21) on three-pointers and 77% (10-13) at the line. He scored a career-high 20 points vs. IUPUI (1/23).
Raining 3's
IPFW has made 224 three-point field goals, ranking 4th in Division I. The Mastodons rank 8th nationally in three-point percentage (.412, 224-544) and 11th in three-pointers per game (10.2). Landis has made 74 three-pointers, ranking 5th nationally, while he ranks 10th in three-point percentage (.477, 74-155) and 11th in three-pointers per game (3.5).
Elite First-Year Player
Konchar is ranked 1st among Division I freshmen in minutes played (752), while tied for 5th nationally in double-doubles (7) and 6th in rebounding (8.9). If he qualified for field goal percentage (minimum 5.0 made per game-Konchar is just below at 4.68), he would rank 3rd (.579, 103-178) among the nation's freshman class. Some names of those just ahead of him in the national rankings include Ben Simmons at LSU, Henry Ellenson at Marquette and Caleb Swanigan of Purdue.
Stepping It Up A Notch
IPFW is averaging 83.3 points per game through seven Summit League contests (5-2), up from its 79.9 scoring average overall. Landis is averaging 21.0 points with 4.3 made three-point field goals in league games, up from his 17.2 points and 3.5 three-pointers overall. Konchar is averaging a double-double of 16.1 points and 11.4 rebounds in league games, including five double-doubles, up from his 12.6 points and 8.9 rebounds overall.
Cracking The Top 25
IPFW is ranked No. 23 in this week's CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 with 83 votes. The Mastodons are ranked among the Top 25 for the fourth consecutive week, down two spots from No. 21 a week ago, after a high ranking of No. 20 (1/11). IPFW attained its highest national ranking ever at No. 19 during 2013-14 (2/3/2014).
NCAA RPI Ratings
IPFW has an NCAA RPI of 83 (of 351) as of Jan. 27, ranking 2nd among Summit League members behind South Dakota State (45), followed by Oral Roberts (113), Omaha (128) and North Dakota State (130) among the top five in The Summit League.
Ironmen
IPFW has three starters ranked among the Division I leaders in minutes played, including Landis (15th, 767), Konchar (21st, 752) and Reed (182nd, 653).
Road Warriors
IPFW has played 13 games away from Fort Wayne, including 11 true road games (7-4) and two neutral-site contests (1-1). The Mastodons' brutal early-season schedule (10 of first 14 away) included trips to Valparaiso; Clarksville, Tennessee; Oxford, Ohio; Greensboro, North Carolina; San Luis Obispo, California; Salt Lake City, Utah; Bloomington and Kalamazoo, Michigan -- all before Christmas. IPFW has since traveled to Denver, Colorado; Brookings, South Dakota and Omaha, Nebraska for league games.
Frequent Flyers/Travelers
IPFW has already flown 8,279 miles this season for games in North Carolina (1,402), California and Utah (3,599), Denver (2,086) along with South Dakota and Nebraska (1,192). In addition, the Mastodons have already traveled 2,806 miles this season on Charter Buses for games in Indiana, Tennessee, Ohio and Michigan. Nearly 1,000 miles of the bus rides occurred during the trips to California (700) and South Dakota/Nebraska (238). This trip to Tulsa, Oklahoma and back will add an additional 1,486 miles flown to the total.
No Place Like Home
IPFW has attained an overall home record of 98-37 (.726) in Fort Wayne over the past 10 seasons since 2006-07. The Mastodons are 68-25 (.731) in home games played at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, and 30-12 (.714) in home games played on campus at the Gates Sports Center. IPFW was 13-2 in Fort Wayne during 2013-14, including 12-2 at the Gates Sports Center and 1-0 at the Memorial Coliseum. This year, the Mastodons are currently 8-1 in Fort Wayne, including 5-0 at the Memorial Coliseum and 3-1 at the Gates Sports Center. IPFW is averaging 90.4 points overall at home, allowing 75.4 points. In the four games at the Gates Sports Center, including two non-Division I opponents, the Mastodons are averaging 93.0 points, allowing 76.5 points.
The Team Three-Point Stat
IPFW has made at least one three-point field goal in 380 consecutive games, dating back to a road game at Miami (Ohio) (12/21/03, 0-9). The Mastodons' 224 three-pointers this season include 12 games with at least 10 three-pointers, including a school-record 17 at Omaha (1/16, 17-31, 55%). The season-low is six, three times, most recent vs. Navy (11/29, 6-26) in Greensboro, North Carolina. UNLV has the current Division I record at 960 straight games, dating back to Nov. 26, 1986.
Up Next
IPFW will return to Fort Wayne to host Western Illinois at the Hilliard Gates Sports Center on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 31 at 2 p.m.
Complete game notes via linked pdf.
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