Fort Wayne Hosts Austin Peay On Saturday

Who: Austin Peay Governors
When: Saturday, Dec 10 | 2:30 PM ET
Where: Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (12,000) | Fort Wayne, Ind. .
All-Time Series: Fort Wayne leads 3-0
Last Meeting: 11/30/16 - Fort Wayne 101, Austin Peay 97 - at Clarksville, Tenn.
Radio: ESPN 1380 AM/100.9 FM | PBP: Brett Rump Link
TV: WANE 15.2 | PBP: John Nolan Color: Jeff Parrish
Live Stats: Link
Live Video: Link
Game Notes (PDF): Fort Wayne | Austin Peay

Quick Hits
• John Konchar is shooting 64.6 percent on the season, an improvement from his 58.4 percent shooting last year.
• The 'Dons received a vote in the latest AP and Coaches Top 25 Polls. it is the first time the 'Dons have ever received a vote in either poll.
• Mo Evans recorded 11 steals against Austin Peay and 10 against Miami (Ohio). The last Mastodon to reach 10 or more assists in back-to-back games was Demetrius Johnson who had 10 against both North Dakota State and South Dakota State in 2008.
• The Mastodons' 24 assists at Austin Peay marked the most against an NCAA Division I opponent since recording 24 against Chicago State on Feb. 8, 2011. They also had 27 against IUPUI the same season.
• Mo Evans has made a 3-pointer in each game this year.
• The 'Dons have attempted 20 or more 3-pointers in eight of the nine games this year. The UMass Lowell game saw the 'Dons take 14 3-pointer attempts.
• Fort Wayne has had five games with five or more 'Dons in double-digits.

Scouting the Governors
Austin Peay (4-4) is averaging 80.1 points per game. The Governors fell to Arkansas on Saturday 99-62. The Mastodons dropped a contest at Arkansas 92-83 to open the season. Josh Robinson is averaging 21.5 points per game.

Scouting The Mastodons
Fort Wayne (7-3) is playing Austin Peay for the second time this season. The 'Dons and Governors are playing a home-and-home series this year. Fort Wayne defeated Austin Peay 103-99 on Nov. 30 in Clarksville, Tenn. Bryson Scott and Kason Harrell both had 21 points in the game. Fort Wayne led for more than 30 minutes in the game.

Last Time Out
Mo Evans had a game-high 25 points in a 87-72 loss at No. 23 Notre Dame. The 'Dons out-shot the Irish 45.9 percent to 41.8 percent, marking only the sixth loss under head coach Jon Coffman for the 'Dons when they out-shoot their opponent.

Up Next
The 'Dons take a week off for final exams before returning to the court on Sunday, Dec. 18 at Stetson. Tip is set for 1 p.m. in DeLand, Florida.

Ranking The 'Dons
Fort Wayne moved up to No. 6 in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll. It is the highest ranking the 'Dons have ever received in program history. In addition, the 'Dons have received a vote in the last two USA Today Coaches Polls and the last Associated Press Top 25 Poll. It is the first time in program history the 'Dons have received a vote in the USA Today and AP Polls.

In National Rankings...
Fort Wayne ranks 10th in the nation in steals (89), 12th in field goal percentage (50.4 percent), 15th in scoring (87.0), 27th in total rebounds (388) and 36th in 3-point field goal percentage (40.1 percent).

1,000 for Mo
Mo Evans picked up his 1,000th career point vs. Kenyon. He is the 13th player in program history to reach the plateau. He now owns 1,153 career points and ranks seventh all-time in scoring at Fort Wayne.

Mo Rankings, No Problems
Mo Evans is sixth in the nation in total assists (60) and eighth in the country in total steals (24).

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Players Mentioned

Mo Evans

Kason Harrell

John Konchar

Bryson Scott

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