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Thursday, February 4
Vermillion, S.D.
8 p.m.
Purdue Fort Wayne
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South Dakota
IPFW Begins Two-Game Road Swing At South Dakota Thursday Night
2/3/2016 5:44:00 PM | Men's Basketball
VERMILLION, S.D. -- IPFW, ranked No. 15 in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25, will play at the University of South Dakota in Summit League men's basketball action Thursday, February 4, at The DakotaDome in Vermillion, South Dakota at 8 p.m. ET. The Mastodons (18-6, 7-2 Summit League) of second-year head coach Jon Coffman are led in scoring by redshirt-senior Max Landis/Indianapolis (17.8), redshirt-freshman John Konchar/Chicago, Ill. (12.5) and senior Joe Reed/Greenwood (10.8). The Coyotes are coached by Craig Smith, who is also in his second season, and are led in scoring by seniors Casey Kasperbauer (13.5) and Tre Burnette (12.9), along with junior Shy McClelland (11.5).
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
TV: MidcoSN (Regional)
Radio: ESPN 1380 AM / 100.9 FM
Play-by-Play: John Nolan
Video: goyotes.com (FREE)
Stats: goyotes.com
Audio: espnfortwayne.com (Listen Live)
Quick Hits
• IPFW is playing South Dakota for the 11th time in a series that began on December 3, 2011 (W 92-87). The Mastodons lead the series, 6-4, including an 85-65 win in Fort Wayne earlier this season at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (1/6).
• IPFW is 75-70 in Summit League regular season games since joining the league in 2007-08, including 16-9 under head coach Jon Coffman.
• IPFW has equaled its finest start to a season as a Division I program (2001-02) with its 18-6 record. The 2013-14 team also began 18-6, dropped to 18-8, before finishing 25-11, the program's best DI season to date.
• IPFW is ranked No. 15 in this week's The CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25, it's highest national ranking ever, and is among the Top 25 for the fifth consecutive week. The Mastodons previous highest ranking was No. 19 during 2013-14 (2/3/2014).
Scouting The Coyotes
South Dakota is 10-13 overall, 2-7 in The Summit League, following a league road loss at Omaha (96-83) Jan. 30. The Coyotes are coached by Craig Smith, who is in his second season as head coach at USD. South Dakota has three scoring in double-figures, including seniors Casey Kasperbauer (13.5) and Tre Burnette (12.9), along with junior Shy McClelland (11.5). The Coyotes have averaged 75.9 points, while allowing 79.6 points, and are 3-4 in home games this season, 1-3 in the league. USD is currently eighth in the Summit League standings.
Scouting The Mastodons
IPFW is 18-6 overall, 7-2 in The Summit League, following a league home win vs. Western Illinois (88-67) Jan. 31. The Mastodons are led by Coach 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 (17.8), Konchar (12.5) and Reed (10.8). The Mastodons have averaged 79.8 points, while allowing 75.6 points, and are 8-4 in road games this season, 3-1 in the league. Prior to Wednesday, IPFW was among a four-way tie for first in the Summit League standings.
Last Time Out
Landis scored a game-high 19 points to lead IPFW to an 88-67 Summit League home win past Western Illinois in Fort Wayne. The Mastodons, who led just 38-34 at halftime, opened the second half with 12-4 run to lead 50-38 at 16:18 following a three-point field goal by junior DeAngelo Stewart/Detroit, Mich., and two more three-pointers from Stewart and Landis, respectively, made it 57-40 with 14:33 on the clock, while a Reed layup at 11:55 made it 62-44. The Mastodons increased their margin to 20 points on three occasions in second half, while WIU managed to close to within 74-62 at 5:46 after a three-pointer, but IPFW answered with a basket inside from redshirt-junior Brent Calhoun/Indianapolis at 5:19 (76-62), followed by a slam dunk in traffic by Konchar at 4:35 (78-62), assisted by Calhoun, and the Mastodons' final margin was their largest of game.
Landis led IPFW with his game-high 19 points, making 3-7 three-pointers, adding a game-high six assists. Reed added his 17 points on 6-6 shooting from the floor, including 1-1 from three-point territory, and 4-6 free throws. Senior Michael Calder/Fort Lauderdale, Fla. and Stewart (4-6 3FGs) each finished with 16 points, while Stewart (14 second-half points) added a game and career-high nine rebounds, and Calder had six rebounds and four assists, as well. Calhoun had eight points, eight rebounds and a career-high three assists. IPFW shot 56% (33-59) from the field, including 63% (19-30) in the second half, 45% (9-20) on three-pointers, 70% (7-10) in the second half and 65% (13-20) at the free throw line. The Mastodons enjoyed advantages of 42-28 in points scored in the paint, 13-5 in points off turnovers and 22-15 in bench scoring.
Who's Hot
IPFW … with 18 wins in 24 games to equal its finest start to a season since moving up to Division I (2001-02). Landis ... averaging 21.7 points and 3.9 assists in his last 12 games, including one 30-point game among six 20-point games, while shooting 49% (82-169) from the field, 53% (52-99, 4.3) on three-pointers and 85% (44-52) at the line. Konchar ... averaging 15.3 points and 9.9 rebounds (six double-doubles) in his last 11 games, while shooting 67% (63-94) from the field, 67% (12-18) on three-pointers and 65% (30-46) at the line. He has grabbed 72 rebounds (12.0) in his last six games, and 87 rebounds (10.9) in his last eight. 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. Stewart ... averaging 13.3 points and 5.0 rebounds in his last four games, while shooting 59% (19-32) from the field, 50% (10-20) on three-pointers and 71% (5-7) at the line. Calder ... averaging 12.2 points and 4.3 rebounds in his last six games, while shooting 35% (23-65) from the field, 33% (10-30) on three-pointers and 77% (17-22) at the line. He scored a career-high 20 points vs. IUPUI (1/23). Reed ... averaging 11.5 points and 5.2 rebounds in his last six games, while shooting 58% (21-36) from the field, 40% (4-10) on three-pointers and 74% (23-31) at the line.
Raining 3's
IPFW has made 241 three-point field goals, ranking 5th in Division I. The Mastodons rank 9th nationally in three-point percentage (.412, 241-585) and 10th in three-pointers per game (10.0). Landis has made 80 three-pointers, ranking 7th nationally, while he ranks 8th in three-pointers per game (3.5) and in three-point percentage (.476, 80-168).
Elite First-Year Player
Konchar is ranked 1st among Division I freshmen in minutes played (825), while tied for 5th nationally in double-doubles (8) and 8th in rebounding (8.8). If he qualified for field goal percentage (minimum 5.0 made per game-Konchar is just below at 4.63), he would rank 3rd (.584, 111-190) 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 82.1 points per game through nine Summit League contests (7-2), up from its 79.8 scoring average overall. Landis is averaging 21.6 points with 4.0 made three-point field goals in league games, up from his 17.8 points and 3.5 three-pointers overall. Konchar is averaging a double-double of 15.0 points and 10.7 rebounds in league games, including six double-doubles, up from his 12.5 points and 8.8 rebounds overall.
Cracking The Top 25
IPFW is ranked No. 15 in this week's CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 with 322 votes, it's highest ever national ranking. The Mastodons are ranked among the Top 25 for the fifth consecutive week, up eight spots from No. 23 a week ago, after a previous high ranking this season of No. 20 (1/11). IPFW previously attained its highest national ranking at No. 19 during 2013-14 (2/3/2014).
NCAA RPI Ratings
IPFW has an NCAA RPI of 80 (of 351) as of Feb. 3, ranking 2nd among Summit League members behind South Dakota State (44), followed by Omaha (115), Oral Roberts (124), North Dakota State (12)0 among the top five in The Summit League.
Ironmen
IPFW has three starters ranked among the Division I leaders in minutes played, including Landis (14th, 843), Konchar (t-17th, 825) and Reed (241st, 702).
Road Warriors
IPFW has played 14 games away from Fort Wayne, including 12 true road games (8-4) 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; Omaha, Nebraska and Tulsa, Oklahoma for league games.
Frequent Flyers/Travelers
IPFW has already flown 9,765 miles this season for games in North Carolina (1,402), California and Utah (3,599), Denver (2,086), South Dakota and Nebraska (1,192) along with Oklahoma (1,486). 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 Vermillion, South Dakota and Fargo, North Dakota, and back, will add an additional 1,332 miles flown and 364 miles on a Charter Bus to the total.
The Team Three-Point Stat
IPFW has made at least one three-point field goal in 382 consecutive games, dating back to a road game at Miami (Ohio) (12/21/03, 0-9). The Mastodons' 241 three-pointers this season include 13 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. Through Feb. 3, UNLV has the current Division I record at 963 straight games, dating back to Nov. 26, 1986.
Among Indiana / Mid-Majors
IPFW has posted 59 wins over the past three seasons since 2013-14, ranking 3rd among Indiana's 10 Division I programs, behind Valparaiso (65) and Notre Dame (62). The Mastodons are 2nd among those schools considered to be mid-major programs in Indiana (Valparaiso). The two-plus campaigns are also the most successful seasons in the program's Division I history, including consecutive post-season appearances in the 2014 and 2015 CollegeInsider.com Tournaments -- the first and only consecutive post-season appearances, as well.
Up Next
IPFW will remain on the road to play at North Dakota State Feb. 6 at 5 p.m. ET in Fargo. Following a week off, the Mastodons return home to play Denver Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. at the Hilliard Gates Sports Center in Fort Wayne.
Complete game notes via linked pdf.
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
TV: MidcoSN (Regional)
Radio: ESPN 1380 AM / 100.9 FM
Play-by-Play: John Nolan
Video: goyotes.com (FREE)
Stats: goyotes.com
Audio: espnfortwayne.com (Listen Live)
Quick Hits
• IPFW is playing South Dakota for the 11th time in a series that began on December 3, 2011 (W 92-87). The Mastodons lead the series, 6-4, including an 85-65 win in Fort Wayne earlier this season at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (1/6).
• IPFW is 75-70 in Summit League regular season games since joining the league in 2007-08, including 16-9 under head coach Jon Coffman.
• IPFW has equaled its finest start to a season as a Division I program (2001-02) with its 18-6 record. The 2013-14 team also began 18-6, dropped to 18-8, before finishing 25-11, the program's best DI season to date.
• IPFW is ranked No. 15 in this week's The CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25, it's highest national ranking ever, and is among the Top 25 for the fifth consecutive week. The Mastodons previous highest ranking was No. 19 during 2013-14 (2/3/2014).
Scouting The Coyotes
South Dakota is 10-13 overall, 2-7 in The Summit League, following a league road loss at Omaha (96-83) Jan. 30. The Coyotes are coached by Craig Smith, who is in his second season as head coach at USD. South Dakota has three scoring in double-figures, including seniors Casey Kasperbauer (13.5) and Tre Burnette (12.9), along with junior Shy McClelland (11.5). The Coyotes have averaged 75.9 points, while allowing 79.6 points, and are 3-4 in home games this season, 1-3 in the league. USD is currently eighth in the Summit League standings.
Scouting The Mastodons
IPFW is 18-6 overall, 7-2 in The Summit League, following a league home win vs. Western Illinois (88-67) Jan. 31. The Mastodons are led by Coach 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 (17.8), Konchar (12.5) and Reed (10.8). The Mastodons have averaged 79.8 points, while allowing 75.6 points, and are 8-4 in road games this season, 3-1 in the league. Prior to Wednesday, IPFW was among a four-way tie for first in the Summit League standings.
Last Time Out
Landis scored a game-high 19 points to lead IPFW to an 88-67 Summit League home win past Western Illinois in Fort Wayne. The Mastodons, who led just 38-34 at halftime, opened the second half with 12-4 run to lead 50-38 at 16:18 following a three-point field goal by junior DeAngelo Stewart/Detroit, Mich., and two more three-pointers from Stewart and Landis, respectively, made it 57-40 with 14:33 on the clock, while a Reed layup at 11:55 made it 62-44. The Mastodons increased their margin to 20 points on three occasions in second half, while WIU managed to close to within 74-62 at 5:46 after a three-pointer, but IPFW answered with a basket inside from redshirt-junior Brent Calhoun/Indianapolis at 5:19 (76-62), followed by a slam dunk in traffic by Konchar at 4:35 (78-62), assisted by Calhoun, and the Mastodons' final margin was their largest of game.
Landis led IPFW with his game-high 19 points, making 3-7 three-pointers, adding a game-high six assists. Reed added his 17 points on 6-6 shooting from the floor, including 1-1 from three-point territory, and 4-6 free throws. Senior Michael Calder/Fort Lauderdale, Fla. and Stewart (4-6 3FGs) each finished with 16 points, while Stewart (14 second-half points) added a game and career-high nine rebounds, and Calder had six rebounds and four assists, as well. Calhoun had eight points, eight rebounds and a career-high three assists. IPFW shot 56% (33-59) from the field, including 63% (19-30) in the second half, 45% (9-20) on three-pointers, 70% (7-10) in the second half and 65% (13-20) at the free throw line. The Mastodons enjoyed advantages of 42-28 in points scored in the paint, 13-5 in points off turnovers and 22-15 in bench scoring.
Who's Hot
IPFW … with 18 wins in 24 games to equal its finest start to a season since moving up to Division I (2001-02). Landis ... averaging 21.7 points and 3.9 assists in his last 12 games, including one 30-point game among six 20-point games, while shooting 49% (82-169) from the field, 53% (52-99, 4.3) on three-pointers and 85% (44-52) at the line. Konchar ... averaging 15.3 points and 9.9 rebounds (six double-doubles) in his last 11 games, while shooting 67% (63-94) from the field, 67% (12-18) on three-pointers and 65% (30-46) at the line. He has grabbed 72 rebounds (12.0) in his last six games, and 87 rebounds (10.9) in his last eight. 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. Stewart ... averaging 13.3 points and 5.0 rebounds in his last four games, while shooting 59% (19-32) from the field, 50% (10-20) on three-pointers and 71% (5-7) at the line. Calder ... averaging 12.2 points and 4.3 rebounds in his last six games, while shooting 35% (23-65) from the field, 33% (10-30) on three-pointers and 77% (17-22) at the line. He scored a career-high 20 points vs. IUPUI (1/23). Reed ... averaging 11.5 points and 5.2 rebounds in his last six games, while shooting 58% (21-36) from the field, 40% (4-10) on three-pointers and 74% (23-31) at the line.
Raining 3's
IPFW has made 241 three-point field goals, ranking 5th in Division I. The Mastodons rank 9th nationally in three-point percentage (.412, 241-585) and 10th in three-pointers per game (10.0). Landis has made 80 three-pointers, ranking 7th nationally, while he ranks 8th in three-pointers per game (3.5) and in three-point percentage (.476, 80-168).
Elite First-Year Player
Konchar is ranked 1st among Division I freshmen in minutes played (825), while tied for 5th nationally in double-doubles (8) and 8th in rebounding (8.8). If he qualified for field goal percentage (minimum 5.0 made per game-Konchar is just below at 4.63), he would rank 3rd (.584, 111-190) 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 82.1 points per game through nine Summit League contests (7-2), up from its 79.8 scoring average overall. Landis is averaging 21.6 points with 4.0 made three-point field goals in league games, up from his 17.8 points and 3.5 three-pointers overall. Konchar is averaging a double-double of 15.0 points and 10.7 rebounds in league games, including six double-doubles, up from his 12.5 points and 8.8 rebounds overall.
Cracking The Top 25
IPFW is ranked No. 15 in this week's CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 with 322 votes, it's highest ever national ranking. The Mastodons are ranked among the Top 25 for the fifth consecutive week, up eight spots from No. 23 a week ago, after a previous high ranking this season of No. 20 (1/11). IPFW previously attained its highest national ranking at No. 19 during 2013-14 (2/3/2014).
NCAA RPI Ratings
IPFW has an NCAA RPI of 80 (of 351) as of Feb. 3, ranking 2nd among Summit League members behind South Dakota State (44), followed by Omaha (115), Oral Roberts (124), North Dakota State (12)0 among the top five in The Summit League.
Ironmen
IPFW has three starters ranked among the Division I leaders in minutes played, including Landis (14th, 843), Konchar (t-17th, 825) and Reed (241st, 702).
Road Warriors
IPFW has played 14 games away from Fort Wayne, including 12 true road games (8-4) 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; Omaha, Nebraska and Tulsa, Oklahoma for league games.
Frequent Flyers/Travelers
IPFW has already flown 9,765 miles this season for games in North Carolina (1,402), California and Utah (3,599), Denver (2,086), South Dakota and Nebraska (1,192) along with Oklahoma (1,486). 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 Vermillion, South Dakota and Fargo, North Dakota, and back, will add an additional 1,332 miles flown and 364 miles on a Charter Bus to the total.
The Team Three-Point Stat
IPFW has made at least one three-point field goal in 382 consecutive games, dating back to a road game at Miami (Ohio) (12/21/03, 0-9). The Mastodons' 241 three-pointers this season include 13 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. Through Feb. 3, UNLV has the current Division I record at 963 straight games, dating back to Nov. 26, 1986.
Among Indiana / Mid-Majors
IPFW has posted 59 wins over the past three seasons since 2013-14, ranking 3rd among Indiana's 10 Division I programs, behind Valparaiso (65) and Notre Dame (62). The Mastodons are 2nd among those schools considered to be mid-major programs in Indiana (Valparaiso). The two-plus campaigns are also the most successful seasons in the program's Division I history, including consecutive post-season appearances in the 2014 and 2015 CollegeInsider.com Tournaments -- the first and only consecutive post-season appearances, as well.
Up Next
IPFW will remain on the road to play at North Dakota State Feb. 6 at 5 p.m. ET in Fargo. Following a week off, the Mastodons return home to play Denver Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. at the Hilliard Gates Sports Center in Fort Wayne.
Complete game notes via linked pdf.
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