Fort Wayne Plays At IUPUI On Thursday Evening

Who: IUPUI Jaguars
When: Thursday, Feb. 23 | 7:00 PM ET
Where: Indiana Farmers Coliseum (6,800) | Indianapolis, Ind.
All-Time Series: IUPUI leads 25-14
Radio: ESPN 1380 AM/100.9 FM
PBP: Brett Rump Link
Live Stats: Link
Live Video: ESPN3
Game Notes (PDF): Fort Wayne | IUPUI

QUICK HITS
• Over the last three games (since the Feb. 11 game vs. Omaha), John Konchar is shooting 10-of-13 (76.9 percent) from three and 22-of-28 (78.6 percent) overall from the floor.
• 11 Mastodons have played in 20 or more games this season. Denver also has 11 student-athletes who have played in 20 games this year, tying Fort Wayne for the most in the league.
• Of the 570 Summit League minutes the Mastodons have played this year, John Konchar has played in 515 of them. That means Konchar has been on the court for 90.4 percent of conference play.
• John Konchar leads the Summit League in field goal percentage (64.9) and rebounds per game (9.2). Josh Jackson of Kansas is the only other guard in the nation to lead their respective league in both categories.
• Mo Evans ranks third all-time in career assists in program history with 431. He needs three more to pass Randy Spicer's 433 from 1996-00. The all-time leader in assists in Fort Wayne history is Lawrence Jordan (1985-86, 87-90). Jordan recorded 913.

SCOUTING THE JAGUARS
IUPUI (12-16, 6-8 Summit) has won home league games against Western Illinois, South Dakota State and North Dakota State. They are coming off a road win at Denver last week, 83-72. Leading the way for the Jaguars is senior Darell Combs 16.6 points per game. Senior Matt O'Leary leads the Jaguars with an average of 6.3 rebounds per game.

SCOUTING THE MASTODONS
The Mastodons (18-10, 7-7 Summit) are 5-7 on the road this season. John Konchar has recorded six double-doubles in the past eight games.

THE SERIES
IUPUI leads the all-time series 25-14. The Jaguars have won two of the last three meetings. Fort Wayne won 103-73 in Fort Wayne earlier this year. During the game, John Konchar led with 19 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists. The Mastodons led for more than 37 minutes in the contest.

LAST TIME OUT
Bryson Scott and John Konchar led Fort Wayne with 22 points each as the 'Dons fell to South Dakota State 97-89 on Feb. 18.

UP NEXT
Fort Wayne travels to Macomb, Illinois to play Western Illinois on Saturday (Feb. 25) at 8 p.m. EST for their last game of the regular season.

3-POINT CHALLENGE
The Mastodons are participating in the Coaches vs. Cancer 3-Point Challenge. The Mastodons are asking fans to make a pledge for each 3-pointer the 'Dons make from February 1 - March 5. Fans can make a donation at: pledgeit.org/cvc-fort-wayne with all proceeds benefiting the American Cancer Society.

LIFE IN THE SUMMIT
The 'Dons are 7-7 in conference play this year but that doesn't tell the story of how close the competition has been. In each of their league losses, the 'Dons have held a lead in the second half. Play has been tight as Fort Wayne has scored 1,192 points while giving up 1,161 points in league play.

IN NATIONAL RANKINGS...
Fort Wayne ranks fourth in 3-pointers per game (10.8), fifth in total 3-pointers (303), fifth in scoring (87.9), seventh in field goal percentage (49.8 percent), ninth in 3-point field goal percentage (40.8 percent) and 11th in assists per game (17.4).

MO ALL-TIME
Mo Evans picked up his 1,000th career point this year. He is the 13th player in program history to reach the plateau. He now owns 1,460 career points and ranks fourth all-time in scoring at Fort Wayne. He recently passed Nick Wise's 1,450 points to take fourth. Next on the all-time scoring list is third place Bruce Roland (1986-89). Roland scored 1,477 career points.

MO IN NATIONAL RANKINGS...
Mo Evans is 10th in the nation in total assists (170), 13th in assists per game (6.1), 14th 3-point field goal percentage (44.8), 21st in made 3-pointers (87) and 21st in 3-point field goals per game (3.11).

SENSATIONAL SENIOR
Senior Brent Calhoun is making his senior year his best. He is averaging 8.6 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game. Each are on pace to be career bests.

JOHNNY ON THE SPOT
John Konchar is shooting 64.9 percent on the season, sixth best in the nation. He is 159-of-245 on the season.

~ Feel the Rumble ~

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Players Mentioned

Brent Calhoun

Mo Evans

John Konchar

Bryson Scott