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Sunday, December 30
Fargo, N.D.
5 P.M.
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
North Dakota State
Marcus DeBerry
Men's Hoops Looks For Second Summit League Win In Two Days
12/29/2018 9:02:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The 'Dons and Bison are both 1-0 in Summit League play as both clubs will play their second game in two days.
What: Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (9-7, 1-0 Summit League) at North Dakota State Bison (6-8, 1-0 Summit League)
When: Sunday, Dec. 30 | 5:00 PM ET
Where: Scheels Center (5,700) | Fargo, N.D.
All-Time Series: North Dakota State leads 15-14
Radio: ESPN Fort Wayne
Talent: Brett Rump
Online: ESPN+
Game Notes (PDF): Purdue Fort Wayne | North Dakota State
KNOW YOUR FOE
North Dakota State is 5-0 on the season at home. That record includes DI wins over UC Santa Barbara, Eastern Washington, Missouri State and South Dakota. The Bison outscored the South Dakota Coyotes 38-21 over the final 16 minutes of the contest on Saturday to get the win.
THE SERIES
North Dakota State leads 15-14. The 'Dons have had the better of the series lately, winning three of the last four. However the loss was an 86-82 decision in the Summit League Tournament last year.
LAST TIME OUT
The Mastodons never trailed in an 84-73 win over North Dakota on Saturday. Kason Harrell had 22 points in the contest.
'DONS AND ENDS
• The Mastodons have out rebounded six of their last seven opponents. They are +38 on the boards during that span.
• The 'Dons are 70-of-83 (84.3 percent) from the free throw line over the last five games.
• John Konchar has 639 career made field goals, most all-time in program history. He set the new record on Dec. 15 vs. Austin Peay. He passed Bruce Roland who had 608 field goals from 1986-89.
• Kason Harrell has 209 career 3-pointers, fifth place all-time. He is nearing fourth place DeWitt Scott (2005-08) who had 210. In third place is Ben Botts (2007-11) with 237.
• Kason Harrell and John Konchar have scored in double-digits in every game this year.
• The 'Dons are fourth in the nation in total assists (262).
• The 'Dons have six games with 20 or more assists this season. They had three all of last season.
• At 454 attempts on the season, the 'Dons are second in the nation in attempted 3-pointers.
• The 'Dons are third in the nation and first in the league in made 3-pointers (167).
• The Mastodons' 127 total steals on the season ranks ninth in the nation.
• At 536 minutes, John Konchar is fourth in the nation in total minutes.
• John Konchar is eighth in the nation in total rebounds (153).
• Over the last six games John Konchar 29-of-33 (87.8 percent) from the free throw line.
ON THE NORTH DAKOTA WIN
• Moved the Mastodons' win streak to three games.
• Moved 'Dons to 3-0 vs. North Dakota
• Dee Montgomery had a career high in minutes for a second straight game. He had played 23 vs. Siena Heights and had 24 vs. North Dakota.
• Five 'Dons scored in double-digits.
• Dylan Carl finished with 12 points, eight rebounds, four assists, three blocks and two steals.
POTW FOR KONCHAR
John Konchar earned his sixth career Summit League Men's Basketball Player of the Week honor last week after recording his 1,000th career rebound. He recorded 30 points and 10 rebounds vs. IUPUI and 20 points and 10 rebounds vs. Siena Heights.
OF LATE FOR KONCHAR
Over the last eight games, John Konchar is averaging 20.8 points and 11.1 rebounds per game. He has seven double-doubles in the stretch.
JUST TWO
According to sports-reference.com, since 1992-93 John Konchar is only the second player in all of NCAA Division I men's basketball to reach 1,500 points, 1,000 rebounds, 400 assists and 200 steals in a career. Kyle Collinsworth (BYU, 2010-16) is the other. Collinsworth finished with 1,707 points, 1,047 rebounds, 703 assists and 229 assists.
MORE SPORTS-REFERENCE.COM KONCHAR STATS
• John Konchar's sports-reference.com career offensive rating of 131.6 is the best ever recorded by the site based on stats going back to 2009-10. The site lists a basic definition of the stat as: "The number of points produced by a player per hundred total individual possessions."
• If you are a fan of the sports-reference.com win share stat, Konchar led the Summit League in 2015-16 (5.6) and ranked second in 2016-17 (6.3) and second in 2017-18 (5.8). This year at 2.8, he ranks second.
What: Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (9-7, 1-0 Summit League) at North Dakota State Bison (6-8, 1-0 Summit League)
When: Sunday, Dec. 30 | 5:00 PM ET
Where: Scheels Center (5,700) | Fargo, N.D.
All-Time Series: North Dakota State leads 15-14
Radio: ESPN Fort Wayne
Talent: Brett Rump
Online: ESPN+
Game Notes (PDF): Purdue Fort Wayne | North Dakota State
KNOW YOUR FOE
North Dakota State is 5-0 on the season at home. That record includes DI wins over UC Santa Barbara, Eastern Washington, Missouri State and South Dakota. The Bison outscored the South Dakota Coyotes 38-21 over the final 16 minutes of the contest on Saturday to get the win.
THE SERIES
North Dakota State leads 15-14. The 'Dons have had the better of the series lately, winning three of the last four. However the loss was an 86-82 decision in the Summit League Tournament last year.
LAST TIME OUT
The Mastodons never trailed in an 84-73 win over North Dakota on Saturday. Kason Harrell had 22 points in the contest.
'DONS AND ENDS
• The Mastodons have out rebounded six of their last seven opponents. They are +38 on the boards during that span.
• The 'Dons are 70-of-83 (84.3 percent) from the free throw line over the last five games.
• John Konchar has 639 career made field goals, most all-time in program history. He set the new record on Dec. 15 vs. Austin Peay. He passed Bruce Roland who had 608 field goals from 1986-89.
• Kason Harrell has 209 career 3-pointers, fifth place all-time. He is nearing fourth place DeWitt Scott (2005-08) who had 210. In third place is Ben Botts (2007-11) with 237.
• Kason Harrell and John Konchar have scored in double-digits in every game this year.
• The 'Dons are fourth in the nation in total assists (262).
• The 'Dons have six games with 20 or more assists this season. They had three all of last season.
• At 454 attempts on the season, the 'Dons are second in the nation in attempted 3-pointers.
• The 'Dons are third in the nation and first in the league in made 3-pointers (167).
• The Mastodons' 127 total steals on the season ranks ninth in the nation.
• At 536 minutes, John Konchar is fourth in the nation in total minutes.
• John Konchar is eighth in the nation in total rebounds (153).
• Over the last six games John Konchar 29-of-33 (87.8 percent) from the free throw line.
ON THE NORTH DAKOTA WIN
• Moved the Mastodons' win streak to three games.
• Moved 'Dons to 3-0 vs. North Dakota
• Dee Montgomery had a career high in minutes for a second straight game. He had played 23 vs. Siena Heights and had 24 vs. North Dakota.
• Five 'Dons scored in double-digits.
• Dylan Carl finished with 12 points, eight rebounds, four assists, three blocks and two steals.
POTW FOR KONCHAR
John Konchar earned his sixth career Summit League Men's Basketball Player of the Week honor last week after recording his 1,000th career rebound. He recorded 30 points and 10 rebounds vs. IUPUI and 20 points and 10 rebounds vs. Siena Heights.
OF LATE FOR KONCHAR
Over the last eight games, John Konchar is averaging 20.8 points and 11.1 rebounds per game. He has seven double-doubles in the stretch.
JUST TWO
According to sports-reference.com, since 1992-93 John Konchar is only the second player in all of NCAA Division I men's basketball to reach 1,500 points, 1,000 rebounds, 400 assists and 200 steals in a career. Kyle Collinsworth (BYU, 2010-16) is the other. Collinsworth finished with 1,707 points, 1,047 rebounds, 703 assists and 229 assists.
MORE SPORTS-REFERENCE.COM KONCHAR STATS
• John Konchar's sports-reference.com career offensive rating of 131.6 is the best ever recorded by the site based on stats going back to 2009-10. The site lists a basic definition of the stat as: "The number of points produced by a player per hundred total individual possessions."
• If you are a fan of the sports-reference.com win share stat, Konchar led the Summit League in 2015-16 (5.6) and ranked second in 2016-17 (6.3) and second in 2017-18 (5.8). This year at 2.8, he ranks second.
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