'Dons And Central Michigan Ready For CIT Lunch Date On Monday

What: Fort Wayne Mastodons (18-14) vs. Central Michigan Chippewas (19-14)
When: Monday, March 12 | Noon ET
Where: Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (12,000) | Fort Wayne, Ind.
All-Time Series: First meeting
TV:  CBS Sports Network
    Talent: Matt Harmon (PBP) and Rob Kennedy (Analyst)
Radio:  ESPN 1380 AM/100.9 FM
    Talent: Brett Rump, John Nolan  Link
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Game Notes (PDF): Fort Wayne | Central Michigan

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'DONS AND ENDS
• This will be Fort Wayne's fifth consecutive postseason bid. The Mastodons are the only Division I program in the state of Indiana that has qualified for the postseason each of the previous five seasons.
• Select CIT games are chosen to honor legendary coaches. Monday's game will be the Hugh Durham Classic. He is the only coach in NCAA history to be the winningest coach (pct. or wins) at three different Division I schools (Jacksonville, Florida State and Georgia).
• Bryson Scott and John Konchar earned All-Summit League First Team honors this year. Konchar has been a Summit League First Team selection each of his first three years, making him the first 'Don in program history (DI or DII eras) to become a three-time all-league first team honoree.
• John Konchar was named to 2018 Summit League All-Tournament Team. The last time a student-athlete earned Summit League All-Tournament Team honors playing just one game in the tournament was in 1990 when Lee Campbell of Missouri State earned the honor after a 63-61 loss to Northern Iowa in the semifinals. Missouri State had earned a bye in the quarterfinals.
• Over the last nine games, John Konchar is averaging 21.9 points, 8.0 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 2.1 steals and 1.6 blocks per game. He is 74-of-134 (55.2 percent) from the floor.
• The 'Dons committed single-digit turnovers in eight of 14 Summit League games this season. They had only seven turnovers against NDSU in the Summit League Tournament on March 4. Over the last nine games the 'Dons have averaged only 8.11 turnovers per game. For reference, the national leader in fewest turnovers per game is Virginia at 8.7.
• Fort Wayne finished Summit League play with 108 steals while their opponents recorded 50.
• John Konchar is the only active player in Division I with 1,400 points, 800 rebounds, 300 assists and 200 steals.
• John Konchar is the only player this season in the nation with 400 points, 200 rebounds, 100 steals and 75 assists.
• John Konchar earned his 800th career rebound earlier this year. He now owns 861 boards. Konchar is second in school history in rebounds with only Sean Gibson (1989-93) and his 965 rebounds ranking higher.
• Bryson Scott has led the 'Dons in scoring in 21 of Fort Wayne's 32 games this season.
• Bryson Scott owns 31 career 20-point games.
• Kason Harrell's 174 career made 3-pointers ranks fifth in school history. His 87 3-pointers this season is fifth in school history for a single-season.
• Kason Harrell is averaging 13.8 points per game, up from the 10.9 he averaged last season. He has failed to reach double-digits in only seven games this season.
• Kason Harrell has 11 games of four or more 3-pointers this season.
• Bryson Scott is shooting 82.2 percent from the free throw line this year. Up from 69.3 percent last season.
• Starting with the game at Indiana, John Konchar has 108 assists and only 26 turnovers for an assist/turnover ratio of 4.2. That is a span of 20 games.

POSTSEASON HISTORY
• This is the fourth appearance for the 'Dons in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.
• In 2014 the 'Dons defeated Akron at home 97-91 and fell on the road at VMI 106-95.
• In 2015 the 'Dons lost 82-77 at Evansville.
• In 2017 the 'Dons defeated Ball State at home 88-80, received a bye in the second round and then fell in the quarterfinals at Texas A&M Corpus Christi 78-62.
• In 2016, the 'Dons earned a berth in the NIT, falling 79-55 at San Diego State.

SCOUTING CENTRAL MICHIGAN
Central Michigan (19-14) has already guaranteed themselves their fourth consecutive season with a .500 record or better, the first time the program has achieved such a streak in four decades. Cecil Williams leads the team with 15.4 points per game.

THE SERIES
This is the first ever meeting with Central Michigan. The 'Dons are 5-2 against MAC opponents under head coach Jon Coffman.

22 STRAIGHT AT HOME, IN NON-LEAGUE PLAY
Monday's game puts Fort Wayne's non-league home winning streak of 22 games on the line. Fort Wayne finished the non-league portion of their schedule 8-0 at home this year. It marked the third consecutive season the 'Dons have finished home non-league play undefeated, putting their non-league home winning streak at 22 games. The last time the Mastodons lost a non-league game at home was Dec. 30, 2014 against Cal Poly 71-57. The streak includes Fort Wayne's victory over Ball State in the CIT last season.

SCOTT SETS SINGLE-SEASON POINTS RECORD
Bryson Scott owns 718 points this season, most in a single season in program history. He set the record against North Dakota State (Feb. 17). He passed Bruce Roland who scored 672 points in 1987-88. Scott's total ranks 10th in the nation and is 12th all-time in Summit League history.

SCOTT SINGLE-SEASON FREE THROWS
Bryson Scott owns 198 free throws this season, second most in a single-season in program history and 10th in Summit League history. The program record is Sean Gibson's 208 in 1992-93.

MORE ON SCOTT AT THE LINE
Bryson Scott has made 198-of-241 attempts from the free throw line this year. His made total ranks ninth in the nation. His attempts are 11th in the nation. He has six performances this season of 10 made free throws in a game.

KONCHAR CAREER STEALS
John Konchar is in fourth place in Fort Wayne career history with 206 steals. Next up on the list is third place Bruce Roland (1986-89) who totaled 210 steals. Konchar's total is also ninth among all active NCAA Division I players and 11th in Summit League history.

KONCHAR ON THE BOARDS IN HIS CAREER
John Konchar is averaging 8.7 rebounds per game in his career. It is the best average in school history. That total is 24th among all active NCAA Division I players. If he finished his career with that average, he would rank fifth all-time in Summit League history for the statistic. His 861 total rebounds ranks 26th among active Division I players and seventh in Summit League history.

CAREER THREE FOR KONCHAR
John Konchar's career 43.6 percent from beyond the arc is 21st among all active Division I players.

DOUBLE TROUBLE
John Konchar has 36 career double-doubles. It is the 10th most double-doubles of all players in NCAA Division I.

STEALING THINGS THIS YEAR
John Konchar owns 80 steals on the season. It is the ninth most in the NCAA this year and 13th in Summit League history. His 2.50 steals per game ranks eighth in the nation. Bryson Scott is 28th in the nation with 64 total steals.

GREAT SCOTT
Bryson Scott is averaging 22.4 points per game, 10th in the nation. Only five times in program history has a 'Don averaged better than 20 points for an entire season. The last time, and only time as a Division I program, was in 2011-12 when Frank Gaines averaged 21.2 points per game.

TAKE IT AWAY NOW
Fort Wayne is 15th in the nation in total steals (261).

34 TIMES TWO
Bryson Scott scored 34 points against Detroit Mercy on Nov. 28 and also against Stetson on Dec. 16. His 34 points were the most by a 'Don since Max Landis scored 44 at South Dakota on Feb. 4, 2016. Scott's 34 points also marked the most by a 'Don in a home game since Tyler Best scored 35 against Longwood in an overtime contest on Jan. 5, 2006.

30 FOR SCOTT
Bryson Scott owns six 30-point games this season. In Fort Wayne's Division I era (2001 - present) the record for career 30-point games is Frank Gaines with seven. He recorded five during the 2011-12 season alone.

POTW THIS YEAR
Bryson Scott was named Summit League Player of the Week twice this season. John Konchar earned the award once this season.

X MARKS THE SPOT
Xzavier Taylor's 55.4 field goal percentage ranks second in the Summit League.

1,000 FOR KONCHAR
John Konchar passed the 1,000 point total against ETSU. He ranks sixth all-time in career scoring at Fort Wayne with 1,414 points.

SCOTT'S 1,000
Combined with the 291 points he scored at Purdue, Bryson Scott owns 1,541 career points. He eclipsed the 1,000 point mark with a jumper in the paint against IU Kokomo. He passed the Fort Wayne 1,000 point mark at home vs. Omaha. He owns 1,250 points as a 'Don in only two seasons, eighth in program history.

FROM WAY DOWNTOWN
Fort Wayne is 20th in the nation in total 3-pointers made (328). The 'Dons have made 10 or more 3-pointers in a game 20 times this year.

#3Nation
Dubbed #3Nation the last few seasons, Fort Wayne is actually shooting more 3-pointers this season. With 44.3 percent of field goal attempts this year being 3-pointers, that is up from 41.2 percent last year and 42.8 percent in 2015-16.

11=3
Of the 12 active players on the roster, 11 Mastodons have made a 3-pointer this season.

AT THE LINE FOR A RECORD DAY
Fort Wayne made 32-of-37 free throws against Olivet on Dec. 28, 2017. The 32 made free throws tied for the second most free throws made in a single-game during the NCAA Division I era for the 'Dons. Bryson Scott's 14 free throws tied a single-game Division I era program record. Since then, Scott now holds the program the record with 15 free throws against North Dakota State (Jan. 20).

ON THE INDIANA WIN...
- Fort Wayne made 17 3-pointers. It tied for the fourth most 3-pointers in a game in program history during the Division era (2001 – present). 'Dons also made 17 this year against Delaware State and at Omaha (Jan. 16, 2016) and vs. Manchester (Nov. 21, 2007). It also tied a record for most 3-pointers by an opponent at Assembly Hall.
- Dylan Carl made 4-of-5 3-point attempts in the contest, for a career-high 14 points.
- The victory margin (20) was the largest Summit League win margin against a Big Ten opponent since 1994.

LOU HENSON AWARD WATCH LIST
John Konchar was named to the Midseason Watch List for CollegeInsider.com's Lou Henson Award. The Lou Henson Award is presented annually to the nation's top Division I mid-major player.

~ Feel the Rumble ~

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Players Mentioned

Dylan Carl

Kason Harrell

John Konchar

Bryson Scott

Xzavier Taylor