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Tuesday, December 18
Fort Wayne, Ind.
7 P.M.
Purdue Fort Wayne
vs
IUPUI
Jarred Godfrey
'Dons Look For Fifth Straight Win As Daum And SDSU Come To The Coliseum
1/2/2019 12:50:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Purdue Fort Wayne looks to say perfect in league play when South Dakota State comes to the Summit City. The Jackrabbits are led by All-American Mike Daum.
What: Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (10-7, 2-0 Summit) vs. South Dakota State Jackrabbits (11-5, 1-0 Summit)
When: Thursday, Jan. 3 | 7:30 PM ET (women's game tips at 5 p.m.)
Where: Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (12,000) | Fort Wayne, Ind.
All-Time Series: South Dakota State leads 18-12
Radio: ESPN 1380 AM/100.9 FM
Talent: Brett Rump, Art Saltsberg
TV: CN81
Talent: John Nolan, Jeff Parrish
Game Notes (PDF): Purdue Fort Wayne | SDSU
GET THERE EARLY
The 'Dons and Jackrabbits will play at 7:30 p.m. The women's squads from both schools will tip at 5 p.m.
KNOW YOUR FOE
South Dakota State is led by two-time Summit League Player of the Year Mike Daum. In the six previous meetings between John Konchar and Daum, Konchar is averaging 22.7 points and 10.2 rebounds. Daum is averaging 29.0 points and 10.5 rebounds.
THE SERIES
South Dakota State leads 18-12. The Jackrabbits have won the last four meetings. The 'Dons are 8-5 all-time in Fort Wayne against South Dakota State.
LAST TIME OUT
John Konchar nailed a step back 3-pointer with 0.8 left in overtime to give the 'Dons a 90-87 victory at North Dakota State. Konchar had a career-high 38 points.
'DONS AND ENDS
• The Mastodons have out rebounded six of their last eight opponents. One of the two they didn't, at North Dakota State, the teams had equal rebounds.
• John Konchar has 653 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 210 career 3-pointers. He is tied for fourth place all-time with 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 second in the nation in total assists (274).
• The 'Dons have six games with 20 or more assists this season. They had three all of last season.
• At 482 attempts on the season, the 'Dons are second in the nation in attempted 3-pointers.
• The 'Dons are first in the nation in made 3-pointers (177).
• The Mastodons' 132 total steals on the season ranks seventh in the nation.
• The Mastodons' 605 total rebounds on the season ranks first in the nation.
• At 576 minutes, John Konchar is second in the nation in total minutes.
• John Konchar is fourth in the nation in total rebounds (161).
• Over the last six games John Konchar 34-of-41 (82.9 percent) from the free throw line.
• With 31 minutes played, Dee Montgomery set a career high for minutes played on Sunday at North Dakota State. It was the third straight game Montgomery set a career high in minutes. His 16 points against North Dakota State was a career high for an NCAA DI opponent.
ON THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE WIN
• The 'Dons came back from 15 down vs. NDSU. The last time the 'Dons erased a 15-point deficit was against the same North Dakota State team on Jan. 20, 2018. That was a home game and the 'Dons trailed by 15 with three minutes left in the first half. The second most recent time the 'Dons came back from 15 (4:43 left in the first) was in an 86-82 win at Gates over Omaha on Jan. 30, 2014.
• The 'Dons shot 70.4 percent (19-of-27) in the second half. It was the first time the 'Dons shot 70 percent in a half since Jan. 2, 2016 vs. Purdue North Central.
• The 'Dons earned the win despite finishing the game with two starters (Dylan Carl and Matt Holba) fouling out.
ON JOHN KONCHAR'S PERFORMANCE IN THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE WIN
• John Konchar scored 22 of Purdue Fort Wayne's final 26 points starting with the 5:08 mark of the second half.
• His shot at 5:08 started a stretch of six consecutive made field goals from the floor for Konchar. The streak was only stopped when his deep three at the end of regulation which could have won the game, rimmed out.
• His 38 points were not only a career best but the second most points for a Mastodon in the Division I era (2001-present). Only Max Landis had a better game, scoring 44 at South Dakota on Feb. 4, 2016.
• Landis had 15 field goals in his game at South Dakota, most in the DI era for a Mastodon. Konchar had 14 vs. NDSU on Sunday. David Simon at Oakland on Feb. 25, 2004 and Tyler Best vs. Longwood on Jan. 5, 2006 also had 14 baskets in a game.
ANOTHER POTW FOR KONCHAR
John Konchar earned his seventh career and second in a row Summit League Player of the Week award on Monday. He averaged 28 points, 10.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game in wins over North Dakota and North Dakota State. He finished 18-of-36 from the floor and 14-of-18 from the free throw line. His seventh award is tied for the fifth most awards in league history.
OF LATE FOR KONCHAR
Over the last nine games, John Konchar is averaging 22.7 points and 10.8 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 131.4 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 3.4, he ranks second.
What: Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (10-7, 2-0 Summit) vs. South Dakota State Jackrabbits (11-5, 1-0 Summit)
When: Thursday, Jan. 3 | 7:30 PM ET (women's game tips at 5 p.m.)
Where: Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (12,000) | Fort Wayne, Ind.
All-Time Series: South Dakota State leads 18-12
Radio: ESPN 1380 AM/100.9 FM
Talent: Brett Rump, Art Saltsberg
TV: CN81
Talent: John Nolan, Jeff Parrish
Game Notes (PDF): Purdue Fort Wayne | SDSU
GET THERE EARLY
The 'Dons and Jackrabbits will play at 7:30 p.m. The women's squads from both schools will tip at 5 p.m.
KNOW YOUR FOE
South Dakota State is led by two-time Summit League Player of the Year Mike Daum. In the six previous meetings between John Konchar and Daum, Konchar is averaging 22.7 points and 10.2 rebounds. Daum is averaging 29.0 points and 10.5 rebounds.
THE SERIES
South Dakota State leads 18-12. The Jackrabbits have won the last four meetings. The 'Dons are 8-5 all-time in Fort Wayne against South Dakota State.
LAST TIME OUT
John Konchar nailed a step back 3-pointer with 0.8 left in overtime to give the 'Dons a 90-87 victory at North Dakota State. Konchar had a career-high 38 points.
'DONS AND ENDS
• The Mastodons have out rebounded six of their last eight opponents. One of the two they didn't, at North Dakota State, the teams had equal rebounds.
• John Konchar has 653 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 210 career 3-pointers. He is tied for fourth place all-time with 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 second in the nation in total assists (274).
• The 'Dons have six games with 20 or more assists this season. They had three all of last season.
• At 482 attempts on the season, the 'Dons are second in the nation in attempted 3-pointers.
• The 'Dons are first in the nation in made 3-pointers (177).
• The Mastodons' 132 total steals on the season ranks seventh in the nation.
• The Mastodons' 605 total rebounds on the season ranks first in the nation.
• At 576 minutes, John Konchar is second in the nation in total minutes.
• John Konchar is fourth in the nation in total rebounds (161).
• Over the last six games John Konchar 34-of-41 (82.9 percent) from the free throw line.
• With 31 minutes played, Dee Montgomery set a career high for minutes played on Sunday at North Dakota State. It was the third straight game Montgomery set a career high in minutes. His 16 points against North Dakota State was a career high for an NCAA DI opponent.
ON THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE WIN
• The 'Dons came back from 15 down vs. NDSU. The last time the 'Dons erased a 15-point deficit was against the same North Dakota State team on Jan. 20, 2018. That was a home game and the 'Dons trailed by 15 with three minutes left in the first half. The second most recent time the 'Dons came back from 15 (4:43 left in the first) was in an 86-82 win at Gates over Omaha on Jan. 30, 2014.
• The 'Dons shot 70.4 percent (19-of-27) in the second half. It was the first time the 'Dons shot 70 percent in a half since Jan. 2, 2016 vs. Purdue North Central.
• The 'Dons earned the win despite finishing the game with two starters (Dylan Carl and Matt Holba) fouling out.
ON JOHN KONCHAR'S PERFORMANCE IN THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE WIN
• John Konchar scored 22 of Purdue Fort Wayne's final 26 points starting with the 5:08 mark of the second half.
• His shot at 5:08 started a stretch of six consecutive made field goals from the floor for Konchar. The streak was only stopped when his deep three at the end of regulation which could have won the game, rimmed out.
• His 38 points were not only a career best but the second most points for a Mastodon in the Division I era (2001-present). Only Max Landis had a better game, scoring 44 at South Dakota on Feb. 4, 2016.
• Landis had 15 field goals in his game at South Dakota, most in the DI era for a Mastodon. Konchar had 14 vs. NDSU on Sunday. David Simon at Oakland on Feb. 25, 2004 and Tyler Best vs. Longwood on Jan. 5, 2006 also had 14 baskets in a game.
ANOTHER POTW FOR KONCHAR
John Konchar earned his seventh career and second in a row Summit League Player of the Week award on Monday. He averaged 28 points, 10.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game in wins over North Dakota and North Dakota State. He finished 18-of-36 from the floor and 14-of-18 from the free throw line. His seventh award is tied for the fifth most awards in league history.
OF LATE FOR KONCHAR
Over the last nine games, John Konchar is averaging 22.7 points and 10.8 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 131.4 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 3.4, he ranks second.
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