A Win On Monday Equals Title Game Berth

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Purdue Fort Wayne will need to get through Omaha on Monday to advance to the 2019 Summit League Championship game.

What: No. 3 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (18-14) vs. No. 2 Omaha Mavericks (20-10)
When: Monday, March 11 | 9:30 PM ET
Where: Denny Sanford PREMIER Center (12,000) | Sioux Falls, S.D.
All-Time Series: 'Dons lead 11-6
Radio:  ESPN 1380 AM/100.9 FM
  Talent: Brett Rump
Online Video: ESPN+
    Talent: Jay Elsen, Greg Stemen
Game Notes (PDF): Purdue Fort Wayne | Omaha

KNOW YOUR FOE
Omaha advanced to the semifinals with an 81-76 victory over North Dakota on Saturday. Zach Jackson led Omaha with 21 points on 8-of-14 shooting.

THE SERIES
The 'Dons lead the all-time series 11-6. Omaha defeated the 'Dons 85-79 in overtime on Jan. 24 in Fort Wayne and 74-71 in Omaha, Neb. on Feb. 16. The teams have played five games that have gone to overtime. The last nine meetings have all been five-point margins or gone to overtime.

LAST TIME OUT
The 'Dons cruised to a 96-70 win over South Dakota on Sunday (March 10) in the Quarterfinals. Six 'Dons finished in double-digits in the game. John Konchar had a triple-double of 18 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.

JOHN KONCHAR IS THE FIRST
With his 10th point on Feb. 28th vs. North Dakota, John Konchar scored his 2,000th career point. He became the first student-athlete in NCAA Division I men's basketball history to record 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, 500 assists and 200 steals.

JOHN KONCHAR IS THE FIRST FOR SOMETHING ELSE TOO
With his 18 points, 10 rebounds an 10 assists on Sunday against South Dakota, John Konchar became the first player in Summit League history to record a triple-double in the Summit League Tournament. It is only the fourth triple-double in league history.

ON THE WIN OVER SOUTH DAKOTA
• It was Purdue Fort Wayne's first win in the league tournament since 2016.
• This is the sixth time the 'Dons have advanced to the semifinals.
• Matt Weir earned his first start of the season in the game.
• Purdue Fort Wayne's 16 3-pointers was a single-game tournament record.
• The Mastodons' 52 points in the opening 20 minutes were the third most first-half points ever in a tournament game.

'DONS AND ENDS
• This is the first time the 'Dons have been the No. 3 seed at the Summit League Tournament.
• The Mastodons are 7-11 all-time in the Summit League Tournament.
The best finish in program history was in 2014 when the 'Dons lost in the championship to North Dakota State.
• Purdue Fort Wayne's 149 blocks this season are the most in a season in program history.
• The Mastodons' 352 3-pointers this season is tied for the second most in a season in program history with the 2016-17 team. The all-time record is the 354 treys the 2015-16 team connected on.
• John Konchar's 175 assists this year is sixth most for a season in program history. His 227 made field goals ranks fourth and 626 points is sixth.
• John Konchar has scored (227) or assisted (175) on 402 of Purdue Fort Wayne's 967 field goals this season (41.6 percent).
• Nine Mastodons have played in every game this season.
• John Konchar has scored in double-digits in every game this year.
• Of Summit League players making at least one 3-pointer per game, Matt Weir leads the league in 3-point field goal percentage at 47.7 percent (41-of-86). Weir doesn't rank on the national NCAA boards because the minimum is 2.5 made 3-pointers per contest.
• The 'Dons have 13 games this season with 10 or fewer turnovers.
• The 'Dons have eight games with 20 or more assists this season. They had three all of last season.
• John Konchar is 41st in the nation in total rebounds (275) and 24th in total field goals (227). His 175 assists ranks 35th in the country.
• Over his first three seasons, John Konchar averaged 3.3 free throw attempts per game. This season he is averaging 5.8 attempts per game.
• John Konchar has 755 career made field goals, most all-time in program history.
• Over Kason Harrell's first three seasons, 66.8 percent of his shot attempts were 3-pointers. This season only 144-of-377 (38.2 percent) shots have been beyond the arc.
• Kason Harrell's 50.4 percent field goal shooting this year is the best of his career for a season.
• The 'Dons are 10-0 when Dee Montgomery scores 10 points or more.
• The 'Dons are 12-3 when Matt Holba scores 13 points or more.
• Over the last 17 games John Konchar is 94-of-111 (84.6 percent) from the free throw line.
• This season the 'Dons are 12-5 when making 10 or more 3-pointers.
• This season the 'Dons are 13-4 when shooting 38 percent or better from three.
• Since the start of the 2010-11 season, Purdue Fort Wayne and Savannah State are the only teams in the nation to make 20 or more 3-pointers in a game five times.

KONCHAR PROGRAM RANKS
• John Konchar owns 2,052 career points, the most in program history. He earned the record with a pair of overtime free throws against Omaha on Jan. 24. He passed Frank Gaines (2009-13) who recorded 1,841 points.
• Konchar owns the program record for points, field goals (755) and rebounds (1,143) in addition to holding the DI era records for steals (269) and assists (550).
• If you were wondering, his 77 blocks rank sixth in program history.

~ Feel the Rumble ~

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Players Mentioned

Kason Harrell

Matt Holba

John Konchar

Dee Montgomery

Matt Weir

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