Sunday, March 10
Sioux Falls, S.D.
9:30 p.m. ET
Purdue Fort Wayne
vs
South Dakota
Matt Holba
Men's Basketball Faces South Dakota In Tournament Quarterfinals
3/8/2019 3:52:00 PM | Men's Basketball
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Purdue Fort Wayne looks to take the first step toward a Summit League title on Sunday when they face South Dakota in the Summit League Quarterfinals.
What: No. 3 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (17-14, 9-7 Summit) vs. No. 6 South Dakota Coyotes (13-16, 7-9 Summit)
When: Sunday, March 10 | 9:30 PM ET
Where: Denny Sanford PREMIER Center (12,000) | Sioux Falls, S.D.
All-Time Series: Series tied 9-9
Radio: ESPN 1380 AM/100.9 FM
Talent: Brett Rump
Online Video: ESPN+
Talent: Jay Elsen, Brad Newitt
Game Notes (PDF): Purdue Fort Wayne | South Dakota
KNOW YOUR FOE
South Dakota enters the tournament winning their last two games, a 75-65 decision over North Dakota State and a 78-63 win over North Dakota. Stanley Umude leads the team with 14.2 points per game. He is one of four Coyotes averaging double-digits.
THE SERIES
The overall series between the Mastodons and the Coyotes is tied 9-9. It includes two postseason games. The 'Dons defeated USD 86-70 in 2016 in the quarterfinals and fell in 2015 82-73 in the quarterfinals. The two clubs split the two meetings this year. USD erased a 10-point first half lead for Purdue Fort Wayne to win 87-73 on Jan. 13. On Jan. 30 the 'Dons led by as many as 43 points in a 102-71 win.
LAST TIME OUT
The 'Dons fell 69-66 to North Dakota State on March 2. Vinnie Shahid made a 3-pointer with less than a second left to give NDSU the win. The 'Dons trailed by seven points with less than two minutes left and tied the game, before Shahid won it with his jumper.
No. 3 IS FOR ME
This is the first time the 'Dons have been the No. 3 seed at the Summit League Tournament.
JOHN KONCHAR IS THE FIRST
With his 10th point on Feb. 28th vs. North Dakota, John Konchar scored his 2000th 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.
IT IS A MAJOR AWARD!
The Mastodons earned three year end honors. John Konchar was named to his fourth All-Summit League First Team. Kason Harrell picked up All-Summit League Honorable Mention accolades and Matt Holba was named to the All-Newcomer Team.
'DONS AND ENDS
• The Mastodons are 6-11 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 142 blocks this season are the second most in a season in program history. The program record is the 145 the 'Dons recorded in 2009-10.
• John Konchar's 165 assists this year is sixth most for a season in program history. His 221 made field goals ranks fourth and 611 points is sixth.
• John Konchar has scored (221) or assisted (165) on 386 of Purdue Fort Wayne's 934 field goals this season (41.3 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 48.8 percent (41-of-84). In league games only, he made 55.3 percent (21-of-38). Weir doesn't rank on the national NCAA boards because the minimum is 2.5 made 3-pointers per contest.
• The 'Dons have 12 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 (265) and 24th in total field goals (221). His 165 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 749 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 143-of-364 (39.3 percent) shots have been beyond the arc.
• Kason Harrell's 49.5 percent field goal shooting this year is the best of his career for a season.
• The 'Dons are 9-0 when Dee Montgomery scores 10 points or more.
• The 'Dons are 11-3 when Matt Holba scores 13 points or more.
• Over the last 16 games John Konchar is 92-of-109 (84.4 percent) from the free throw line.
• This season the 'Dons are 11-5 when making 10 or more 3-pointers.
• This season the 'Dons are 12-4 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 2,034 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 (749) and rebounds (1,133) in addition to holding the DI era records for steals (265) and assists (538).
• If you were wondering, his 76 blocks rank sixth in program history.
IN THE NATION THE 'DONS RANK...
• No. 4 in made 3-pointers (336).
• No. 7 in attempted 3-pointers (892).
• No. 8 in 3-pointers per game (10.8).
• No. 14 in points per game (83.0).
• No. 19 in total assists (497).
• No. 24 in total blocks (142).
• No. 28 in field goal percentage (48.0 percent).
• No. 39 in 3-point field goal percentage (37.7 percent).
• No. 47 in total steals (228).
SPORTS-REFERENCE.COM KONCHAR STATS
• John Konchar's sports-reference.com career offensive rating of 131.2 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 (6.3). This year at 6.4, he ranks second.
YES, MORE JOHN KONCHAR NOTES
• John Konchar's 2.33 career assist/turnover ratio is the 11th best among active NCAA Division I players.
• John Konchar has 106 career games with double-digit points and 47 career games with double-digit rebounds.
• He has 60 career games with one or zero turnovers.
• John Konchar was the only player last season in the nation with 450 points, 250 rebounds, 80 steals and 150 assists.
• John Konchar owns four All-Summit League First Team honors. He is the only player in program history to earn more than two All-League First Team honors in their career.
• John Konchar owns eight career Summit League Player of the Week honors, tied for fifth most in league history.
KONCHAR CAREER STEALS
• John Konchar is in second place in Purdue Fort Wayne career history with 267 steals. First on the list is Lawrence Jordan's (1985-86, 87-90) 324. Konchar's total is second in Summit League history. He will stay second in Summit League history, as the first place student-athlete is Ken Robertson from Cleveland State (1986-90) who had 341.
• Konchar's steal total is second in NCAA Division I among active student-athletes.
KONCHAR CAREER REBOUNDS
• His 1,133 total rebounds ranks third in Summit League history.
• Konchar is first in school history in rebounds. He passed Sean Gibson's (1989-93) 965 rebounds on Dec. 5 vs. Akron.
• Konchar's career total rebounds total is sixth among active NCAA Division I players.
• John Konchar is averaging 8.6 rebounds per game in his career. It is the best average in school history. If he finished his career with that average, he would rank seventh all-time in Summit League history for the statistic.
DOUBLE TROUBLE
John Konchar has 46 career double-doubles. It is the ninth most double-doubles of all active players in NCAA Division I.
KASON HARRELL NOTES
• Kason Harrell entered the 1,000-point club on Dec. 5 vs. Akron. He is the 16th player in school history to reach 1,000 points.
• Kason Harrell has 232 career 3-pointers, fourth place all-time in program history. In third place is Ben Botts (2007-11) with 237.
• His 89 3-pointers last season ranked fifth in school history for a single-season.
• Kason Harrell has 21 career games of four or more 3-pointers. His career high is six, a total he hit four times last season. One of those games was a victory at Assembly Hall over Indiana.
All-TIME IN THE SUMMIT LEAGUE TOURNAMENT
2018 (5) North Dakota State 86, (4) Mastodons 82
2017 (3) Omaha 84, (6) Mastodons 80
2016 (5) North Dakota State 69, (1) Mastodons 68
2016 (1) Mastodons 86, (8) South Dakota 70
2015 (5) South Dakota 82, (4) Mastodons 73
2014 (1) North Dakota State 60, (2) Mastodons 57
2014 (2) Mastodons 64, (3) South Dakota State 60
2014 (2) Mastodons 85, (8) IUPUI (47)
2013 (1) South Dakota State 72, (5) Mastodons 56
2013 (5) Mastodons 91, (4) Oakland 72
2012 (1) Oral Roberts 71, (8) Mastodons 67
2011 (5) South Dakota State 84, (4) Mastodons 75
2010 (1) Oakland 71, (5) Mastodons 56
2010 (5) Mastodons 71, (4) South Dakota State 66 S
2009 (3) Oakland 75, (6) Mastodons 62
2008 (1) Oral Roberts 58, (5) Mastodons 42
2008 (5) Mastodons 66, (4) Southern Utah 62
What: No. 3 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (17-14, 9-7 Summit) vs. No. 6 South Dakota Coyotes (13-16, 7-9 Summit)
When: Sunday, March 10 | 9:30 PM ET
Where: Denny Sanford PREMIER Center (12,000) | Sioux Falls, S.D.
All-Time Series: Series tied 9-9
Radio: ESPN 1380 AM/100.9 FM
Talent: Brett Rump
Online Video: ESPN+
Talent: Jay Elsen, Brad Newitt
Game Notes (PDF): Purdue Fort Wayne | South Dakota
KNOW YOUR FOE
South Dakota enters the tournament winning their last two games, a 75-65 decision over North Dakota State and a 78-63 win over North Dakota. Stanley Umude leads the team with 14.2 points per game. He is one of four Coyotes averaging double-digits.
THE SERIES
The overall series between the Mastodons and the Coyotes is tied 9-9. It includes two postseason games. The 'Dons defeated USD 86-70 in 2016 in the quarterfinals and fell in 2015 82-73 in the quarterfinals. The two clubs split the two meetings this year. USD erased a 10-point first half lead for Purdue Fort Wayne to win 87-73 on Jan. 13. On Jan. 30 the 'Dons led by as many as 43 points in a 102-71 win.
LAST TIME OUT
The 'Dons fell 69-66 to North Dakota State on March 2. Vinnie Shahid made a 3-pointer with less than a second left to give NDSU the win. The 'Dons trailed by seven points with less than two minutes left and tied the game, before Shahid won it with his jumper.
No. 3 IS FOR ME
This is the first time the 'Dons have been the No. 3 seed at the Summit League Tournament.
JOHN KONCHAR IS THE FIRST
With his 10th point on Feb. 28th vs. North Dakota, John Konchar scored his 2000th 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.
IT IS A MAJOR AWARD!
The Mastodons earned three year end honors. John Konchar was named to his fourth All-Summit League First Team. Kason Harrell picked up All-Summit League Honorable Mention accolades and Matt Holba was named to the All-Newcomer Team.
'DONS AND ENDS
• The Mastodons are 6-11 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 142 blocks this season are the second most in a season in program history. The program record is the 145 the 'Dons recorded in 2009-10.
• John Konchar's 165 assists this year is sixth most for a season in program history. His 221 made field goals ranks fourth and 611 points is sixth.
• John Konchar has scored (221) or assisted (165) on 386 of Purdue Fort Wayne's 934 field goals this season (41.3 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 48.8 percent (41-of-84). In league games only, he made 55.3 percent (21-of-38). Weir doesn't rank on the national NCAA boards because the minimum is 2.5 made 3-pointers per contest.
• The 'Dons have 12 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 (265) and 24th in total field goals (221). His 165 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 749 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 143-of-364 (39.3 percent) shots have been beyond the arc.
• Kason Harrell's 49.5 percent field goal shooting this year is the best of his career for a season.
• The 'Dons are 9-0 when Dee Montgomery scores 10 points or more.
• The 'Dons are 11-3 when Matt Holba scores 13 points or more.
• Over the last 16 games John Konchar is 92-of-109 (84.4 percent) from the free throw line.
• This season the 'Dons are 11-5 when making 10 or more 3-pointers.
• This season the 'Dons are 12-4 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 2,034 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 (749) and rebounds (1,133) in addition to holding the DI era records for steals (265) and assists (538).
• If you were wondering, his 76 blocks rank sixth in program history.
IN THE NATION THE 'DONS RANK...
• No. 4 in made 3-pointers (336).
• No. 7 in attempted 3-pointers (892).
• No. 8 in 3-pointers per game (10.8).
• No. 14 in points per game (83.0).
• No. 19 in total assists (497).
• No. 24 in total blocks (142).
• No. 28 in field goal percentage (48.0 percent).
• No. 39 in 3-point field goal percentage (37.7 percent).
• No. 47 in total steals (228).
SPORTS-REFERENCE.COM KONCHAR STATS
• John Konchar's sports-reference.com career offensive rating of 131.2 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 (6.3). This year at 6.4, he ranks second.
YES, MORE JOHN KONCHAR NOTES
• John Konchar's 2.33 career assist/turnover ratio is the 11th best among active NCAA Division I players.
• John Konchar has 106 career games with double-digit points and 47 career games with double-digit rebounds.
• He has 60 career games with one or zero turnovers.
• John Konchar was the only player last season in the nation with 450 points, 250 rebounds, 80 steals and 150 assists.
• John Konchar owns four All-Summit League First Team honors. He is the only player in program history to earn more than two All-League First Team honors in their career.
• John Konchar owns eight career Summit League Player of the Week honors, tied for fifth most in league history.
KONCHAR CAREER STEALS
• John Konchar is in second place in Purdue Fort Wayne career history with 267 steals. First on the list is Lawrence Jordan's (1985-86, 87-90) 324. Konchar's total is second in Summit League history. He will stay second in Summit League history, as the first place student-athlete is Ken Robertson from Cleveland State (1986-90) who had 341.
• Konchar's steal total is second in NCAA Division I among active student-athletes.
KONCHAR CAREER REBOUNDS
• His 1,133 total rebounds ranks third in Summit League history.
• Konchar is first in school history in rebounds. He passed Sean Gibson's (1989-93) 965 rebounds on Dec. 5 vs. Akron.
• Konchar's career total rebounds total is sixth among active NCAA Division I players.
• John Konchar is averaging 8.6 rebounds per game in his career. It is the best average in school history. If he finished his career with that average, he would rank seventh all-time in Summit League history for the statistic.
DOUBLE TROUBLE
John Konchar has 46 career double-doubles. It is the ninth most double-doubles of all active players in NCAA Division I.
KASON HARRELL NOTES
• Kason Harrell entered the 1,000-point club on Dec. 5 vs. Akron. He is the 16th player in school history to reach 1,000 points.
• Kason Harrell has 232 career 3-pointers, fourth place all-time in program history. In third place is Ben Botts (2007-11) with 237.
• His 89 3-pointers last season ranked fifth in school history for a single-season.
• Kason Harrell has 21 career games of four or more 3-pointers. His career high is six, a total he hit four times last season. One of those games was a victory at Assembly Hall over Indiana.
All-TIME IN THE SUMMIT LEAGUE TOURNAMENT
2018 (5) North Dakota State 86, (4) Mastodons 82
2017 (3) Omaha 84, (6) Mastodons 80
2016 (5) North Dakota State 69, (1) Mastodons 68
2016 (1) Mastodons 86, (8) South Dakota 70
2015 (5) South Dakota 82, (4) Mastodons 73
2014 (1) North Dakota State 60, (2) Mastodons 57
2014 (2) Mastodons 64, (3) South Dakota State 60
2014 (2) Mastodons 85, (8) IUPUI (47)
2013 (1) South Dakota State 72, (5) Mastodons 56
2013 (5) Mastodons 91, (4) Oakland 72
2012 (1) Oral Roberts 71, (8) Mastodons 67
2011 (5) South Dakota State 84, (4) Mastodons 75
2010 (1) Oakland 71, (5) Mastodons 56
2010 (5) Mastodons 71, (4) South Dakota State 66 S
2009 (3) Oakland 75, (6) Mastodons 62
2008 (1) Oral Roberts 58, (5) Mastodons 42
2008 (5) Mastodons 66, (4) Southern Utah 62
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