UND to Visit Fort Wayne on Thursday Night

FORT WAYNE, Ind. - North Dakota will head to the Summit City on Thursday to face the Mastodons. It will be the first of two games for the Mastodons in Fort Wayne this weekend.

What: Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (9-13, 2-5 Summit League) vs. North Dakota Fighting Hawks (10-12, 4-4 Summit League)
When: Thursday, January 30 | 7:30 p.m.
Where: Allen County War Memorial Coliseum | Fort Wayne, Ind.
All-Time Series: Purdue Fort Wayne leads 3-2
Television: CN81
Talent: John Nolan, Jeff Parrish
Radio: ESPN 1380 AM/100.9 FM
Talent: Brett Rump, Art Saltsberg Listen
Online Video: www.YouTube.com/GoMastodons
Game Notes (PDF): Purdue Fort Wayne | North Dakota

KNOW YOUR FOE
The Fighting Hawks have won two straight, each at home, topping Denver 78-71 and Western Illinois 83-77. Marlon Stewart is the current Summit League Player of the Week. On the year he is averaging a team-best 17.5 points per game. He had 29 points in the previous meeting between UND and Purdue Fort Wayne this year.

THE SERIES
North Dakota has won the last two games but the 'Dons lead 3-2. Thursday's contest is the first visit by UND to the Coliseum since Dec. 12, 2009.

DH ON THURSDAY
The Mastodon women's team will host North Dakota State on Thursday at 5 p.m. in their lone game this season at the Coliseum.

'DONS AND ENDS
• In league games only, the 'Dons lead the conference in rebounding at 36.9 per game and a plus 4.6 margin.
• The 'Dons have recorded double-digit offensive rebounds in 14 games this season. That includes a stretch of nine consecutive games.
• Brian Patrick has 15 games of double-digit points this season.
• Deonte Billups has scored in double-digits in four of his last five games. He is 24-of-45 (53.3 percent) from the floor in the games. He is also 15-of-18 from the free throw line in the stretch.
• Seven different Mastodons have led the team in scoring for a game (Jarred Godfrey, Brian Patrick, Dylan Carl, Marcus DeBerry, Matt Holba, Deonte Billups and DeMierre Black) this season.
• Deonte Billups has 10 games this season with five or more rebounds, including eight of his last 11 games. He had a career-high seven rebounds vs. UIC. He is the first Mastodon freshman to grab seven rebounds in a game since Jax Levitch in 2017-18.
• Dylan Carl has 83 career blocks. He is in sixth place all-time in school history. In fifth place is Sean Gibson, he had 94 blocks from 1989-93.
• Marcus DeBerry is averaging only 1.6 fouls per 40 minutes in his career, this includes his time at Northern Arizona and Purdue Fort Wayne.
• This season, Marcus DeBerry is being called for 1.32 fouls per 40 minutes. First in the league and 18th in the nation.
• The Mastodons' 75.0 percent shooting (18-of-24) in the second half against UNLV is the best half of shooting by a Summit League team this season.
• Marcus DeBerry owns 924 points in his career. This total combines his time at Northern Arizona and Purdue Fort Wayne.
• In wins, Jarred Godfrey is averaging 19.8 points per game and shooting 51.1 percent (24-of-47) from three.
• In wins, the 'Dons are giving up 58.4 points per game.

DEFENSE, DEFENSE
• The Mastodons have held six opponents to 60 or fewer points this season.
• The 54 points the Mastodons allowed to Niagara earlier this year is the Mastodons' best defensive effort against a Division I opponent since allowing 51 to UIC on Nov. 18, 2017.
• Against Judson, the Mastodons allowed 11 points in the first half. It was the fewest points the Mastodons have allowed in a half since Judson scored 11 in each half against the Mastodons on Nov. 20, 2012.
• The 'Dons have six games of double-digit steals this season.
• The 'Dons lead the league in steals per game at 7.0. They are first in league games only at 5.9 per contest.

IN GODFREY WE TRUST
• Jarred Godfrey's 356 points this season ranks 89th in the nation.
• Jarred Godfrey owns 579 career points, going over the 500-point total on Jan. 8 at Western Illinois.
• Jarred Godfrey picked up his first career Summit League Player of the Week honor on Dec. 2. He helped the 'Dons to wins over Niagara and Grand Canyon. He finished with a career-high 28 points against Grand Canyon.
• Jarred Godfrey is 7th in the league in total points (356) and 9th in points per game (16.2).
• He is 3rd in the league in assists (75).
• The Mastodons are 5-2 when Godfrey scores 20 points or more.
• Jarred Godfrey has two double-doubles on the season.

IN THE RANKINGS
• Jarred Godfrey is 24th in the nation in total minutes (750).
• Jarred Godfrey is 53rd in the nation in made field goals (133).
• Jarred Godfrey is 80th in the nation in total points (356).
• In the nation, the 'Dons rank 17th in 3-point field goal attempts (575).
• In the nation, the 'Dons rank 37th in made 3-pointers (187).
• In the nation, the 'Dons rank 60th in total rebounds (792).
• In the nation, the 'Dons rank 76th in total steals (153).

CORSARO CONECTION
As Purdue Fort Wayne prepares to host the 2020 Women's Basketball Regional at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum on March 28 and 30, there could be a connection to the Mastodon men's basketball team. Some mock brackets have UCLA in the Fort Wayne region. Should UCLA advance to Fort Wayne then Lindsey Corsaro would play at the Coliseum. Her brother is Mastodon men's assistant coach Paul Corsaro.

~ Feel the Rumble ~

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Players Mentioned

Deonte Billups

DeMierre Black

Dylan Carl

Marcus DeBerry

Jarred Godfrey

Matt Holba

Brian Patrick

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