'Dons Host Senior Night on Wednesday Against Denver

Wednesday, February 26

Fort Wayne, Ind.

7 PM

Purdue Fort Wayne

Denver

Tickets

Matt Holba and Marcus DeBerry

'Dons Host Senior Night on Wednesday Against Denver

2/25/2020 3:42:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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FORT WAYNE, Ind. - You have one final chance to catch the Purdue Fort Wayne men's basketball team in 2020. The 'Dons will host Denver on Wednesday (Feb. 26) evening in a 7 p.m. start at the Gates Sports Center. It will be Senior Night for the 'Dons. Matt Holba and Marcus DeBerry will be honored prior to the contest.

What: Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (12-17, 5-9 Summit League) vs. Denver Pioneers (6-22, 2-12 Summit League)
When: Wednesday, February 26 | 7:00 p.m. ET
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Gates Sports Center
All-Time Series: Purdue Fort Wayne leads 11-2
Talent: Brett Rump Listen
Online Video: www.YouTube.com/GoMastodons
Game Notes (PDF): Purdue Fort Wayne | Denver

KNOW YOUR FOE
Denver is in a fight with Western Illinois for the final spot in the league tournament. Both are 2-12 on the year in league play. Denver is coming off a 100-96 overtime win over Oral Roberts. Ade Murkey leads the team with 18.1 points per game. Jase Townsend is scoring at a 17.4 clip.

THE SERIES
Purdue Fort Wayne leads the all-time series 11-2. The 'Dons have won five straight in the series overall and five straight in Fort Wayne. Denver's only win in Fort Wayne was a 73-62 decision on Feb. 15, 2014. Purdue Fort Wayne won 70-63 in Denver earlier this season.

'DONS AND ENDS
• Matt Holba picked up his first career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds against Omaha last week.
• The 'Dons had 11 second chance points against Omaha last week. Purdue Fort Wayne has 14 games this year with double-digit second chance points.
• Matt Holba is shooting 48.8 percent (21-of-43) from three in the last eight games.
• Dylan Carl is fifth in the league in total blocks with 24.
• Marcus DeBerry is third in the league in assist/turnover ratio at 2.4.
• The 'Dons have recorded double-digit offensive rebounds in 16 games this season. That includes a stretch of nine consecutive games at one point this year.
• Matt Holba has only eight turnovers in conference play.
• 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.
• In all games the 'Dons rank second in the league in 3-pointers per game (8.4).
• Dylan Carl has 90 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.
• 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 981 points in his career. This total combines his time at Northern Arizona and Purdue Fort Wayne.
• In wins, Jarred Godfrey is averaging 18.3 points per game and shooting 47.5 percent (29-of-61) from three.
• In wins, the 'Dons are giving up 60.5 points per game.

BILLUPS CAN FILL IT UP
• Deonte Billups has scored in double-digits in seven of his last 12 games. This stretch, which starts with the Jan. 8 game at Western Illinois, has seen him twice score 19 points.
• Deonte Billups recorded his first career double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds at Denver.
• Deonte Billups' 8.4 points per game stands as the most a Mastodon freshman has averaged since John Konchar averaged 13.0 as a freshman in 2015-16. Worth noting, Konchar was a redshirt freshman in 2015-16 while Billups is a true freshman. The last true freshman to best Billups' mark was Mo Evans' 9.6 points in 2013-14.
• Deonte Billups entered the starting lineup for the first game of league play. In Summit League competition he is averaging 11.1 points per game, second best on the team in league play.
• Deonte Billups has 15 games this season with five or more rebounds, including 13 of his last 17 games. He has six times recorded seven or more rebounds in a game.

IN GODFREY WE TRUST
• Jarred Godfrey owns 684 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 8th in the league in total points (461).
• His 461 points this season has him nearing 500 points in a season. Only 19 times in program history has a player scored 500 points in a season.
• He is 3rd in the league in assists (98).
• The Mastodons are 6-3 when Godfrey scores 20 points or more.
• Jarred Godfrey has two double-doubles on the season.

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 nine games of double-digit steals this season.
• The 'Dons lead the league in steals per game at 7.2. They are first in league games only at 6.9 per contest.

IN THE RANKINGS
• Jarred Godfrey is 52nd in the nation in total minutes (984).
• Jarred Godfrey is 75th in the nation in made field goals (167).
• In the nation, the 'Dons rank 30th in 3-point field goal attempts (744).
• In the nation, the 'Dons rank 44th in made 3-pointers (243).
• In the nation, the 'Dons rank 65th in total steals (209).

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