Men's Hoops Hosts Austin Peay on Tuesday

FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne men's basketball team welcomes Austin Peay to the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum on Tuesday (Nov. 16) in a 7 p.m. tip.

*Masks are required at all times for spectators at the Gates Sports Center and the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.*

Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne (1-0) vs. Austin Peay Governors (1-1)
When: Tuesday, November 16 | 7:00 p.m.
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
Listen: 1380 The Fan
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Tickets: Link
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne (PDF) | Austin Peay (PDF)

KNOW YOUR FOE:
• The Governors are 1-1 with an 86-79 win over Tennessee Southern and a 73-55 loss at Southern Illinois.
• The Governors are allowing opponents to shoot 55.6 percent on the season.
• Elijah Hutchins-Everett leads the team in scoring with 18.5 points per contest. He is one of four Governors scoring in double-digits.
• 10 Governors have played in both games.
• Austin Peay went 14-13 (10-10 OVC) last season, falling to Eastern Kentucky in the league tournament.

SERIES HISTORY:
• The 'Dons lead 4-1, with a pair of wins in Fort Wayne.

ON GAME ONE:
• All 11 Mastodons that played scored a point.
• Six Mastodons finished in double-digits.
• Jarvis Walker set career highs in points (11) and rebounds (5).
• The 'Dons shot better than 60 percent in each half on Tuesday. They finished the game shooting 63.8 percent (37-of-58), tied for sixth best in a single game in program history. The 63.8 percent has the 'Dons ranked No. 1 in the nation in field goal shooting.
• The 'Dons shot 52.0 percent (13-of-25) from three, ranking the 'Dons No. 1 in the nation in 3-point shooting.
• Purdue Fort Wayne finished with 44 bench points.
• Six Mastodons recorded two or more assists. The 'Dons had 20 assists as a team.
• RJ Ogom played his first collegiate game after using a redshirt season at College of Charleston last season. He scored seven points with a pair of slam dunks.
• Freshman JoJo Peterson also played his first collegiate game, recording a point and three assists in 19 minutes.

ONLY UNDEFEATED:
• The Mastodons are the only undefeated team in the Horizon League. The 'Dons are also the only team in the league to play only one game.

LAST SEASON THE 'DONS...:
• Ranked second in the nation in Effective Field Goal Percentage (eFG%) at 58.2.
• Finished fourth in the nation in field goal shooting (50.1 percent) only behind Gonzaga, Stephen F. Austin and Weber State.
• Finished fourth in the nation in 3-point field goal percentage (40.0 percent) only behind Baylor, South Dakota State and Colgate.
• Were the only team to rank in the top five in the nation in field goal and 3-point field goal percentage.
• Saw their 50.1 field goal percentage rank as the best in Division I program history and the best since 1992-93 for a Mastodon team.
• Recorded three of the Mastodons' top 10 all-time 3-point percentage performances.
- 1st, Jan. 16 at Milwaukee (70.6 percent, 12-of-17)
- 7th, Dec. 27, vs. Robert Morris (64.7 percent, 11-of-17)
- 10th, Jan. 9, vs. UIC (61.1 percent, 11-of-18)
• Were one of only three Horizon League teams to earn the National Basketball Coaches Association (NABC) Team Academic Award.

UP NEXT:
• The 'Dons will travel to Minnesota on Friday (Nov. 19) for a non-league game against the Golden Gophers. The game will start at 7 p.m. ET and air on B1G+.

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Players Mentioned

RJ Ogom

JoJo Peterson

Jarvis Walker

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