Thursday, December 2
Fort Wayne, Ind.
7 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
3-4,0-1Horizon
73
vs
86
Wright State
2-5,1-0Horizon
1
2
F
Wright St.
47
39
86
Purdue Fort Wayne
35
38
73
Photo by: Josh Gales
Mastodons Fall to Wright State in Horizon Opener
12/2/2021 8:39:00 PM | Men's Basketball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Jarred Godfrey finished with 24 points, seven assists and five rebounds but it came in a losing effort on Thursday (Dec. 2) evening as the Wright State Raiders defeated the Mastodons 86-73 at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in the Horizon League opener for both schools.
Godfrey put up his impressive stat line with only one turnover in the game. He was 7-of-17 from the floor with an 8-of-8 performance from the stripe. His night included a four-point play in the first half.
The first 12 minutes of the game featured six ties and three lead changes as the Mastodons and Raiders battled back and forth. However the game changed when Wright State, picked to finish second in the league, went on a 13-0 run over a four-minute stretch of the first half. It turned a 26-22 Mastodon lead into a 35-26 Wright State advantage. The Raiders took a 47-35 lead to the break after shooting 74.1 percent (20-of-27) in the first half.
Deonte Billups totaled 14 points in the game while Ra Kpedi had 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting. Tanner Holden had 22 points for Wright State. He helped the Raiders shoot 69.2 percent (36-of-52) in the contest. The 'Dons shot 40.0 percent (24-of-60) in the game.
Purdue Fort Wayne falls to 3-4 (0-1 Horizon). Wright State improves to 2-5 (1-0 Horizon).
The 'Dons are back in action on Saturday (Dec. 4) in a 1 p.m. start against Northern Kentucky.
Godfrey put up his impressive stat line with only one turnover in the game. He was 7-of-17 from the floor with an 8-of-8 performance from the stripe. His night included a four-point play in the first half.
The first 12 minutes of the game featured six ties and three lead changes as the Mastodons and Raiders battled back and forth. However the game changed when Wright State, picked to finish second in the league, went on a 13-0 run over a four-minute stretch of the first half. It turned a 26-22 Mastodon lead into a 35-26 Wright State advantage. The Raiders took a 47-35 lead to the break after shooting 74.1 percent (20-of-27) in the first half.
Deonte Billups totaled 14 points in the game while Ra Kpedi had 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting. Tanner Holden had 22 points for Wright State. He helped the Raiders shoot 69.2 percent (36-of-52) in the contest. The 'Dons shot 40.0 percent (24-of-60) in the game.
Purdue Fort Wayne falls to 3-4 (0-1 Horizon). Wright State improves to 2-5 (1-0 Horizon).
The 'Dons are back in action on Saturday (Dec. 4) in a 1 p.m. start against Northern Kentucky.
~ Feel The Rumble ~
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— Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Basketball (@MastodonMBB) December 3, 2021
Team Stats
WSU
Pur-FW
FG%
.692
.400
3FG%
.417
.281
FT%
.900
1.000
RB
33
20
TO
14
8
STL
5
10
Game Leaders
Pts
24
FGM
7
3FGM
2
FTM
8
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
4
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