Purdue Fort Wayne
SIUE
Men's Hoops Heads to SIUE on Wednesday Night
12/7/2021 2:10:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne (4-4, 1-1 Horizon League) vs. SIUE (3-6, 0-0 Ohio Valley Conference)
When: Wednesday, December 8 | 8:00 p.m. ET
Where: Edwardsville, Ill. | First Community Arena at Vadalabene Center
Listen: 1380 The Fan
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne (PDF) | SIUE
Series History: Purdue Fort Wayne leads 13-6
KNOW YOU FOE:
// Leading scorer: Ray'Sean Taylor (16.9 ppg)
// Head coach: Brian Barone (3rd season)
// The Cougars have a 69-66 victory over Horizon League foe Youngstown State this season.
// The Cougars also have wins over Knox and Omaha.
// SIUE led by as many as 16 in the second half against Creighton before falling 70-65.
// SIUE head coach Brian Barone previously served as an assistant coach at Horizon League opponent Green Bay.
// The Cougars and Mastodons were league rivals 1996-2001 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference during their Division II membership.
// The 'Dons have won nine straight over the Cougars, including all eight during the Division I era.
DONS AND ENDS:
// The Mastodons have two single-digit turnover games this season. The 'Dons turned it over only nine times in an overtime loss to Western Michigan and only eight times at home against Wright State.
// Over the last three games the Mastodons are 47-of-53 (88.7 percent) from the free throw line.
// The Mastodons shot 16-of-16 from the free throw line on Dec. 2 against Wright State. It is the most free throws the Mastodons have made in a Division I contest while connecting on 100 percent of their attempts. It is the fourth time they've done it while making at least 10 in a game. The last time they made all 10 or more attempts was Feb. 26, 2011 at UMKC (14-of-14).
// The Mastodons are forcing a league-best 16.75 turnovers per game, 51st best in the nation.
// Deonte Billups is shooting a team-best 42.5 percent (17-of-40) from three on the season. He is tied for the team-lead in 3-pointers.
// Looking like the leader for Horizon League Sixth Man of the Year, Deonte Billups leads the league in scoring among players without a start this season thanks to his 8.9 points per game.
// Jarred Godfrey has 37 assists on the season to only 20 turnovers.
// Jarred Godfrey is third in the league in steals per game (2.00) and fourth in assists per game (4.6).
// The 'Dons are second in the league in points per game (74.8) and field goal percentage (46.0 percent).
// Ra Kpedi is having the best season of his career, averaging 12.5 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. He has reached double-digits in all but two games this season.
// Ra Kpedi has only six turnovers on the season.
// Jarred Godfrey is averaging 18.3 points per game, which would be his best average for a season. He averaged 15.6 as a sophomore and 16.2 last season.
// Jarred Godfrey entered the season averaging 2.7 assists per contest. This season he is averaging 4.6 assists per game.
// Damian Chong Qui has 25 assists on only eight turnovers on the season. This includes a six assist and zero turnover game against Southeastern Louisiana.
// The 'Dons have held a lead for seven minutes or more in every game this season.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
