Wednesday, December 8
Edwardsville, Ill.
8 PM ET
Purdue Fort Wayne
4-5,1-1Horizon
59
at
80
SIUE
4-6,0-0OVC
1
2
F
Purdue Fort Wayne
29
30
59
SIUE
46
34
80
Team Stats
Pur-FW
SIUE
FG%
.288
.524
3FG%
.222
.316
FT%
.950
.667
RB
28
45
TO
12
15
STL
7
5
Game Leaders
Pts
18
FGM
6
3FGM
4
FTM
2
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
10
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Pts
9
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Players Mentioned
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/ Men's Basketball
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/ Men's Basketball
Deonte Billups
Photo by: Bruce Kluckhohn
Success at the Free-Throw Line Continues but 'Dons Fall
12/8/2021 10:49:00 PM | Men's Basketball
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – It was a battle between two former NCAA Division II conference mates on Wednesday (Dec. 8) evening as the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons fell at SIUE 80-59.
The 'Dons made 19-of-20 free throws in the contest. Over the last four games the Mastodons are shooting 66-of-73 (90.4 percent) from the line.
The Cougars started 8-for-9 from the floor and jumped out to an 18-7 lead in the first four minutes. The following four minutes it switched as the Cougars went without a field goal and the 'Dons got back in the contest at 19-15. Then the 'Dons went cold again, missing 13 consecutive shots allowing SIUE to open a 33-17 lead. The cold stretch was halted by a Jalon Pipkins transition reverse layup with 6:29 left in the half.
The Mastodons came out of the second half hot, cutting the 17-point halftime deficit to only eight by scoring the first nine points of the half. It was a Deonte Billups 3-pointer that made it a single-digit game with 17:03 left in the game. However, SIUE responded with a 12-2 stretch to take back control of the contest.
Billups finished with a season-high 18 points thanks to four 3-pointers. It is his fourth game of double-digit points this season and his third in the Mastodons' last four games. Jarred Godfrey continued his streak of scoring in double-digits in every game, finishing with 15 points on Wednesday. Godfrey also added three assists, two blocks and two steals.
Ray'Sean Taylor led SIUE with 25 points. Shaun Doss Jr. pitched in 14 points. They helped the Cougars shoot 52.4 percent (33-of-63) compared to the Mastodons' 28.8 percent (17-of-59).
SIUE improves to 4-6. The 'Dons fall to 4-5. The Mastodons are back in action on Saturday (Dec. 11) in non-league action against SEMO. It will be a 1 p.m. tip at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. Fans can buy one ticket and get one free for the contest at this link.
~ Feel The Rumble ~
The 'Dons made 19-of-20 free throws in the contest. Over the last four games the Mastodons are shooting 66-of-73 (90.4 percent) from the line.
The Cougars started 8-for-9 from the floor and jumped out to an 18-7 lead in the first four minutes. The following four minutes it switched as the Cougars went without a field goal and the 'Dons got back in the contest at 19-15. Then the 'Dons went cold again, missing 13 consecutive shots allowing SIUE to open a 33-17 lead. The cold stretch was halted by a Jalon Pipkins transition reverse layup with 6:29 left in the half.
The Mastodons came out of the second half hot, cutting the 17-point halftime deficit to only eight by scoring the first nine points of the half. It was a Deonte Billups 3-pointer that made it a single-digit game with 17:03 left in the game. However, SIUE responded with a 12-2 stretch to take back control of the contest.
Billups finished with a season-high 18 points thanks to four 3-pointers. It is his fourth game of double-digit points this season and his third in the Mastodons' last four games. Jarred Godfrey continued his streak of scoring in double-digits in every game, finishing with 15 points on Wednesday. Godfrey also added three assists, two blocks and two steals.
Ray'Sean Taylor led SIUE with 25 points. Shaun Doss Jr. pitched in 14 points. They helped the Cougars shoot 52.4 percent (33-of-63) compared to the Mastodons' 28.8 percent (17-of-59).
SIUE improves to 4-6. The 'Dons fall to 4-5. The Mastodons are back in action on Saturday (Dec. 11) in non-league action against SEMO. It will be a 1 p.m. tip at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. Fans can buy one ticket and get one free for the contest at this link.
~ Feel The Rumble ~
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