Wednesday, January 5
Cleveland, Ohio
7 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Cleveland State
Deonte Billups
'Dons Travel to Cleveland State For Second Straight Trip
1/4/2022 1:29:00 PM | Men's Basketball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - For a second straight game the Mastodon men's basketball team will hit the road to play at Cleveland State on Wednesday (Jan. 5).
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne (5-6, 1-2 Horizon) at Cleveland State (7-3, 3-0 Horizon)
When: Wednesday, January 5 | 7:00 p.m. ET
Where: Cleveland, Ohio | Wolstein Center
Listen: 1380 The Fan
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne (PDF) | Cleveland State
NOTE FOR FANS ATTENDING:
// Masks are required at all times for spectators at the Wolstein Center
KNOW YOUR FOE:
// Leading scorer: D'Moi Hodge (15.3 ppg)
// Head coach: Dennis Gates
// Cleveland State's three losses have come to Brigham Young, Ohio and Oklahoma State.
// The 'Dons and Vikings will play their second game in a row. The two clubs met last Thursday in a game scheduled late due to COVID-19 protocols with other teams. The 'Dons fell to the Vikings 90-81.
// Cleveland State leads the all-time series with the Mastodons 7-2. The two teams played five times last season, including a 108-104 triple overtime win for Cleveland State in the Horizon League Championship Quarterfinals on March 2. Wednesday's game will be the seventh time the two teams meet in 13 months.
'DONS AND ENDS:
// Eight players saw 10 or more minutes in the Mastodons' contest at Cleveland State last Thursday.
// Freshman JoJo Peterson made his first career 3-pointer in the game at Cleveland State.
// The Mastodons tied a season high with 13 3-pointers on Thursday at Cleveland State. They also made 13 vs. Earlham to open the season.
// Five Mastodons finished in double-digits at Cleveland State. The Mastodons have had five or more finish in double-digits three times this season.
TURN, TURN, TURN:
// 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.
// The Mastodons are forcing 15.36 turnovers per game, 74th best in the nation and second in the league
FYI ABOUT PIP:
// Jalon Pipkins recorded a career-high 24 points and 10 field goals in the victory over SEMO.
// Jalon Pipkins has four games of 19 or more points this season.
// Jalon Pipkins owns 656 career points with NCAA Division I stops at CSUN and Loyola-Chicago prior to his two seasons in Fort Wayne.
FROM THE LINE:
// The 'Dons are seventh in the nation and first in the Horizon League in free throw shooting (78.9 percent).
// Over the last six games the Mastodons are 95-of-108 (87.9 percent) from the free throw line.
at Florida Gulf Coast (17-of-21)
vs. Wright State (16-of-16)
vs. Northern Kentucky (14-of-16)
at SIUE (19-of-20)
vs. SEMO (15-of-19)
at Cleveland State (14-of-16)
// The Mastodons shot 16-of-16 from the free throw line on Dec. 2 against Wright State. It stands as the most free throws the Mastodons have made in a Division I contest while connecting on 100 percent of their attempts.
BILLUPS BUCKETS:
// Deonte Billups is shooting a team-best 43.3 percent (26-of-60) from three on the season. He is third in the Horizon League in total made 3-pointers.
// Billups has improved his 3-point shooting each season. As a freshman he shot 32.4 and last season he shot 38.5 percent.
// 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 10.2 points per game.
// Deonte Billups has scored in double-digits in four of the last six games.
'DONS WENT TO JARRED:
// Jarred Godfrey has started every game since the start of his sophomore year.
// Jarred Godfrey owns 1,298 career points, 9th most in program history. Up next is eighth place Kason Harrell (1,349 points, 2015-19).
// Jarred Godfrey is sixth in the league in steals per game (1.73) and fourth in assists per game (4.5).
// Jarred Godfrey is averaging 17.1 points per game, fifth-best in the league, but it also would be his best average for a season. He averaged 15.6 as a sophomore and 16.2 last season.
// Jarred Godfrey scored 35 points against Western Michigan (Nov. 27) on 13-of-18 shooting. His 13 field goals tied a career high
// Jarred Godfrey has scored in double-digits in every game this season.
THE K IS SILENT, HIS GAME IS NOT:
// Ra Kpedi is having the best season of his career, averaging 10.1 points and 6.6 rebounds per game.
// Ra Kpedi is 27th in the nation in offensive rebounds per game (3.18).
// Ra Kpedi picked up his first career double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds at Florida Gulf Coast.
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne (5-6, 1-2 Horizon) at Cleveland State (7-3, 3-0 Horizon)
When: Wednesday, January 5 | 7:00 p.m. ET
Where: Cleveland, Ohio | Wolstein Center
Listen: 1380 The Fan
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne (PDF) | Cleveland State
NOTE FOR FANS ATTENDING:
// Masks are required at all times for spectators at the Wolstein Center
KNOW YOUR FOE:
// Leading scorer: D'Moi Hodge (15.3 ppg)
// Head coach: Dennis Gates
// Cleveland State's three losses have come to Brigham Young, Ohio and Oklahoma State.
// The 'Dons and Vikings will play their second game in a row. The two clubs met last Thursday in a game scheduled late due to COVID-19 protocols with other teams. The 'Dons fell to the Vikings 90-81.
// Cleveland State leads the all-time series with the Mastodons 7-2. The two teams played five times last season, including a 108-104 triple overtime win for Cleveland State in the Horizon League Championship Quarterfinals on March 2. Wednesday's game will be the seventh time the two teams meet in 13 months.
'DONS AND ENDS:
// Eight players saw 10 or more minutes in the Mastodons' contest at Cleveland State last Thursday.
// Freshman JoJo Peterson made his first career 3-pointer in the game at Cleveland State.
// The Mastodons tied a season high with 13 3-pointers on Thursday at Cleveland State. They also made 13 vs. Earlham to open the season.
// Five Mastodons finished in double-digits at Cleveland State. The Mastodons have had five or more finish in double-digits three times this season.
TURN, TURN, TURN:
// 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.
// The Mastodons are forcing 15.36 turnovers per game, 74th best in the nation and second in the league
FYI ABOUT PIP:
// Jalon Pipkins recorded a career-high 24 points and 10 field goals in the victory over SEMO.
// Jalon Pipkins has four games of 19 or more points this season.
// Jalon Pipkins owns 656 career points with NCAA Division I stops at CSUN and Loyola-Chicago prior to his two seasons in Fort Wayne.
FROM THE LINE:
// The 'Dons are seventh in the nation and first in the Horizon League in free throw shooting (78.9 percent).
// Over the last six games the Mastodons are 95-of-108 (87.9 percent) from the free throw line.
at Florida Gulf Coast (17-of-21)
vs. Wright State (16-of-16)
vs. Northern Kentucky (14-of-16)
at SIUE (19-of-20)
vs. SEMO (15-of-19)
at Cleveland State (14-of-16)
// The Mastodons shot 16-of-16 from the free throw line on Dec. 2 against Wright State. It stands as the most free throws the Mastodons have made in a Division I contest while connecting on 100 percent of their attempts.
BILLUPS BUCKETS:
// Deonte Billups is shooting a team-best 43.3 percent (26-of-60) from three on the season. He is third in the Horizon League in total made 3-pointers.
// Billups has improved his 3-point shooting each season. As a freshman he shot 32.4 and last season he shot 38.5 percent.
// 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 10.2 points per game.
// Deonte Billups has scored in double-digits in four of the last six games.
'DONS WENT TO JARRED:
// Jarred Godfrey has started every game since the start of his sophomore year.
// Jarred Godfrey owns 1,298 career points, 9th most in program history. Up next is eighth place Kason Harrell (1,349 points, 2015-19).
// Jarred Godfrey is sixth in the league in steals per game (1.73) and fourth in assists per game (4.5).
// Jarred Godfrey is averaging 17.1 points per game, fifth-best in the league, but it also would be his best average for a season. He averaged 15.6 as a sophomore and 16.2 last season.
// Jarred Godfrey scored 35 points against Western Michigan (Nov. 27) on 13-of-18 shooting. His 13 field goals tied a career high
// Jarred Godfrey has scored in double-digits in every game this season.
THE K IS SILENT, HIS GAME IS NOT:
// Ra Kpedi is having the best season of his career, averaging 10.1 points and 6.6 rebounds per game.
// Ra Kpedi is 27th in the nation in offensive rebounds per game (3.18).
// Ra Kpedi picked up his first career double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds at Florida Gulf Coast.
MEET DAMIAN CHONG QUI:
// Damian Chong Qui joined the Mastodons this season. He helped Mount St. Mary's to an NCAA Tournament berth last season. He averaged 15.1 points per game for The Mount last year on his way to All-NEC First Team honors.
// Damian Chong Qui is the second Mastodon to join the 'Dons after playing at Mt. Saint Mary's. Bobby Planutis spent his freshman season of 2017-18 at The Mount.
// Damian Chong Qui scored a season-high 18 points at Cleveland State (Dec. 30). They all came in the second half after he has two quick fouls in the first half.
// Damian Chong Qui scored 14 points against Florida Gulf Coast (Nov. 28) and went over 1,000 career points. He scored 950 points at Mount St. Mary's before transferring to Purdue Fort Wayne this season.
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