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Thursday, December 29
Moon Township, Pa.
7 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Robert Morris
Jarred Godfrey and Anthony Roberts
Photo by: Megan Isenbarger
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Purdue Fort Wayne will put their five-game win streak on the line on Thursday (Dec. 29) at Robert Morris in Horizon League play.
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (9-4, 1-1 Horizon League) at Robert Morris Colonials (6-7, 1-1 Horizon League)
When: Thursday, December 29 | 7 p.m. ET
Where: Moon Township, Pa. | UPMC Events Center
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Radio: 1380 AM The Fan | Listen
Talent: Brett Rump
Game Notes (PDF): Purdue Fort Wayne | Robert Morris
Series Record: Mastodons lead 3-1
KNOW YOUR FOE:
// RMU has won 4-of-6, including an 80-59 win at Wright State in league play.
// Enoch Cheeks leads the team in scoring at 16.8 per contest.
'DONS & ENDS:
// The Mastodons have won five straight games. The 'Dons have had a winning streak of at-least four games in every season since 2009-10 except for one (2017-18). That is 13-of-14 seasons.
// The 'Dons are giving up 63.4 points per game, best in the Horizon League. Should the Mastodons finish the season at this average, it would be the best during the Division I era (2001-present) in program history. The current record is the 66.0 points the 'Dons gave up in 2012-13.
// The 'Dons are 8-0 this season when scoring 70 or more points in a game.
// Per sports-reference.com, Ra Kpedi leads the Horizon League in offensive rebounding percentage at 15.3 percent.
// Per KenPom, the 'Dons are second in the nation in experience and third in continuity. However they are 363rd, last in the nation, in point guard height thanks to the combination of 5-foot-8 guards Damian Chong Qui and Quinton Morton-Robertson.
// Purdue Fort Wayne's typical starting lineup has 26 seasons of collegiate experience. Ra Kpedi (6), Bobby Planutis (6), Jarred Godfrey (5), Damian Chong Qui (5) and Deonte Billups (4). Kpedi and Planutis' totals each include a redshirt season.
// Ra Kpedi has won the opening tip in 11-of-13 games this season. He also won the tip in overtime against Oakland (Dec. 3).
// The Mastodons' win over Missouri State was their first over a Missouri Valley Conference member in exactly nine years. The last win came on a 65-61 decision at Bradley on Dec. 10, 2013.
// The 'Dons had 10 different players record a field goal in the win over Missouri State.
// The 'Dons scored 45 bench points against SEMO with 10 Mastodons recording a field goal.
// The 'Dons had 21 assists at SEMO. Their 35th game of 20+ assists since the start of the 2015-16 season.
// Jarred Godfrey (1,801), Anthony Roberts (1,399), Damian Chong Qui (1,399) and Bobby Planutis (1,031) have each scored 1,000 career NCAA points. Deonte Billups (886) could enter that group this season.
// The 'Dons have nine games of double-digit offensive rebounds this season.
// Jarred Godfrey has failed to reach double-digits only once this season (nine points vs. Bluffton).
// 10 Mastodons are averaging 9.5 or more minutes per contest.
// Bobby Planutis is 21st in the nation in made 3-pointers (39) and 25th in 3-point percentage at (45.3 percent).
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (9-4, 1-1 Horizon League) at Robert Morris Colonials (6-7, 1-1 Horizon League)
When: Thursday, December 29 | 7 p.m. ET
Where: Moon Township, Pa. | UPMC Events Center
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Radio: 1380 AM The Fan | Listen
Talent: Brett Rump
Game Notes (PDF): Purdue Fort Wayne | Robert Morris
Series Record: Mastodons lead 3-1
KNOW YOUR FOE:
// RMU has won 4-of-6, including an 80-59 win at Wright State in league play.
// Enoch Cheeks leads the team in scoring at 16.8 per contest.
'DONS & ENDS:
// The Mastodons have won five straight games. The 'Dons have had a winning streak of at-least four games in every season since 2009-10 except for one (2017-18). That is 13-of-14 seasons.
// The 'Dons are giving up 63.4 points per game, best in the Horizon League. Should the Mastodons finish the season at this average, it would be the best during the Division I era (2001-present) in program history. The current record is the 66.0 points the 'Dons gave up in 2012-13.
// The 'Dons are 8-0 this season when scoring 70 or more points in a game.
// Per sports-reference.com, Ra Kpedi leads the Horizon League in offensive rebounding percentage at 15.3 percent.
// Per KenPom, the 'Dons are second in the nation in experience and third in continuity. However they are 363rd, last in the nation, in point guard height thanks to the combination of 5-foot-8 guards Damian Chong Qui and Quinton Morton-Robertson.
// Purdue Fort Wayne's typical starting lineup has 26 seasons of collegiate experience. Ra Kpedi (6), Bobby Planutis (6), Jarred Godfrey (5), Damian Chong Qui (5) and Deonte Billups (4). Kpedi and Planutis' totals each include a redshirt season.
// Ra Kpedi has won the opening tip in 11-of-13 games this season. He also won the tip in overtime against Oakland (Dec. 3).
// The Mastodons' win over Missouri State was their first over a Missouri Valley Conference member in exactly nine years. The last win came on a 65-61 decision at Bradley on Dec. 10, 2013.
// The 'Dons had 10 different players record a field goal in the win over Missouri State.
// The 'Dons scored 45 bench points against SEMO with 10 Mastodons recording a field goal.
// The 'Dons had 21 assists at SEMO. Their 35th game of 20+ assists since the start of the 2015-16 season.
// Jarred Godfrey (1,801), Anthony Roberts (1,399), Damian Chong Qui (1,399) and Bobby Planutis (1,031) have each scored 1,000 career NCAA points. Deonte Billups (886) could enter that group this season.
// The 'Dons have nine games of double-digit offensive rebounds this season.
// Jarred Godfrey has failed to reach double-digits only once this season (nine points vs. Bluffton).
// Jarred Godfrey is one of two current student-athletes in NCAA Division I men's basketball with 1,800 points, 500 rebounds and 400 assists. Taevion Kinsey (Marshall) is the other.
// Jon Coffman owns a 148-118 career record. The Mastodons' victory over Bluffton (Nov. 27) set a new program record for coaching wins for Coffman. He passed Andy Piazza who went 142-108 with the 'Dons from 1987 to 1996.// 10 Mastodons are averaging 9.5 or more minutes per contest.
// Bobby Planutis is 21st in the nation in made 3-pointers (39) and 25th in 3-point percentage at (45.3 percent).
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