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Purdue Fort Wayne
Missouri State
Missouri State on Deck for 'Dons
12/7/2022 11:12:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (6-4) at Missouri State Bears (4-5)
When: Saturday, December 10 | 8 p.m. ET
Where: Springfield, Mo. | Great Southern Bank Arena
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Radio: 1380 AM The Fan | Listen
Talent: John Nolan
Game Notes (PDF): Purdue Fort Wayne | Missouri State
Series Record: First meeting
'DONS & ENDS
// 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.
// Anthony Roberts had his best game against a Division I foe with 13 points against SEMO.
// Ra Kpedi has won the opening tip in eight out of 10 games this season.
// Jarred Godfrey (1,749), Anthony Roberts (1,375), Damian Chong Qui (1,366) and Bobby Planutis (1,003) have each scored 1,000 career NCAA points. Deonte Billups (870) could enter that group this season.
// The 'Dons have seven games of double-digit offensive rebounds this season.
// Jarred Godfrey has scored in double-digits in eight of the nine previous games. He had his best game of the season in a win over Eastern Michigan (Nov. 22), leading the team in points (21), rebounds (7), assists (5) and steals (5). His five steals tied a career best.
// Jarred Godfrey is one of four current student-athletes in NCAA Division I men's basketball with 1,700 points, 500 rebounds and 400 assists. Taevion Kinsey (Marshall), Hunter Maldonado (Wyoming) and Camren Wynter (Drexel/Penn State) are the other three.
// Jon Coffman owns a 145-118 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.
// Freshman Eric Mulder has recorded 41 points and 34 rebounds with only four turnovers in 99 minutes this season.
// 10 Mastodons are averaging 9.9 or more minutes per contest.
// Bobby Planutis is 5th in the nation in made 3-pointers (33), 19th in 3-pointers per game (3.30) and 31st in 3-point percentage at (46.5 percent).
// Jarred Godfrey saw his streak of consecutive made free throws come to an end in the second half at SEMO (Dec. 7). His streak, which started at the end of last season, was halted at 49. It was the longest streak in the Horizon League since Antoine Davis made 57 in a row at the end of the 2020-21 season and the start of the 2021-22 season.
// The Mastodon 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.
// The 'Dons are next in action Dec. 19 and 20 at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum for the Indiana Classic presented by Holiday Inn. The 'Dons will host Texas A&M Commerce on the 19th at 7 p.m., with IUPUI and Southern Indiana playing at 4 p.m. On the 20th, the 'Dons will play Southern Indiana at 7 p.m. with IUPUI and Texas A&M Commerce playing at 4 p.m. All four games will be played at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum and be aired on ESPN+.
~ Feel The Rumble ~
