Saturday, February 12
Fort Wayne, Ind.
7 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
15-10,10-6Horizon
73
vs
66
UIC
9-14,5-9Horizon
1
2
F
UIC
33
33
66
Purdue Fort Wayne
35
38
73
Team Stats
UIC
Pur-FW
FG%
.414
.475
3FG%
.321
.429
FT%
.818
.667
RB
37
29
TO
19
14
STL
5
10
Game Leaders
Pts
20
FGM
7
3FGM
2
FTM
4
Pts
17
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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/ Men's BasketballJarred Godfrey goes for two against UIC on Saturday.
Photo by: Rachel Von Art
Mastodons Stay Tough to Beat at Home in Win Over UIC
2/12/2022 10:14:00 PM | Men's Basketball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Purdue Fort Wayne erased an early double-digit deficit to defeat UIC 73-66 in front of a vocal Homecoming crowd at the Gates Sports Center on Saturday (Feb. 12).
The Mastodons are now 12-2 at home this season. It is the most home wins for the 'Dons since the 2017-18 team finished 13-3 in the Summit City.
UIC couldn't have asked for a better start to the game, opening up an 11-0 lead thanks to three 3-pointers. From there on, however, the Mastodons went to work. The key stretch was a 9-0 run that gave the 'Dons their first lead of the game at 25-24 with 5:24 left in the first half. Four different 'Dons scored in the stretch.
The Flames kept it close throughout but never held a lead in the game's final 14 minutes. The 'Dons took their largest lead of the game at 59-50 with 10:08 left. UIC rallied back and made it a one-point game with 1:45 remaining. The Flames had a chance to go up with just over a minute left but after a Damaria Franklin missed 3-pointer, Damian Chong Qui was fouled going for a rebound. He converted a pair of free throws to put the 'Dons up 69-66. UIC committed an offensive foul on the other end and then Jarred Godfrey finished at the hoop in traffic to give the Mastodons a two-possession lead at 71-66 with 38 seconds left. It iced the contest for the 'Dons.
Chong Qui put together perhaps his best game as a Mastodon, totaling 20 points, four rebounds, four assists and three steals. In a three-consecutive possession span in the second half he made a nice move to nail a mid-range jumper, forced UIC into an offensive foul and then connected on a 3-pointer.
Godfrey had 17 points with six rebounds and a team-five assists.
As a team the Mastodons forced 19 turnovers on 10 steals.
The 'Dons shot 47.5 percent (28-of-59). UIC finished at 41.4 percent (24-of-58).
Purdue Fort Wayne improves to 15-10 (10-6 Horizon). UIC falls to 9-14 (5-9 Horizon). The 'Dons are back in action on Monday (Feb. 14) in a Senior Night contest against Cleveland State. It will be a 7 p.m. tip at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.
~ Feel The Rumble ~
The Mastodons are now 12-2 at home this season. It is the most home wins for the 'Dons since the 2017-18 team finished 13-3 in the Summit City.
UIC couldn't have asked for a better start to the game, opening up an 11-0 lead thanks to three 3-pointers. From there on, however, the Mastodons went to work. The key stretch was a 9-0 run that gave the 'Dons their first lead of the game at 25-24 with 5:24 left in the first half. Four different 'Dons scored in the stretch.
The Flames kept it close throughout but never held a lead in the game's final 14 minutes. The 'Dons took their largest lead of the game at 59-50 with 10:08 left. UIC rallied back and made it a one-point game with 1:45 remaining. The Flames had a chance to go up with just over a minute left but after a Damaria Franklin missed 3-pointer, Damian Chong Qui was fouled going for a rebound. He converted a pair of free throws to put the 'Dons up 69-66. UIC committed an offensive foul on the other end and then Jarred Godfrey finished at the hoop in traffic to give the Mastodons a two-possession lead at 71-66 with 38 seconds left. It iced the contest for the 'Dons.
Chong Qui put together perhaps his best game as a Mastodon, totaling 20 points, four rebounds, four assists and three steals. In a three-consecutive possession span in the second half he made a nice move to nail a mid-range jumper, forced UIC into an offensive foul and then connected on a 3-pointer.
Godfrey had 17 points with six rebounds and a team-five assists.
As a team the Mastodons forced 19 turnovers on 10 steals.
The 'Dons shot 47.5 percent (28-of-59). UIC finished at 41.4 percent (24-of-58).
Purdue Fort Wayne improves to 15-10 (10-6 Horizon). UIC falls to 9-14 (5-9 Horizon). The 'Dons are back in action on Monday (Feb. 14) in a Senior Night contest against Cleveland State. It will be a 7 p.m. tip at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.
~ Feel The Rumble ~
Jarred Godfrey. That's all you need to know. #HLMBB #FeelTheRumble pic.twitter.com/ANQd73Afaa
— Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Basketball (@MastodonMBB) February 13, 2022
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