Purdue Fort Wayne
Cleveland State
Monday Night is Senior Night For Mastodon Men's Basketball
2/13/2022 7:24:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne (15-10, 10-6 Horizon) vs. Cleveland State (17-6, 13-3 Horizon)
When: Monday, February 14 | 7 p.m.
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
Listen: 1380 The Fan
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne (PDF) | Cleveland State
NOTE:
// Masks are required at all times for spectators at the Gates Sports Center and the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.
// A clear bag policy is in effect for all games at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.
KNOW YOUR FOE:
// Leading scorer: D'Moi Hodge (16.6 ppg)
// Head coach: Dennis Gates
// The Vikings haven't lost back-to-back games since falling to BYU and Ohio early in the season.
// The Vikings honored 12 seniors on Saturday night in Cleveland in a win over IUPUI.
// Cleveland State limited IUPUI to 27.3 percent shooting in their win over the Jaguars on Saturday.
// Monday's game will be the eighth time the 'Dons and Vikings play in the last two seasons. The 'Dons own a pair of losses at Cleveland State this season 90-81 and 65-58.
'DONS AND ENDS:
// Monday is Senior Night for the Mastodon men's basketball program. Jalon Pipkins and Cameron Benford will be honored prior to the start of the contest.
// The Mastodons' point totals in their last four games have been: 70, 71, 72 and 73. This means the 'Dons will absolutely score exactly 74 points on Monday against Cleveland State.
// The 'Dons are 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.
// Cameron Benford set a new program record for games played when he entered the game on Feb. 10 against IUPUI. Benford has now played in 135 games. The previous record holder was current Memphis Grizzlies member John Konchar at 133.
// Per College Basketball Reference, the Mastodons are one of seven teams in the nation to use the same starting five for every game this season. The others are: Gonzaga, Murray State, North Texas, San Francisco, Toledo and Virginia Tech.
// Johnathan DeJurnett, who scored 12 total points last season in his freshman season, has 57 this season. He has a field goal in 11 straight games.
// The 'Dons have held a lead for at least five minutes in every game this season except for losses at SIUE and at Wright State.
// Seven different players have led the team in scoring for a game this season. That ties a single-season high for a Mastodon team under head coach Jon Coffman. The 2019-20 team also had seven scoring leaders.
// When Jalon Pipkins shoots better than 50 percent from the floor, the 'Dons are 7-0 this season.
// Per KenPom, the Mastodons are the 19th most experienced team in the nation.
// The Mastodons rank 34th in the nation in 3-pointers per game (9.2).
// Per KenPom, the Mastodons recorded the highest Effective field goal percentage in program history (77 percent) in the home win over Robert Morris (Jan. 21).
DO GET DEFENSIVE:
// The 'Dons have 11 games of double-digit steals this season, including seven in the last nine games.
// The 'Dons have given up 70 points in only twice of the last nine contests.
// The Mastodons allowed 74.0 points per game through the first 11 contests of the season. Over the last 14 the 'Dons are giving up 64.0 per game.
// The 'Dons have given up 70 points in only twice of the last nine contests.
// The 'Dons are giving up 68.4 points per game. Only nine times in program history have the 'Dons finished a season giving up less than 70.0 points per game. They've done this only five times as a Division I program.
// The 55 points the Mastodons allowed stands as their best defensive performance of the season against a Division I team.
// The 'Dons are 24th in the nation in steals per game (8.8) and 17th in total steals (221).
FROM THE LINE:
// The 'Dons are 12th in the nation and 2nd in the Horizon League in free throw shooting (78.1 percent). The program record for single-season free throw percentage came in 2010-11 at 77.2 percent.
// In league play the 'Dons have been even better, shooting 79.5 percent (178-of-224) from the line.
// Free throw shooting in league play: Jarred Godfrey (36-of-42), Jalon Pipkins (39-of-43), Bobby Planutis (18-of-18), Damian Chong Qui (35-of-39) and Deonte Billups (18-of-18).
// 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.
TURN, TURN, TURN:
// The Mastodons have five single-digit turnover games this season.
// The Mastodons are forcing 15.92 turnovers per game, 26th best in the nation and first in the league.
// The Mastodons' 2.1 turnover margin ranks 69th in the nation
JALON PIPKINS... :
// ... is 31st in the nation in free throw percentage (87.5 percent).
// ... recorded a career-high 24 points and 10 field goals in the victory over SEMO.
// ... has six games of 18 or more points this season.
// ... owns 866 career points with NCAA Division I stops at CSUN and Loyola-Chicago prior to his two seasons in Fort Wayne.
// ... recorded a career-high five steals on Jan. 28 at Northern Kentucky.
BOBBY PLANUTIS... :
// ... has 13 games of two or more 3-pointers this season.
// ... is 24-for-24 from the free throw line this season. Only four times since 1992-93 (per sports-reference.com) has a player finished a season shooting 100 percent from the free throw line while making at-least 24.
// ... has been at his best in league play, averaging 9.9 points in Horizon League play compared to his 7.0 in non-league games.
// ... recorded a career-high 18 points on Jan. 28 at Northern Kentucky. He tied a season high with four 3-pointers.
// ... has scored 801 career points in NCAA Division I when his time at Purdue Fort Wayne, St. Bonaventure and Mount St. Mary's are combined.
JARRED GODFREY... :
// ... has started every game since the start of his sophomore year for 84 starts in a Mastodon uniform.
// ... is second in the league in made 3-pointers (56).
// ... owns 1,491 career points, 5th place in program history. In 4th place is Mo Evans with 1,522 points from 2013-17.
// ... is 5th in program history in made field goals (531). In 4th place is Sean Gibson with 588 field goals from 1989-93.
// ... is 7th in program history in assists (330). In 6th place is Zach Plackemeier (362) from 2007-11.
// ... is 6th in program history in steals (147). In 5th place is Randy Spicer with 148 steals from 1996-00.
// ... scored 35 points against Western Michigan (Nov. 27) on 13-of-18 shooting. His 13 field goals tied a career high.
// ... made seven 3-pointers at home against Oakland, tied for the second most 3-pointers made by a Horizon League student-athlete this season.
RA KPEDI... :
// ... is having the best season of his career, averaging 8.4 points and 6.2 rebounds per game.
// ... is 59th in the nation in offensive rebounds per game (2.84).
// ... has 10 games of seven or more rebounds.
// ... has six games of five or more offensive rebounds.
// ... picked up his first career double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds at Florida Gulf Coast.
// ... leads the Horizon League in two-point field goal percentage at 66.4 percent.
DEONTE BILLUPS... :
// ... is looking like the leader for Horizon League Sixth Man of the Year, he leads the league in scoring among players without a start this season thanks to his 8.4 points per game.
// ... has 15 games of two or more 3-pointers in a game this season and has made four or more five times this season.
// ... owns a defensive rating of 95.8 from sports-reference.com, third best in the Horizon League.
DAMIAN CHONG QUI... :
// ... has seven double-digit points games in the last nine games. Prior to this span he had six in the entire season.
// ... 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.
// .... 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.
// ... has a pair of 20-point games.
// ... 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.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
