Purdue Fort Wayne
Green Bay
Green Bay is Purdue Fort Wayne's First Stop on Road Trip
2/16/2022 10:45:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne (16-10, 11-6 Horizon) at Green Bay (4-21, 3-13 Horizon)
When: Friday, February 18 | 8 p.m. ET
Where: Green Bay, Wis. | Kress Center
Listen: 1380 The Fan (stream only)
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne (PDF) | Green Bay
KNOW YOUR FOE
// Leading scorer: Emmanuel Ansong (11.3 ppg)
// Head coach: Will Ryan
// The Phoenix have lost eight consecutive games. They have yet to win a game on the road but are 4-7 at home.
// The contest will be played on campus at the Kress Center. While the Phoenix play some games off campus at the Resch Center, this will be the fourth time the two teams square off on campus at Kress. The 'Dons won 71-55 in Fort Wayne earlier this season, but the last time the 'Dons played in Green Bay the 'Dons won 89-84 in double overtime after a game tying shot by Jalon Pipkins to force a second overtime.
// Green Bay scored 44 points in a loss to Milwaukee on Sunday. It was their second lowest output of the season after falling 72-34 at Wisconsin earlier this year.
A FEW NOTES ON THE CLEVELAND STATE WIN ON MONDAY:
// KenPom's excitement ranking is "a measure of how much the win probability changed over the course of a game." The Cleveland State victory had a value of 4.01, the third highest of every game played in the nation this season.
// Jalon Pipkins finished with a career-high 27 points.
// Jalon Pipkins played a career-high 51 minutes in the game, making him the 12th player in NCAA Division I this year to play 51 or more minutes in a game.
// The 'Dons forced a season-high 24 turnovers against a Division I opponent.
// The 'Dons recorded 15 steals. The last time the 'Dons recorded 15 steals against a Division I program was Jan. 10, 2019 at home against Oral Roberts.
'DONS AND ENDS:
// The Mastodons' point totals in their last five games through regulation have been: 70, 71, 72, 73 and 74. The through regulation caveat is important here as the 'Dons and Cleveland State finished tied at 74 before entering their first of three overtimes which the 'Dons won 102-98. Thus the 'Dons are guaranteed to score exactly 75 points at Green Bay.
// The 'Dons finished the regular season 13-2 at home this season. The last time the 'Dons won 13 games at home in a season was 2017-18 when they went 13-3 in the Summit City. A year prior in 2016-17, the 'Dons were 14-3 at home.
// 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 136 games. The previous record holder was current Memphis Grizzlies member John Konchar at 133.
// When Cameron Benford started on Senior Night on Monday, it broke a streak of the same starting five for 25 straight games. The 'Dons entered the contest as one of seven teams in the nation to make it that far in the season with the same starting five.
// Johnathan DeJurnett, who scored 12 total points last season in his freshman season, has 60 this season. He has a field goal in 12 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 20th 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:
// In league play only, the 'Dons own a 98.0 defensive efficiency mark according to KenPom, the best in the Horizon League.
// The 'Dons have 12 games of double-digit steals this season, including eight in the last 10 games.
// The 'Dons have given up 70 points in only two of the last 10 games.
// The Mastodons allowed 74.0 points per game through the first 11 contests of the season. Over the last 15 the 'Dons are giving up 66.2 per game.
// The 'Dons are giving up 69.5 points per game on the season. Only nine times in program history have the 'Dons finished a season giving up less than 70.0 points per game. They've done it only five times as a Division I program.
// The 55 points the Mastodons allowed to Green Bay on Feb. 6 stands as their best defensive performance of the season against a Division I team.
// The 'Dons are 19th in the nation in steals per game (9.1) and 8th in total steals (236).
FROM THE LINE:
// The 'Dons are 16th in the nation and 3rd in the Horizon League in free throw shooting (77.5 percent). The program record for single-season free throw percentage came in 2010-11 at 77.2 percent.
// Free throw shooting in league play: Jarred Godfrey (41-of-48), Jalon Pipkins (45-of-50), Bobby Planutis (20-of-20), Damian Chong Qui (38-of-43) and Deonte Billups (17-of-21).
// 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 16.23 turnovers per game, 24th best in the nation and first in the league.
// The Mastodons' 2.3 turnover margin ranks 61st in the nation
JALON PIPKINS... :
// ... is 36th in the nation in free throw percentage (87.3 percent).
// ... recorded a career-high 27 points with 10 field goals against Cleveland State (Feb. 14). He tied the game with a layup in regulation with six seconds left.
// ... has seven games of 18 or more points this season.
// ... owns 851 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... :
// ... is 26-of-26 from the free throw line this season. Only twice 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 26. Matt Frierson made 44-of-44 for The Citadel in 2018-19. Conner Frankamp from Wichita State made 35-of-35 in 2017-18.
// ... has been at his best in league play, averaging 10.1 points in Horizon League play compared to his 7.0 in non-league games.
// ... has 14 games of two or more 3-pointers this season.
// ... recorded a career-high 18 points on Jan. 28 at Northern Kentucky. He tied a season high with four 3-pointers.
// ... has scored 816 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 85 starts in a Mastodon uniform.
// ... is second in the league in made 3-pointers (59).
// ... owns 1,511 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 (537). In 4th place is Sean Gibson with 588 field goals from 1989-93.
// ... is 7th in program history in assists (334). In 6th place is Zach Plackemeier (362) from 2007-11.
// ... is 5th in program history in steals (151). In 4th place is Bruce Roland with 210 steals from 1986-89.
// ... 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 8.3 points and 6.3 rebounds per game.
// ... is 52nd in the nation in offensive rebounds per game (2.92).
// ... 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 64.4 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 8.7 points per game.
// ... has 16 games of two or more 3-pointers in a game this season and has made four or more six times this season.
// ... owns a defensive rating of 96.1 from sports-reference.com, third best in the Horizon League.
DAMIAN CHONG QUI... :
// ... raced down the court with six seconds left to make a 3-pointer at the buzzer of regulation to force overtime with Cleveland State on Feb. 14. The 'Dons would win in triple overtime 102-98.
// ... has eight double-digit points games in the last 10 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.
DUNKS FROM MASTODONS THIS SEASON:
// Ra Kpedi 23, Jalon Pipkins 15, Johnathan DeJurnett 12, Bobby Planutis 6, Deonte Billups 4, RJ Ogom 3, Jarred Godfrey 3, JoJo Peterson 3
~ Feel the Rumble ~
