Team Stats
CSU
Pur-FW
FG%
.435
.345
3FG%
.211
.261
FT%
.875
.800
RB
39
32
TO
10
14
STL
7
5
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Cleveland State Pulls Away from ‘Dons Late
1/16/2023 9:14:00 PM | Men's Basketball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The visiting Cleveland State Vikings pulled away late from Purdue Fort Wayne in a 72-60 decision on Monday (Jan. 16) at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.
Trailing by as much as 10 in the opening stanza, Purdue Fort Wayne battled back with a 13-9 run over the period's final five and a half minutes. Jarred Godfrey spurred the 'Dons push into the locker room, scoring eight of his 10 first-half points during the surge. Deonte Billups tallied the other five Mastodon points during the run, including a 3-pointer in transition following a block by Bobby Planutis. Cleveland State led 32-26 at halftime.
The Mastodons began the second half with a 9-0 run to take a 35-32 advantage. Ra Kpedi began the surge with a layup in the paint. Godfrey added a layup and assisted on another Billups corner three. Planutis capped the run with a two-handed slam in transition.
Cleveland State would regain control of Monday's contest following a 10-0 run over the next three minutes of action.
Purdue Fort Wayne gave one final push, clawing to within four with 5:19 left in regulation behind an 8-0 run, however, Cleveland State would respond with six straight points to push its lead back into double-digits.
Kpedi led Purdue Fort Wayne with a 13-point and 13-rebound double-double performance. Godfrey added 12 points to go over the 1,900-point plateau for his career. Quinton Morton-Robertson and Billups each scored 11 points. The Mastodons finished 16-of-20 from the charity stripe in the contest.
Tristan Enaruna led four Vikings in double figures with a game-high 24 points.
Cleveland State improved to 11-8 (6-2 Horizon League). Purdue Fort Wayne slid to 12-7 (4-4 Horizon League). The Mastodons hit the road this week for a pair of Horizon League matchups. First up, Purdue Fort Wayne will travel to Wright State on Thursday (Jan. 19) for a 7 p.m. contest against the Raiders. The Mastodons will then continue on to Northern Kentucky on Saturday (Jan. 21) for a 6 p.m. matchup against the Norse.
Trailing by as much as 10 in the opening stanza, Purdue Fort Wayne battled back with a 13-9 run over the period's final five and a half minutes. Jarred Godfrey spurred the 'Dons push into the locker room, scoring eight of his 10 first-half points during the surge. Deonte Billups tallied the other five Mastodon points during the run, including a 3-pointer in transition following a block by Bobby Planutis. Cleveland State led 32-26 at halftime.
The Mastodons began the second half with a 9-0 run to take a 35-32 advantage. Ra Kpedi began the surge with a layup in the paint. Godfrey added a layup and assisted on another Billups corner three. Planutis capped the run with a two-handed slam in transition.
Cleveland State would regain control of Monday's contest following a 10-0 run over the next three minutes of action.
Purdue Fort Wayne gave one final push, clawing to within four with 5:19 left in regulation behind an 8-0 run, however, Cleveland State would respond with six straight points to push its lead back into double-digits.
Kpedi led Purdue Fort Wayne with a 13-point and 13-rebound double-double performance. Godfrey added 12 points to go over the 1,900-point plateau for his career. Quinton Morton-Robertson and Billups each scored 11 points. The Mastodons finished 16-of-20 from the charity stripe in the contest.
Tristan Enaruna led four Vikings in double figures with a game-high 24 points.
Cleveland State improved to 11-8 (6-2 Horizon League). Purdue Fort Wayne slid to 12-7 (4-4 Horizon League). The Mastodons hit the road this week for a pair of Horizon League matchups. First up, Purdue Fort Wayne will travel to Wright State on Thursday (Jan. 19) for a 7 p.m. contest against the Raiders. The Mastodons will then continue on to Northern Kentucky on Saturday (Jan. 21) for a 6 p.m. matchup against the Norse.
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