Panthers and Mastodons Battle on Saturday Afternoon

Saturday, January 7

Fort Wayne, Ind.

1 PM

Purdue Fort Wayne

Milwaukee

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Panthers and Mastodons Battle on Saturday Afternoon

1/6/2023 2:18:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Mastodon men's basketball team is back in action on Saturday (Jan. 7) in league play against the Milwaukee Panthers.

Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (11-5, 3-2 Horizon League) vs. Milwaukee Panthers (10-5, 4-1 Horizon League)
When: Saturday, January 7 | 1 p.m. ET
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Talent: Josh Ayen, Michael Kibiloski
Radio: 1380 AM The Fan | Listen
Talent: Brett Rump, Justin Kenny
Game Notes (PDF): Purdue Fort Wayne | Milwaukee
Series Record: Mastodons lead 5-0

KNOW YOUR FOE:
// Milwaukee picked up a league win at Cleveland State on Thursday in overtime, 68-64 (OT). They also have league wins over IUPUI, Green Bay and Detroit Mercy.

'DONS AND ENDS:
// The 'Dons took only 10 attempts from beyond the arc against Green Bay (Jan. 5). It was the fewest during the head coach tenure of Jon Coffman. The last time the 'Dons took 10 or fewer in a game was when they took 10 at IUPUI on Feb. 22, 2014.
// Anthony Roberts has scored in double-digits in four of the last six games.
// Ra Kpedi grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds at Robert Morris (Dec. 29) with a career-best nine offensive rebounds. Kpedi is the first Mastodon with 15 rebounds since John Konchar had 15 vs. North Dakota State (March 2, 2019). He is the first Mastodon to record nine offensive rebounds in a game since Kevin Harden had nine against UTPA (now UTRGV) on Nov. 16, 2012.
// The 'Dons are giving up 64.9 points per game, second best in the Horizon League. Should the Mastodons finish the season at this average, it would be the best during the Division I era (2001-present) in program history. The current record is the 66.0 points the 'Dons gave up in 2012-13.
// The 'Dons are 10-1 this season when scoring 70 or more points in a game. Their only loss was 75-70 at Robert Morris (Dec. 29).
// Per sports-reference.com, Ra Kpedi leads the Horizon League in offensive rebounding percentage at 16.3 percent. He has a league best 59 offensive boards.
// Jarred Godfrey owns 1,855 career points, second place in program history. He passed Frank Gaines (1,841) on Jan. 6 against for second place. The only Mastodon ahead of Godfrey is his former teammate John Konchar. Konchar sits in first place in program history with 2,065 points.
// Jarred Godfrey owns 571 rebounds, sixth in program history. When he reaches 603 rebounds he'll enter the top five in program history. He is already in the top five in points, assists, steals, field goals and 3-pointers.
// The Mastodons are the only team in the league with three players in the top 10 in the league in made 3-pointers. Bobby Planutis (3rd, 45), Deonte Billups (7th, 31) and Quinton Morton-Robertson (10th, 29).
// Jarred Godfrey is shooting 94.0 percent (63-of-67) from the free throw line, fifth in the nation. Only once in program history has a player made 50 or more free throws in a season and finished at 90 percent or better. That was Ben Botts in 2009-09, making 65-of-71 (91.5 percent).
// Ra Kpedi has won the opening tip in 14-of-16 games this season. He also won the tip in overtime against Oakland (Dec. 3).
// The 'Dons are 10th in the nation in 3-pointers per game (10.1).
// Jarred Godfrey (1,855), Damian Chong Qui (1,436), Anthony Roberts (1,433), and Bobby Planutis (1,064) have each scored 1,000 career NCAA points. Deonte Billups (901) could enter that group this season.
// The 'Dons have 11 games of double-digit offensive rebounds this season.

~ Feel The Rumble ~