Saturday, November 25
Fort Wayne, Ind.
7 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
vs
Wittenberg
Keaton Dukes
'Dons Host Wittenberg on Saturday Night
11/24/2023 12:55:00 PM | Men's Basketball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Mastodons return from Thanksgiving on Saturday (Nov. 25) with a 7 p.m. tip against Wittenberg at the Gates Sports Center.
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (5-1) vs. Wittenberg Tigers (4-2)
When: Saturday, November 25 | 7:00 p.m. ET
Where: Fort Wayne Ind. | Gates Sports Center
Live Stats: Link
Video: ESPN+
Radio: 1380 AM
Series Record: First Meeting
Game Notes: Link (PDF)
'DONS & ENDS:
// The 'Dons have had fewer turnovers than their opponent in every game this season.
// The 'Dons are ranked No. 21 in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll.
// The 'Dons earned both Horizon League Weekly for the second straight week on Nov. 20. Quinton Morton-Robertson earned his first career weekly honor by earning Player of the Week after averaging 22.0 points in wins over Northern Arizona and South Dakota. He was named the Arizona Tip-Off MVP. Corey Hadnot II picked up Freshman of the Week honors or a second straight week after averaging 7.5 points in the two wins. Rasheed Bello earned Player of the Week on Nov. 13 after Bello averaging 20.3 points per game in three wins including 29 points vs. Texas A&M-Commerce.
// The Mastodons' 5-0 start was their longest undefeated stretch to start a season as a NCAA Division I program. It was their longest stretch to start a season since the 1992-93 team opened 9-0. That team earned a bid in the NCAA Division II Tournament, the only NCAA bid (Division I or II) in program history.
// Thanks to a 5-0 start to the season, the 'Dons now have now had a winning streak of at-least four games in every season since 2009-10 except for one (2017-18). That is 14-of-15 seasons.
// The 'Dons suffered their first loss of the season on Wednesday night at San Francisco. Anthony Roberts led the 'Dons with 16 points. He also added seven rebounds, three steals and three blocks. Jalen Jackson also hit double-digits with 12.
// Corey Hadnot II (8-of-8) is the only 'Don perfect from the free throw line this season.
// Four Mastodons are averaging better than 13.0 points per game: Rasheed Bello (15.8), Anthony Roberts (14.5), Quinton Morton-Robertson (13.8) and Jalen Jackson (13.8).
// Thanks to wins over Northern Arizona (Nov. 17) and South Dakota (Nov. 18), the 'Dons won the Arizona Tip-Off. Quinton Morton-Robertson was named the MVP of the event and selected to the All-Tournament Team with Rasheed Bello.
// The 'Dons have scored 50 points in a half three times this season. The 'Dons hit the 60 mark in both halves vs. Andrews and then scored 57 in the second half against South Dakota. It was the first time the 'Dons hit 50 in a half against a Division I foe since scoring 51 in the first at Wright State on Jan. 19, 2023.
// Anthony Roberts is shooting better than 50 percent from the floor at 52.2 percent (36-of-69).
// Seven 'Dons have recorded double-digit field goals on the season.
// 30.3 percent of points this season (160-of-528) have come off turnovers.
// Rasheed Bello is sneaking up on 1,000 career points. Combined with his scoring at NCAA Division II UW-Parkside, he has 886 career NCAA points.
// The 'Dons open Horizon League play on Nov. 29 when they host Green Bay at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.
// The 'Dons have partnered with Team IMPACT to add Bolton Richardson to the squad in 2023-24. Added to the team at a signing ceremony in July, Bolton will be at games, practices and other team activities.
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (5-1) vs. Wittenberg Tigers (4-2)
When: Saturday, November 25 | 7:00 p.m. ET
Where: Fort Wayne Ind. | Gates Sports Center
Live Stats: Link
Video: ESPN+
Radio: 1380 AM
Series Record: First Meeting
Game Notes: Link (PDF)
'DONS & ENDS:
// The 'Dons have had fewer turnovers than their opponent in every game this season.
// The 'Dons are ranked No. 21 in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll.
// The 'Dons earned both Horizon League Weekly for the second straight week on Nov. 20. Quinton Morton-Robertson earned his first career weekly honor by earning Player of the Week after averaging 22.0 points in wins over Northern Arizona and South Dakota. He was named the Arizona Tip-Off MVP. Corey Hadnot II picked up Freshman of the Week honors or a second straight week after averaging 7.5 points in the two wins. Rasheed Bello earned Player of the Week on Nov. 13 after Bello averaging 20.3 points per game in three wins including 29 points vs. Texas A&M-Commerce.
// The Mastodons' 5-0 start was their longest undefeated stretch to start a season as a NCAA Division I program. It was their longest stretch to start a season since the 1992-93 team opened 9-0. That team earned a bid in the NCAA Division II Tournament, the only NCAA bid (Division I or II) in program history.
// Thanks to a 5-0 start to the season, the 'Dons now have now had a winning streak of at-least four games in every season since 2009-10 except for one (2017-18). That is 14-of-15 seasons.
// The 'Dons suffered their first loss of the season on Wednesday night at San Francisco. Anthony Roberts led the 'Dons with 16 points. He also added seven rebounds, three steals and three blocks. Jalen Jackson also hit double-digits with 12.
// Corey Hadnot II (8-of-8) is the only 'Don perfect from the free throw line this season.
// Four Mastodons are averaging better than 13.0 points per game: Rasheed Bello (15.8), Anthony Roberts (14.5), Quinton Morton-Robertson (13.8) and Jalen Jackson (13.8).
// Thanks to wins over Northern Arizona (Nov. 17) and South Dakota (Nov. 18), the 'Dons won the Arizona Tip-Off. Quinton Morton-Robertson was named the MVP of the event and selected to the All-Tournament Team with Rasheed Bello.
// The 'Dons have scored 50 points in a half three times this season. The 'Dons hit the 60 mark in both halves vs. Andrews and then scored 57 in the second half against South Dakota. It was the first time the 'Dons hit 50 in a half against a Division I foe since scoring 51 in the first at Wright State on Jan. 19, 2023.
// Anthony Roberts is shooting better than 50 percent from the floor at 52.2 percent (36-of-69).
// Seven 'Dons have recorded double-digit field goals on the season.
// 30.3 percent of points this season (160-of-528) have come off turnovers.
// Rasheed Bello is sneaking up on 1,000 career points. Combined with his scoring at NCAA Division II UW-Parkside, he has 886 career NCAA points.
// The 'Dons open Horizon League play on Nov. 29 when they host Green Bay at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.
// The 'Dons have partnered with Team IMPACT to add Bolton Richardson to the squad in 2023-24. Added to the team at a signing ceremony in July, Bolton will be at games, practices and other team activities.
NATIONAL RANKINGS:
// 3rd in the nation in turnover margin (+10.3)
// 3rd in the nation in turnovers forced per game (19.83)
// 12th in the nation in steals per game (11.3)
// 14th in the nation in fast break points per game (19.5)
// 15th in the nation in scoring margin (+22.0)
// 24th in the nation in points per game (88.0)
ON THE SAN FRANCISCO CONTEST:
// The 'Dons scored 28 points in the paint for 46.7 percent (26-of-60) of their points.
// Anthony Roberts led the 'Dons with 16 points, seven rebounds, three blocks and three steals.
// It was a five-point deficit for the 'Dons with less than 10 minutes left in the game.
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