Saturday, December 9
Fort Wayne, Ind.
7 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
10-1,2-0Horizon
89
vs
80
Southeast Missouri
3-7,0-0OVC
1
2
F
Southeast Mo. St.
39
41
80
Purdue Fort Wayne
41
48
89
Eric Mulder
Photo by: Cole Wieland
'Dons Earn 10th Victory With 89-80 Decision Over SEMO
12/9/2023 11:05:00 PM | Men's Basketball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Rasheed Bello had a team-high 19 points with five assists and four rebounds to help the Purdue Fort Wayne men's basketball team defeat SEMO 89-80 on Saturday (Dec. 9) at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.
The win moves the 'Dons to 10-1 for the first time since 1989-90.
Jalen Jackson, Anthony Roberts and Quinton Morton-Robertson each added 15 points. Eric Mulder finished 5-of-5 from the floor for 11 points. Bello, Morton-Robertson and Roberts each made seven free throws.
Purdue Fort Wayne finished 26-of-41 from the free throw line. The last time the 'Dons took 40 free throws in a game was Nov. 11, 2016 at Arkansas.
The 'Dons closed the first half on a 9-2 run to take a 41-39 lead to the break. Bello finished at the hoop with just a second or so on the clock. Max Nelson made all three of his 3-point attempts in the first half and finished the game with nine points.
Purdue Fort Wayne used a 19-4 run in the second half to go up 65-53. The run started with the 'Dons down 49-46 and Morton-Robertson tying the game at 49 with 17:29 on the clock thanks to a trey. While the game featured eight ties and six lead changes, it was pretty much all Mastodons in the second half.
For the sixth time this season the 'Dons committed single-digit turnovers. Purdue Fort Wayne forced 16 turnovers.
SEMO shot 50.8 percent (30-of-59). The 'Dons finished at 53.8 percent (28-of-52). Rob Martin had a game-high 22 points for the Redhawks. SEMO falls to 3-7.
Purdue Fort Wayne is back in action on Saturday against Bethune-Cookman.
The win moves the 'Dons to 10-1 for the first time since 1989-90.
Jalen Jackson, Anthony Roberts and Quinton Morton-Robertson each added 15 points. Eric Mulder finished 5-of-5 from the floor for 11 points. Bello, Morton-Robertson and Roberts each made seven free throws.
Purdue Fort Wayne finished 26-of-41 from the free throw line. The last time the 'Dons took 40 free throws in a game was Nov. 11, 2016 at Arkansas.
The 'Dons closed the first half on a 9-2 run to take a 41-39 lead to the break. Bello finished at the hoop with just a second or so on the clock. Max Nelson made all three of his 3-point attempts in the first half and finished the game with nine points.
Purdue Fort Wayne used a 19-4 run in the second half to go up 65-53. The run started with the 'Dons down 49-46 and Morton-Robertson tying the game at 49 with 17:29 on the clock thanks to a trey. While the game featured eight ties and six lead changes, it was pretty much all Mastodons in the second half.
For the sixth time this season the 'Dons committed single-digit turnovers. Purdue Fort Wayne forced 16 turnovers.
SEMO shot 50.8 percent (30-of-59). The 'Dons finished at 53.8 percent (28-of-52). Rob Martin had a game-high 22 points for the Redhawks. SEMO falls to 3-7.
Purdue Fort Wayne is back in action on Saturday against Bethune-Cookman.
~ Feel The Rumble ~
Team Stats
SEMO
Pur-FW
FG%
.508
.538
3FG%
.286
.500
FT%
.778
.634
RB
34
29
TO
16
9
STL
2
8
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
19
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
7
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
15
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
7
Pts
15
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
7
Players Mentioned
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