Thursday, February 23
Milwaukee, Wis. / Klotsche Center
8:30 PM ET
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Milwaukee
Jarred Godfrey
'Dons Head to the Shores of Lake Michigan for Tilt at Milwaukee
2/21/2023 11:55:00 PM | Men's Basketball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Mastodons, like Alice Cooper, are now regular visitors to Milwaukee in the Horizon League. The 'Dons will take their annual trip on Thursday (Feb. 23) to play the Panthers in a key league game.
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (16-13, 8-10 Horizon League) at Milwaukee Panthers (18-10, 12-6 Horizon League)
When: Thursday, February 23 | 8:30 p.m. ET
Where: Milwaukee, Wis. | Klotsche Center
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Radio: Listen
Game Notes (PDF): Purdue Fort Wayne | Milwaukee
Series Record: 'Dons lead 5-1
'Dons and Ends:
// Damian Chong Qui celebrated his Senior Day on Sunday with a game-winning 3-pointer. He launched a shot from just inside the mid-court line to defeat Wright State 77-75 at the buzzer. It was featured as the No. 1 play on ESPN SportsCenter's Top 10. It was his second dramatic 3-pointer in just over a year. He hit a dramatic 3-pointer on Feb. 14, 2022 last season to force overtime against Cleveland State. His shot against Cleveland State was also featured on ESPN.
// Jarred Godfrey broke the program's all-time scoring record vs. Robert Morris (Feb. 12). He now owns 2,107 points. John Konchar's 2,065 points is now in second place. Godfrey broke the record on a free throw. Konchar also broke the record on a free throw when he set the previous record Jan. 24, 2019 against Omaha.
// Jarred Godfrey is closing in on the program's all-time 3-point record. Godfrey owns 259 3-pointers. Only Mo Evans (266 from 2013-17) had made more 3-pointers than Godfrey in program history.
// Jarred Godfrey has four games of 20 plus points over the last six games. He has 12 games of 20 or more points this season.
// Jarred Godfrey is the all-time leader in games played in program history with 150. He set the record on Jan. 25th at Northern Kentucky, when he passed former teammate Cameron Benford (2017-22) who played in 141 games for the previous record mark.
// Ra Kpedi on the season has seven double-digit rebound games, including double-doubles at Northwestern (Nov. 18), vs. Oakland (Dec. 3) and vs. Cleveland State (Jan. 16).
// Jarred Godfrey has made a career-high 122 free throws, 10th most in a single season in program history. When he gets to 128 he will rank 7th in school history.
// Ra Kpedi has already passed his rebound total from last season. He owns 240 rebounds this season, and had 208 last year. He'll need to reach 262 to crack the top 10 in program history in single-season rebounds.
// Ra Kpedi broke into the top 10 in career rebounds against Youngstown State on Friday, Feb. 10. He now owns 520 career rebounds as Mastodon, 7th in program history.
// Ra Kpedi is averaging 8.8 rebounds per game in league play. The last Mastodon to average that many rebounds per game in league play was John Konchar in 9.3 in the Summit League in 2016-17.
// Jarred Godfrey is the only active player in NCAA Division I men's basketball with 2,000 points, 600 rebounds, 400 assists, 200 3-pointers and 200 steals. Since 1992-93 only four other student-athletes have finished with such a career stat line. D.J Cooper (Ohio, 2010-13), Kerry Kittles (Villanova, 1993-96), Ricky Minard (Morehead State, 2001-04) and Marreon Jackson (2017-12, Toledo/Arizona State) are the others. (per sports-reference.com)
// The 'Dons are 14-2 this season when scoring 71 or more points in a game.
// Per sports-reference.com, Ra Kpedi leads the Horizon League in offensive rebounding percentage at 15.4 percent. He is first in the league with 109 total offensive boards.
// Jarred Godfrey owns 635 rebounds, third in program history. He is also in the top five in points, assists, steals, field goals, free throws and 3-pointers in program history.
// Jarred Godfrey is shooting 90.4 percent (122-of-135) from the free throw line this season, 8th 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 2008-09, making 65-of-71 (91.5 percent). The best free throw percentage in program history with 100 attempts in a season is Steve Bard in 1987-88 who made 88-of-102 (86.3 percent). The Division I era program record for best single-season free throw percentage in school history is Bryson Scott's 81.8 percent in 2017-18 on 202-of-247 shooting.
// Ra Kpedi has won the opening tip in 24-of-29 games this season. He also won the tip in overtime against Oakland (Dec. 3).
// The 'Dons are 17th in the nation in 3-pointers per game (9.5).
// The 'Dons are 16th in the nation in 3-point defense with teams shooting just 29.5 percent against them from three.
// Jarred Godfrey (2,107), Damian Chong Qui (1,554), Anthony Roberts (1,516), Bobby Planutis (1,175) and Deonte Billups (1,039) have each scored 1,000 career NCAA points.
// With a pair of student-athletes with 1,500 career points at the Division I level (Jarred Godfrey and Damian Chong Qui) 'Dons are one of 13 teams in the nation with two or three players who have reached that mark in Division I contests.
// The 'Dons have 15 games of double-digit offensive rebounds this season.
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (16-13, 8-10 Horizon League) at Milwaukee Panthers (18-10, 12-6 Horizon League)
When: Thursday, February 23 | 8:30 p.m. ET
Where: Milwaukee, Wis. | Klotsche Center
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Radio: Listen
Game Notes (PDF): Purdue Fort Wayne | Milwaukee
Series Record: 'Dons lead 5-1
'Dons and Ends:
// Damian Chong Qui celebrated his Senior Day on Sunday with a game-winning 3-pointer. He launched a shot from just inside the mid-court line to defeat Wright State 77-75 at the buzzer. It was featured as the No. 1 play on ESPN SportsCenter's Top 10. It was his second dramatic 3-pointer in just over a year. He hit a dramatic 3-pointer on Feb. 14, 2022 last season to force overtime against Cleveland State. His shot against Cleveland State was also featured on ESPN.
// Jarred Godfrey broke the program's all-time scoring record vs. Robert Morris (Feb. 12). He now owns 2,107 points. John Konchar's 2,065 points is now in second place. Godfrey broke the record on a free throw. Konchar also broke the record on a free throw when he set the previous record Jan. 24, 2019 against Omaha.
// Jarred Godfrey is closing in on the program's all-time 3-point record. Godfrey owns 259 3-pointers. Only Mo Evans (266 from 2013-17) had made more 3-pointers than Godfrey in program history.
// Jarred Godfrey has four games of 20 plus points over the last six games. He has 12 games of 20 or more points this season.
// Jarred Godfrey is the all-time leader in games played in program history with 150. He set the record on Jan. 25th at Northern Kentucky, when he passed former teammate Cameron Benford (2017-22) who played in 141 games for the previous record mark.
// Ra Kpedi on the season has seven double-digit rebound games, including double-doubles at Northwestern (Nov. 18), vs. Oakland (Dec. 3) and vs. Cleveland State (Jan. 16).
// Jarred Godfrey has made a career-high 122 free throws, 10th most in a single season in program history. When he gets to 128 he will rank 7th in school history.
// Ra Kpedi has already passed his rebound total from last season. He owns 240 rebounds this season, and had 208 last year. He'll need to reach 262 to crack the top 10 in program history in single-season rebounds.
// Ra Kpedi broke into the top 10 in career rebounds against Youngstown State on Friday, Feb. 10. He now owns 520 career rebounds as Mastodon, 7th in program history.
// Ra Kpedi is averaging 8.8 rebounds per game in league play. The last Mastodon to average that many rebounds per game in league play was John Konchar in 9.3 in the Summit League in 2016-17.
// Jarred Godfrey is the only active player in NCAA Division I men's basketball with 2,000 points, 600 rebounds, 400 assists, 200 3-pointers and 200 steals. Since 1992-93 only four other student-athletes have finished with such a career stat line. D.J Cooper (Ohio, 2010-13), Kerry Kittles (Villanova, 1993-96), Ricky Minard (Morehead State, 2001-04) and Marreon Jackson (2017-12, Toledo/Arizona State) are the others. (per sports-reference.com)
// The 'Dons are 14-2 this season when scoring 71 or more points in a game.
// Per sports-reference.com, Ra Kpedi leads the Horizon League in offensive rebounding percentage at 15.4 percent. He is first in the league with 109 total offensive boards.
// Jarred Godfrey owns 635 rebounds, third in program history. He is also in the top five in points, assists, steals, field goals, free throws and 3-pointers in program history.
// Jarred Godfrey is shooting 90.4 percent (122-of-135) from the free throw line this season, 8th 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 2008-09, making 65-of-71 (91.5 percent). The best free throw percentage in program history with 100 attempts in a season is Steve Bard in 1987-88 who made 88-of-102 (86.3 percent). The Division I era program record for best single-season free throw percentage in school history is Bryson Scott's 81.8 percent in 2017-18 on 202-of-247 shooting.
// Ra Kpedi has won the opening tip in 24-of-29 games this season. He also won the tip in overtime against Oakland (Dec. 3).
// The 'Dons are 17th in the nation in 3-pointers per game (9.5).
// The 'Dons are 16th in the nation in 3-point defense with teams shooting just 29.5 percent against them from three.
// Jarred Godfrey (2,107), Damian Chong Qui (1,554), Anthony Roberts (1,516), Bobby Planutis (1,175) and Deonte Billups (1,039) have each scored 1,000 career NCAA points.
// With a pair of student-athletes with 1,500 career points at the Division I level (Jarred Godfrey and Damian Chong Qui) 'Dons are one of 13 teams in the nation with two or three players who have reached that mark in Division I contests.
// The 'Dons have 15 games of double-digit offensive rebounds this season.
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