Saturday, January 6
Fort Wayne, Ind.
1 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
13-3,4-1Horizon
98
vs
106
Wright State
8-8,3-2Horizon
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wright St. | 51 | 55 | 106 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 40 | 58 | 98 |
Quinton Morton-Robertson
Photo by: Josh Gales
‘Dons Suffer First League Loss at Hands of Wright State 106-98
1/6/2024 5:23:00 PM | Men's Basketball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Three Mastodons finished in double-digits and Purdue Fort Wayne shot 54.0 percent from the floor in a 106-98 loss to Wright State on Saturday (Jan. 6) afternoon at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.
The Raiders shot even better from the floor, finishing at 66.1 percent (39-of-59).
Quinton Morton-Robertson led the 'Dons with 26 points on 7-of-14 shooting. Jalen Jackson had a career-high 24 points while Rasheed Bello added 23 points.
The Raiders led 51-40 at the break and took a lead as large as 23 in the second with 8:34 left at 85-62. The 'Dons used a 10-0 run to make it an 11-point game with 2:30 left at 95-84. Corey Hadnot II had seven of the 10 points. An 8-0 run cut the Wright State lead to 101-94 with just over a minute left. In the end, however, the Mastodon rally fell short.
Tanner Holden led the Raiders with 26 points.
Hadnot (11) and Anthony Roberts (10) also hit double-digits.
The 'Dons finished 8-of-23 (34.8 percent) from three.
Wright State improves to 8-8 (3-2 Horizon League). The 'Dons fall to 13-3 (4-1 Horizon League). The 'Dons are at Youngstown State on Wednesday.
~ Feel The Rumble ~
The Raiders shot even better from the floor, finishing at 66.1 percent (39-of-59).
Quinton Morton-Robertson led the 'Dons with 26 points on 7-of-14 shooting. Jalen Jackson had a career-high 24 points while Rasheed Bello added 23 points.
The Raiders led 51-40 at the break and took a lead as large as 23 in the second with 8:34 left at 85-62. The 'Dons used a 10-0 run to make it an 11-point game with 2:30 left at 95-84. Corey Hadnot II had seven of the 10 points. An 8-0 run cut the Wright State lead to 101-94 with just over a minute left. In the end, however, the Mastodon rally fell short.
Tanner Holden led the Raiders with 26 points.
Hadnot (11) and Anthony Roberts (10) also hit double-digits.
The 'Dons finished 8-of-23 (34.8 percent) from three.
Wright State improves to 8-8 (3-2 Horizon League). The 'Dons fall to 13-3 (4-1 Horizon League). The 'Dons are at Youngstown State on Wednesday.
~ Feel The Rumble ~
Team Stats
WSU
Pur-FW
FG%
.661
.540
3FG%
.389
.348
FT%
.778
.667
RB
33
26
TO
17
14
STL
4
11
Game Leaders
Pts
26
FGM
7
3FGM
3
FTM
9
Pts
24
FGM
7
3FGM
2
FTM
8
Pts
23
FGM
10
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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