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Tuesday, November 12
Fort Wayne, Ind.
7 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
2-1,0-0Horizon
91
vs
69
Bethune-Cookman
0-3,0-0SWAC
1
2
F
Bethune-Cookman
30
39
69
Purdue Fort Wayne
37
54
91
Rasheed Bello
Photo by: Josh Gales
Fort Defended - Rasheed Bello Leads Mastodons Past Bethune-Cookman
11/12/2024 9:26:00 PM | Men's Basketball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Behind 31 points from Rasheed Bello, the Purdue Fort Wayne men's basketball team beat Bethune-Cookman 91-69 on Tuesday night (Nov. 12).
Bello's 31 are most points he has scored as a Mastodon. He finished with a line of 31 points, five steals, three rebounds, two assists and a chase down block early in the first half.
The Mastodons had a 14-2 run in the first half that put them up 24-11. In this 5:27 stretch, the 'Dons were 5-of-11 from the floor while holding Bethune-Cookman to 1-for-5. Five different 'Dons scored in the run.
After the halftime break, the Mastodons used a 20-5 run that saw Bello score 10 more. This ballooned the Mastodon lead up to 17 to put the game out of reach.
Quinton Morton-Robertson matched his career-high of seven rebounds and added six assists. Jalen Jackson set a new career-high of 13 made free throws. His 13 ties him for fifth in Division I era program history for made free throws in a game.
All nine Mastodons that played scored at least four points.
Purdue Fort Wayne finished the game 28-of-64 from the floor (43.8 percent), 9-of-25 from 3-point land (36 percent), and 26-of-31 from the charity stripe (83.9 percent). The Mastodons registered just eight turnovers.
Purdue Fort Wayne improves to 2-1 while Bethune-Cookman falls to 0-3. The Mastodons will be back in action on Saturday (Nov. 16) at 7 p.m. against Southern Indiana at the Memorial Coliseum.
Bello's 31 are most points he has scored as a Mastodon. He finished with a line of 31 points, five steals, three rebounds, two assists and a chase down block early in the first half.
The Mastodons had a 14-2 run in the first half that put them up 24-11. In this 5:27 stretch, the 'Dons were 5-of-11 from the floor while holding Bethune-Cookman to 1-for-5. Five different 'Dons scored in the run.
After the halftime break, the Mastodons used a 20-5 run that saw Bello score 10 more. This ballooned the Mastodon lead up to 17 to put the game out of reach.
Quinton Morton-Robertson matched his career-high of seven rebounds and added six assists. Jalen Jackson set a new career-high of 13 made free throws. His 13 ties him for fifth in Division I era program history for made free throws in a game.
All nine Mastodons that played scored at least four points.
Purdue Fort Wayne finished the game 28-of-64 from the floor (43.8 percent), 9-of-25 from 3-point land (36 percent), and 26-of-31 from the charity stripe (83.9 percent). The Mastodons registered just eight turnovers.
Purdue Fort Wayne improves to 2-1 while Bethune-Cookman falls to 0-3. The Mastodons will be back in action on Saturday (Nov. 16) at 7 p.m. against Southern Indiana at the Memorial Coliseum.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
Team Stats
BCU
Pur-FW
FG%
.455
.438
3FG%
.346
.360
FT%
.714
.839
RB
29
36
TO
20
8
STL
6
14
Game Leaders
Pts
31
FGM
10
3FGM
4
FTM
7
Pts
19
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
13
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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