Saturday, November 16
Fort Wayne, Ind.
7 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
3-1,0-0Horizon
93
vs
74
Southern Indiana
1-4,0-0OVC
1
2
F
Southern Ind.
35
39
74
Purdue Fort Wayne
41
52
93
Jalen Jackson vs. USI on Saturday (photo by Ryan Nguyen)
Jackson’s Career-High 29 Lifts Purdue Fort Wayne Over USI
11/16/2024 8:37:00 PM | Men's Basketball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Jalen Jackson scored a career-high 29 points to help the Purdue Fort Wayne men's basketball team lead wire-to-wire in a 93-74 victory over Southern Indiana on Saturday (Nov. 16) evening at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.
Jackson finished 11-of-19 with four rebounds, three assists and three steals. He didn't record a turnover. He was one of four Mastodons to reach double-digits. Rasheed Bello followed his 31-point performance on Tuesday with 18 points on Saturday against Southern Indiana. Bello went 8-for-8 from the free throw line to help the 'Dons to a 24-of-28 performance from the charity stripe.
Quinton Morton-Robertson added 12 points on three 3-pointers while finishing with four assists and no turnovers. Eric Mulder finished a rebound short of a double-double with 10 points on nine rebounds. Maximus Nelson hit three of the Mastodons' 13 3-pointers in the game.
The 'Dons shot 50 percent (28-of-56) from the floor while limiting USI to 25-of-54 (46.3 percent).
A Mulder dunk put the 'Dons up 28-14 with 8:35 left in the first half. While USI would cut the deficit to 41-35 at half time, it was a first half dominated by the 'Dons. So much so the Screaming Eagles used two timeouts in the first 20 minutes.
While the Screaming Eagles lingered around early in the second, the 'Dons eventually took control of the game for good with a 10-2 run that gave the Mastodons a 66-54 lead with less than 10 minutes to play. A Corey Hadnot II driving layup punctuated the run.
The win improves the 'Dons to 3-0 over Southern Indiana since the Screaming Eagles joined the Mastodons in the Division I ranks in 2022.
USI falls to 1-4. The 'Dons are now 3-1. Purdue Fort Wayne is at Penn State on Wednesday (Nov. 13).
Jackson finished 11-of-19 with four rebounds, three assists and three steals. He didn't record a turnover. He was one of four Mastodons to reach double-digits. Rasheed Bello followed his 31-point performance on Tuesday with 18 points on Saturday against Southern Indiana. Bello went 8-for-8 from the free throw line to help the 'Dons to a 24-of-28 performance from the charity stripe.
Quinton Morton-Robertson added 12 points on three 3-pointers while finishing with four assists and no turnovers. Eric Mulder finished a rebound short of a double-double with 10 points on nine rebounds. Maximus Nelson hit three of the Mastodons' 13 3-pointers in the game.
The 'Dons shot 50 percent (28-of-56) from the floor while limiting USI to 25-of-54 (46.3 percent).
A Mulder dunk put the 'Dons up 28-14 with 8:35 left in the first half. While USI would cut the deficit to 41-35 at half time, it was a first half dominated by the 'Dons. So much so the Screaming Eagles used two timeouts in the first 20 minutes.
While the Screaming Eagles lingered around early in the second, the 'Dons eventually took control of the game for good with a 10-2 run that gave the Mastodons a 66-54 lead with less than 10 minutes to play. A Corey Hadnot II driving layup punctuated the run.
The win improves the 'Dons to 3-0 over Southern Indiana since the Screaming Eagles joined the Mastodons in the Division I ranks in 2022.
USI falls to 1-4. The 'Dons are now 3-1. Purdue Fort Wayne is at Penn State on Wednesday (Nov. 13).
~ Feel The Rumble ~
Team Stats
USI
Pur-FW
FG%
.463
.500
3FG%
.360
.464
FT%
.938
.857
RB
28
32
TO
11
8
STL
1
5
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
29
FGM
11
3FGM
2
FTM
5
Pts
18
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
8
Pts
12
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
3
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Players Mentioned
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