Purdue Fort Wayne
IU Indianapolis
'Dons And Jaguars Renew Rivalry on Wednesday
12/10/2024 11:46:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne (6-4, 1-1) vs. IU Indianapolis (5-6, 1-1)
When: Wednesday, Dec. 11 | 7 p.m.
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: 1380 AM
Tickets: Link
Series History: IU Indianapolis leads 28-19. The 'Dons have won three of the last four in Fort Wayne.
Game Notes (PDF): Purdue Fort Wayne | IU Indianapolis
// The 'Dons made 26 free throws on Sunday vs. Robert Morris. Since 2018-19 season, the 'Dons have four total games of 24 or more made free throws and three have come this season. The 26 the 'Dons made against Bethune-Cookman and Robert Morris are tied for the seventh most in the Division I era of the program for made free throws in a game.
// Eric Mulder is 18th in the nation in offensive rebounds per game (3.60).
// Eric Mulder is number one in the nation in offensive rating, per Ken Pom. Mulder has a 159.4 rating. Per Ken Pom: "offensive rating is a measure of an individual player's efficiency. In its simplest form, it's points produced divided by possessions used." Additionally, Mulder is third in the nation in 2-point percentage (40-of-48).
// In the nation the Mastodons are:
- 17th in turnover margin (+5.8).
- 20th in fewest turnovers (9.7 per game).
- 20th in free throw percentage (78.6 percent).
// The 'Dons are averaging a Horizon League best 82.0 points per game.
// Maximus Nelson has opened the season shooting 43.9 percent (25-of-57) from three.
// Five times this year have the 'Dons committed single-digit turnovers in a game. Their season low is five in a win over Drexel.
// Rasheed Bello earned his second career Horizon League Player of the Week accolade on Nov. 18, averaging 24.5 points, 2.5 steals, 2.0 assists and 2.0 rebounds in wins over Bethune-Cookman and Southern Indiana. He had a career-high 31 points vs. Bethune-Cookman.
// Jalen Jackson leads the Horizon League and ranks 11th in the nation in made free throws with 58. He is 14th in the nation with 74 free throw attempts, also best in the league.
// Jalen Jackson is averaging 7.3 fouls drawn per 40 minutes, 24th in the nation per Ken Pom.
// Another Ken Pom stat, the 'Dons lead the nation in minutes continuity at 76.8 percent. Ken Pom describes the stat as "determining what percentage of a team's minutes are played by the same player from last season to this season." The current national average is 34.1 percent.
// Eric Mulder has recorded just four turnovers in 251 minutes.
// Corey Hadnot II has six double-digit scoring games this season after five his entire freshman season last year. This year includes a career-high 20 points with five 3-pointers at Penn State. He added 15 points at East Texas A&M.
// Across the board, Corey Hadnot II's shooting percentages are up this year from his freshman season last year. Field goal (from 40.9 % to 51.9 %), 3-point (from 25.0 % to 38.7 %) and free throw (from 68.8 percent to 81.0 percent). It has led him to average 11.3 points per game, up from 6.2 last year.
// Jalen Jackson has reached double-figures in every game this season and 20 points four times.
// In two league games so far, Jalen Jackson is 12-of-15 from the field and 15-of-19 from the free throw line while averaging 4.0 assists and 2.5 steals in the two games.
// The 'Dons have won 23 straight regular season home games against non-league opponents, a streak that started on Nov. 16, 2019 vs. Stetson.
// A few 'Dons are nearing career scoring marks:
- Rasheed Bello has 1,472 points, needing 28 to reach 1,500 for his career (Purdue Fort Wayne and UW-Parkside combined).
- Jalen Jackson owns 976 career points, needing 24 to reach 1,000 (Purdue Fort Wayne and UIC combined)
- Quinton Morton-Robertson has 927 career points, needing 73 to reach 1,000 (Purdue Fort Wayne and Radford combined).
- Maximus Nelson has scored 454 career points, needing 46 to reach 500 for his career (Purdue Fort Wayne and Valparaiso combined).
// 10-Made Free Throw Games in Mastodon Career (DI era)
Player (Total)
Frank Gaines (9)
Bryson Scott (6)
Jalen Jackson (3)
Jarred Godfrey (3)
David Carson (2)
Joseph Edwards (1)
Steve Forbes (1)
John Konchar (1)
Rasheed Bello (1)
