Sunday, December 15
Ypsilanti, Mich.
2 p.m.
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Eastern Michigan
Rasheed Bello
'Dons Hit The Road to Play MAC Foe EMU
12/13/2024 11:14:00 PM | Men's Basketball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - A trip to Eastern Michigan is set for Sunday (Dec. 15) before the Mastodons start Finals Week the next day. Jalen Jackson needs eight points to reach 1,000 for his career. Rasheed Bello needs 10 to reach the 1,500 mark for his NCAA career.
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne (7-4) at Eastern Michigan (5-4)
When: Sunday, Dec. 15 | 2 p.m.
Where: Ypsilanti, Mich. | George Gervin GameAbove Center
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: 1380 AM
Series History: Eastern Michigan leads 3-1. The 'Dons won the last meeting but have never won (0-3) in Ypsilanti.
Game Notes (PDF): Purdue Fort Wayne | Eastern Michigan
// 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 25th in the nation in offensive rebounds per game (3.45).
// Eric Mulder is number two in the nation in offensive rating, per Ken Pom. Mulder has a 156.9 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 fifth in the nation in 2-point percentage (42-of-51), per Ken Pom.
// In the nation the Mastodons are:
- 13th in turnover margin (5.7).
- 22nd in fewest turnovers (9.6 per game).
- 32nd in free throw percentage (77.3 percent).
- 38th in effective field goal percentage (.564)
// The 'Dons are averaging a Horizon League best 81.6 points per game, 66th in the nation.
// Maximus Nelson has opened the season shooting 41.0 percent (25-of-61) from three.
// Six 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 10th in the nation in made free throws with 59. He is 13th in the nation with 76 free throw attempts, also best in the league.
// Jalen Jackson is averaging 7.1 fouls drawn per 40 minutes, 36th in the nation per Ken Pom.
// Another Ken Pom stat, the 'Dons lead the nation in minutes continuity at 76.7 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 34.2 percent.
// Eric Mulder has recorded just four turnovers in 286 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.
// 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 51.1 %), 3-point (from 25.0 % to 39.4 %) and free throw (from 68.8 percent to 77.3 percent). It has led him to average 10.7 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.
// 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 1,490 points, needing 10 to reach 1,500 for his career (Purdue Fort Wayne and UW-Parkside combined).
- Jalen Jackson owns 992 career points, needing 8 to reach 1,000 (Purdue Fort Wayne and UIC combined)
- Quinton Morton-Robertson has 955 career points, needing 55 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).
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne (7-4) at Eastern Michigan (5-4)
When: Sunday, Dec. 15 | 2 p.m.
Where: Ypsilanti, Mich. | George Gervin GameAbove Center
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: 1380 AM
Series History: Eastern Michigan leads 3-1. The 'Dons won the last meeting but have never won (0-3) in Ypsilanti.
Game Notes (PDF): Purdue Fort Wayne | Eastern Michigan
// 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 25th in the nation in offensive rebounds per game (3.45).
// Eric Mulder is number two in the nation in offensive rating, per Ken Pom. Mulder has a 156.9 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 fifth in the nation in 2-point percentage (42-of-51), per Ken Pom.
// In the nation the Mastodons are:
- 13th in turnover margin (5.7).
- 22nd in fewest turnovers (9.6 per game).
- 32nd in free throw percentage (77.3 percent).
- 38th in effective field goal percentage (.564)
// The 'Dons are averaging a Horizon League best 81.6 points per game, 66th in the nation.
// Maximus Nelson has opened the season shooting 41.0 percent (25-of-61) from three.
// Six 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 10th in the nation in made free throws with 59. He is 13th in the nation with 76 free throw attempts, also best in the league.
// Jalen Jackson is averaging 7.1 fouls drawn per 40 minutes, 36th in the nation per Ken Pom.
// Another Ken Pom stat, the 'Dons lead the nation in minutes continuity at 76.7 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 34.2 percent.
// Eric Mulder has recorded just four turnovers in 286 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.
// 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 51.1 %), 3-point (from 25.0 % to 39.4 %) and free throw (from 68.8 percent to 77.3 percent). It has led him to average 10.7 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.
// 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 1,490 points, needing 10 to reach 1,500 for his career (Purdue Fort Wayne and UW-Parkside combined).
- Jalen Jackson owns 992 career points, needing 8 to reach 1,000 (Purdue Fort Wayne and UIC combined)
- Quinton Morton-Robertson has 955 career points, needing 55 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).
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