‘Dons Dominate Eastern Michigan With 20 3-Pointers

Sunday, December 15

Ypsilanti, Mich.

2 p.m.

Purdue Fort Wayne

8-4,2-1Horizon

Eastern Michigan

5-5,0-0MAC

Purdue Fort Wayne

Eastern Mich.

Rasheed Bello (picture courtesy of EMU)

‘Dons Dominate Eastern Michigan With 20 3-Pointers

12/15/2024 4:11:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

YPSILANTI, Mich. – Behind a 54.7 percent shooting performance, the Mastodon men's basketball team defeated Eastern Michigan 99-76 on Sunday (Dec. 15) afternoon. It is the Mastodons' first ever win at Eastern Michigan after three previous attempts.

Jalen Jackson scored his 1,000^th career point, Purdue Fort Wayne and UIC combined, with a field goal in the first half. The Fort Wayne native now has 790 points in a Mastodon uniform.

Rasheed Bello scored his 1,500^th career point with a 3-pointer in the first half. He now has 718 points for the 'Dons and 791 with UW-Parkside.

The 'Dons never trailed in the contest, leading 48-34 at half. Bello and Jackson each had 14 points in the first 20 minutes

Purdue Fort Wayne finished 20-of-39 (51.3 percent) from beyond the arc. The 20 3-pointers are one short of the school-record 21 the 'Dons have made on three occasions. This is the fourth time the 'Dons have made exactly 20 3-pointers in a game in program history.

Bello finished with a team-high 19 points and five 3-pointers. Corey Hadnot II also recorded five 3-pointers for 17 points. Jackson joined Hadnot II with 17 points. Maximus Nelson drained four 3-pointers for 14 points. Chandler Cuthrell used two 3-pointers to hit double-digits with 10 points. Cuthrell and Hadnot II helped the 'Dons to a 37-6 edge in bench points.

EMU was led by Jalen Terry's 28 points.

Eastern Michigan falls to 5-5. The 'Dons improve to 8-4. Purdue Fort Wayne hosts Defiance on Friday (Dec. 20) at the Gates Sports Center.

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