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Ugly Sweater Game Set For Friday vs. Defiance at 5:30 PM
12/18/2024 3:08:00 PM | Men's Basketball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Mastodons host Defiance on Friday night at 5:30 p.m. Note the new start time, moved up an hour and a half. Fans can receive a free general admission ticket to the game if they wear an ugly sweater.
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne (8-4) vs. Defiance (3-9)
When: Friday, Dec. 20 | 5:30 p.m.
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Gates Sports Center
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: 1380 AM
Tickets: Link
Series History: Defiance leads 2-1 with wins in 1977 and 1978. The 'Dons defeated Defiance in 2017.
Game Notes (PDF): Purdue Fort Wayne | Defiance
// On the Mastodons' 20 3-pointers at Eastern Michigan (Dec. 15):
- Venue record for EMU's George Gervin GameAbove Center for 3-pointers in a game
- Tied for 4th in program history for 3-pointers in a game
- Tied for 2nd in program history for 3-pointers against a Division I team (21 at Eastern Illinois, Nov. 28, 2018)
- Tied for most in a game this season between two Division I teams (Kansas State made 21 vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff)
- Most by a Horizon League team this season
// 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 20th in the nation in offensive rebounds per game (3.50).
// Eric Mulder is number one in the nation in offensive rating, per Ken Pom. Mulder has a 157.3 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 (46-of-55), per Ken Pom. Ken Pom only takes into account games against Division I opponents.
// In the nation the Mastodons are 17th in turnover margin (5.3).
// The 'Dons are averaging a Horizon League best 83.1 points per game, 66th in the nation.
// Multiple 'Dons are shooting better than 40 percent from three this year:
- Maximus Nelson - 42.0 percent (29-of-69)
- Rasheed Bello - 42.6 percent (26-of-61)
- Corey Hadnot II - 46.2 percent (18-of-39)
// Seven 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 23rd in the nation in made free throws with 60. He is 20th in the nation with 79 free throw attempts, also best in the league.
// Jalen Jackson is averaging 6.8 fouls drawn per 40 minutes, 35th in the nation per Ken Pom.
// Another Ken Pom stat, the 'Dons lead the nation in minutes continuity at 76.6 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 309 minutes.
// Corey Hadnot II has seven 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 53.2 %), 3-point (from 25.0 % to 46.2 %) and free throw (from 68.8 percent to 77.3 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.
// 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 who recently hit career scoring marks:
- Rasheed Bello scored his 1,500th career point vs. Eastern Michigan (Dec. 15). He now has 1,509 points, including 718 as a Mastodon.
- Jalen Jackson scored his 1,000th NCAA career point vs. Eastern Michigan (Dec. 16). He now has 790 points as a Mastodon.
// A few 'Dons nearing scoring marks:
- Quinton Morton-Robertson has 948 career points, needing 52 to reach 1,000 (Purdue Fort Wayne and Radford combined).
- Maximus Nelson has scored 468 career points, needing 32 to reach 500 for his career (Purdue Fort Wayne and Valparaiso combined).
- Eric Mulder has scored 431 career points, needing 69 to reach 500 for his career.
~ Feel The Rumble ~
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne (8-4) vs. Defiance (3-9)
When: Friday, Dec. 20 | 5:30 p.m.
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Gates Sports Center
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: 1380 AM
Tickets: Link
Series History: Defiance leads 2-1 with wins in 1977 and 1978. The 'Dons defeated Defiance in 2017.
Game Notes (PDF): Purdue Fort Wayne | Defiance
// On the Mastodons' 20 3-pointers at Eastern Michigan (Dec. 15):
- Venue record for EMU's George Gervin GameAbove Center for 3-pointers in a game
- Tied for 4th in program history for 3-pointers in a game
- Tied for 2nd in program history for 3-pointers against a Division I team (21 at Eastern Illinois, Nov. 28, 2018)
- Tied for most in a game this season between two Division I teams (Kansas State made 21 vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff)
- Most by a Horizon League team this season
// 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 20th in the nation in offensive rebounds per game (3.50).
// Eric Mulder is number one in the nation in offensive rating, per Ken Pom. Mulder has a 157.3 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 (46-of-55), per Ken Pom. Ken Pom only takes into account games against Division I opponents.
// In the nation the Mastodons are 17th in turnover margin (5.3).
// The 'Dons are averaging a Horizon League best 83.1 points per game, 66th in the nation.
// Multiple 'Dons are shooting better than 40 percent from three this year:
- Maximus Nelson - 42.0 percent (29-of-69)
- Rasheed Bello - 42.6 percent (26-of-61)
- Corey Hadnot II - 46.2 percent (18-of-39)
// Seven 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 23rd in the nation in made free throws with 60. He is 20th in the nation with 79 free throw attempts, also best in the league.
// Jalen Jackson is averaging 6.8 fouls drawn per 40 minutes, 35th in the nation per Ken Pom.
// Another Ken Pom stat, the 'Dons lead the nation in minutes continuity at 76.6 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 309 minutes.
// Corey Hadnot II has seven 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 53.2 %), 3-point (from 25.0 % to 46.2 %) and free throw (from 68.8 percent to 77.3 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.
// 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 who recently hit career scoring marks:
- Rasheed Bello scored his 1,500th career point vs. Eastern Michigan (Dec. 15). He now has 1,509 points, including 718 as a Mastodon.
- Jalen Jackson scored his 1,000th NCAA career point vs. Eastern Michigan (Dec. 16). He now has 790 points as a Mastodon.
// A few 'Dons nearing scoring marks:
- Quinton Morton-Robertson has 948 career points, needing 52 to reach 1,000 (Purdue Fort Wayne and Radford combined).
- Maximus Nelson has scored 468 career points, needing 32 to reach 500 for his career (Purdue Fort Wayne and Valparaiso combined).
- Eric Mulder has scored 431 career points, needing 69 to reach 500 for his career.
~ Feel The Rumble ~
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