Thursday, December 5
Detroit, Mich.
1 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
5-4,0-1Horizon
78
at
79
Detroit Mercy
5-5,1-0Horizon
1
2
F
Purdue Fort Wayne
33
45
78
Detroit Mercy
31
48
79
#HLMBB Opener Goes to Detroit Mercy 79-78
12/5/2024 3:38:00 PM | Men's Basketball
DETROIT - Purdue Fort Wayne fell at Detroit Mercy 79-78 on Thursday (Dec. 5) afternoon in the Horizon League men's basketball opener for both teams.
Rasheed Bello and Jalen Jackson led the 'Dons with 17 points. Bello added four assists. Jackson had five rebounds, four assists and two steals. Corey Hadnot II added 10 points off the bench, scoring half of the Mastodons' 20 bench points in the contest.
The game featured 13 lead changes and six ties. A Maximus Nelson 3-pointer followed by a Bello jumper put the 'Dons up 77-74 with 1:04 remaining. It was a 78-76 game when Legend Geeter made a 3-pointer with four seconds left to give the Detroit Mercy Titans a 79-78 lead. A Mastodon timeout setup a final look, but a 3-point attempt rimmed out at the buzzer.
The 'Dons finished the game shooting 49.2 percent (29-of-59). Detroit Mercy shot 48.3 percent (29-of-60). Geeter had a game-high 22 points for the Titans.
Bello led the 'Dons with seven points in the first half as Purdue Fort Wayne led 33-31 at the break.
Purdue Fort Wayne falls to 5-4 (0-1 Horizon League). Detroit Mercy improves to 5-5 (1-0 Horizon League). Purdue Fort Wayne hosts Robert Morris on Sunday (Dec. 8). It will be a 2 p.m. start at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.
~ Feel The Rumble ~
Rasheed Bello and Jalen Jackson led the 'Dons with 17 points. Bello added four assists. Jackson had five rebounds, four assists and two steals. Corey Hadnot II added 10 points off the bench, scoring half of the Mastodons' 20 bench points in the contest.
The game featured 13 lead changes and six ties. A Maximus Nelson 3-pointer followed by a Bello jumper put the 'Dons up 77-74 with 1:04 remaining. It was a 78-76 game when Legend Geeter made a 3-pointer with four seconds left to give the Detroit Mercy Titans a 79-78 lead. A Mastodon timeout setup a final look, but a 3-point attempt rimmed out at the buzzer.
The 'Dons finished the game shooting 49.2 percent (29-of-59). Detroit Mercy shot 48.3 percent (29-of-60). Geeter had a game-high 22 points for the Titans.
Bello led the 'Dons with seven points in the first half as Purdue Fort Wayne led 33-31 at the break.
Purdue Fort Wayne falls to 5-4 (0-1 Horizon League). Detroit Mercy improves to 5-5 (1-0 Horizon League). Purdue Fort Wayne hosts Robert Morris on Sunday (Dec. 8). It will be a 2 p.m. start at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.
~ Feel The Rumble ~
Team Stats
Pur-FW
UDM
FG%
.492
.483
3FG%
.231
.440
FT%
.667
.769
RB
29
34
TO
9
13
STL
5
4
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
17
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
17
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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