Sunday, December 8
Fort Wayne, Ind.
2 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
vs
Robert Morris
League Home Opener Set For Sunday
12/6/2024 4:39:00 PM | Men's Basketball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The home portion of the 2024-25 Horizon League slate starts on Sunday (Dec. 8) as the Mastodon men's basketball team welcomes Robert Morris to historic Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne (5-4, 0-1) vs. Robert Morris (6-4, 0-1)
When: Sunday, Dec. 8 | 2 p.m.
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: 1380 AM
Tickets: Link
Series History: 'Dons lead 5-4. Purdue Fort Wayne defeated RMU in the Horizon League Championship first round last year.
Game Notes (PDF): Purdue Fort Wayne | Robert Morris
// Eric Mulder is 11th in the nation in offensive rebounds per game (3.78).
// Eric Mulder is number one in the nation in offensive rating, per Ken Pom. Mulder has a 161.7 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."
// In the nation the Mastodons are:
- 13th in fewest turnovers (9.3).
- 14th in turnover margin (5.8).
- 34th in free throw percentage (77.1).
// The 'Dons are averaging a Horizon League best 82.0 points per game.
// Maximus Nelson has opened the season shooting 45.1 percent (23-of-51) 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 25th in the nation in made free throws with 47. He is 27th in the nation with 62 free throw attempts, also best in the league.
// Jalen Jackson is averaging 6.9 fouls drawn per 40 minutes, 57th 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 three turnovers in 227 minutes.
// Corey Hadnot II has five 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.
// Quinton Morton-Robertson has three assists in 7-of-9 games this season. He did it 14-of-36 games last season.
// 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 54.3 %), 3-point (from 25.0 % to 41.4 %) and free throw (from 68.8 percent to 80.0 percent). It has led him to average 11.1 points per game, up from 6.2 last year.
// 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 1,460 points, needing 40 to reach 1,500 for his career (Purdue Fort Wayne and UW-Parkside combined).
- Jalen Jackson owns 953 career points, needing 47 to reach 1,000 (Purdue Fort Wayne and UIC combined)
- Quinton Morton-Robertson has 925 career points, needing 75 to reach 1,000 (Purdue Fort Wayne and Radford combined).
- Maximus Nelson has scored 444 career points, needing 56 to reach 500 for his career (Purdue Fort Wayne and Valparaiso combined).
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne (5-4, 0-1) vs. Robert Morris (6-4, 0-1)
When: Sunday, Dec. 8 | 2 p.m.
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: 1380 AM
Tickets: Link
Series History: 'Dons lead 5-4. Purdue Fort Wayne defeated RMU in the Horizon League Championship first round last year.
Game Notes (PDF): Purdue Fort Wayne | Robert Morris
// Eric Mulder is 11th in the nation in offensive rebounds per game (3.78).
// Eric Mulder is number one in the nation in offensive rating, per Ken Pom. Mulder has a 161.7 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."
// In the nation the Mastodons are:
- 13th in fewest turnovers (9.3).
- 14th in turnover margin (5.8).
- 34th in free throw percentage (77.1).
// The 'Dons are averaging a Horizon League best 82.0 points per game.
// Maximus Nelson has opened the season shooting 45.1 percent (23-of-51) 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 25th in the nation in made free throws with 47. He is 27th in the nation with 62 free throw attempts, also best in the league.
// Jalen Jackson is averaging 6.9 fouls drawn per 40 minutes, 57th 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 three turnovers in 227 minutes.
// Corey Hadnot II has five 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.
// Quinton Morton-Robertson has three assists in 7-of-9 games this season. He did it 14-of-36 games last season.
// 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 54.3 %), 3-point (from 25.0 % to 41.4 %) and free throw (from 68.8 percent to 80.0 percent). It has led him to average 11.1 points per game, up from 6.2 last year.
// 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 1,460 points, needing 40 to reach 1,500 for his career (Purdue Fort Wayne and UW-Parkside combined).
- Jalen Jackson owns 953 career points, needing 47 to reach 1,000 (Purdue Fort Wayne and UIC combined)
- Quinton Morton-Robertson has 925 career points, needing 75 to reach 1,000 (Purdue Fort Wayne and Radford combined).
- Maximus Nelson has scored 444 career points, needing 56 to reach 500 for his career (Purdue Fort Wayne and Valparaiso combined).
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