Wednesday, January 22
Rochester Hills, Mich.
7 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Oakland
Chandler Cuthrell
'Dons and Oakland Renew Rivalry on Wednesday Night
1/21/2025 11:32:00 AM | Men's Basketball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – A rivalry dating to the Division II days for both programs renews on Wednesday (Jan. 22) when the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons head to Oakland.
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne (14-6, 7-2 Horizon League) at Oakland (8-12, 5-4 Horizon League)
When: Wednesday, Jan. 22 | 7 p.m. ET
Where: O'Rena | Rochester, Mich.
Live Stats: Link
Listen: 1380 AM
Watch: ESPN+
Series History: Oakland leads 22-10. The series dates back to 1981.
Game Notes (PDF): Purdue Fort Wayne
'DONS & ENDS:
// The 'Dons are tied for the most overall wins in the league with 14.
// The home contest vs. Cleveland State on Jan. 30 has been flexed to a 9 p.m. start to accommodate an ESPNU broadcast. Kids 12th grade and under will be free for the game, redeemable at the Coliseum Box Office. The Feb. 21 vs. Oakland and Feb. 27 vs. Northern Kentucky home games are also possibilities to be flexed. The Mastodons' road game at Cleveland State on March 1 is also a possibility for a broadcast.
// The 'Dons are 1st in the nation in fewest turnovers per game (8.9) and 4th in turnover margin (+6.7).
- The 'Dons committed no turnovers in a 103-52 win over Defiance on Dec. 20, tying an NCAA record.
- 13 times this year have the 'Dons have committed single-digit turnovers in a game.
- The 'Dons had only seven turnovers in a 2 overtime win at Wright State
- This isn't new. Last year: 10.4 turnovers/game (11th in the nation), +5.7 turnover margin (4th).
- In league games, the 'Dons are averaging 9.7 turnovers.
- Quinton Morton-Robertson's 2.54 assist/turnover ratio is 56th in the nation.
// In the nation the Mastodons are:
- 1st in fewest turnovers per game (8.9)
- 4th in turnover margin (6.7)
- 7th in 3-pointers per game (11.2)
- 12th in assist/turnover ratio (1.70)
- 15th in effective field goal percentage (57.1 percent)
- 18th in points per game (84.4)
- 18th in 3-point percentage (38.7 percent)
- 25th in 3-point attempts per game (28.8)
- 26th in turnovers forced per game (15.60)
- 42nd in field goal percentage (48.1)
- 43th in steals per game (8.8)
- 47th in free throw percentage (76.4)
// The Mastodons have opened the season 9-0 at home, the best undefeated home stretch to start a season in the program's NCAA Division I history. If you're wondering, the best home performance in a single-season came in 1992-93 when the NCAA Division II Tournament bound 'Dons went 14-0 at Gates.
// With two wins at home to close out last season, the Mastodon home win-streak is at 11 games. Their last loss in a game in Fort Wayne was Feb. 14, 2024 to Oakland.
// Multiple 'Dons are shooting 40 percent or better from three this year:
- Corey Hadnot II - 44.1 percent (30-of-68)
- Rasheed Bello - 42.9 percent (45-of-105)
- Maximus Nelson - 40.9 percent (47-of-115)
// The 'Dons had a season-high 23 fast break points (against a DI team) vs. Youngstown State (Jan. 4).
// Notes on the 2OT win at Wright State (Jan. 15).
- The game ranked 10th on KenPom on the website's "excitement scale" of all Division I games in 2024-25.
- Most points against a Division I opponent in program history (120).
- It is the first time a team has scored 120 points in a Horizon League game since Evansville defeated Butler 136-128 in double overtime on Feb. 9, 1991.
- Jalen Jackson recorded his second career 30-point game.
- Chandler Cuthrell set career highs in points (20) and rebounds (16).
- Chandler Cuthrell's 16 rebounds are tied for 7th for most rebounds in a game in the Division I program history.
- The last 'Don to record 16 boards in a game was John Konchar at UIC (Nov. 18, 2017)
- The 'Dons have played (and won) two straight overtime games at Wright State.
- The 'Dons shot 53.2 percent (42-of-79) with only seven turnovers in 50 minutes.
// Per Ken Pom, the 'Dons are second, only behind Gonzaga, in the nation in minutes continuity at 73.2 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 34.0 percent.
// Since the 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.
// Rasheed Bello had 12 assists at Green Bay (Dec. 29). He is the first Mastodon with 12 assists since Jarred Godfrey recorded 12 in the Horizon League Tournament at Cleveland State in 2021 in a triple overtime game. The last Mastodon with 12 assists in a 40-minute contest was John Konchar who had 14 at Denver on Feb. 14, 2019. Bello is the first Horizon League player to reach 12 assists in a league game since Jalen Moore had 14 and 13 for Oakland during the 2021-22 season.
// Notes on the Defiance contest:
- The 'Dons recorded zero turnovers, just the third team to so since 2004 (per sports-reference.com)
- The 'Dons were +25 in turnover margin.
// This season the 'Dons have:
- made 10 or more 3-pointers 13 times.
- forced 20 turnovers four times.
- recorded 19 or more assists five times.
- shot 50 percent or better 10 times.
- scored 50 points in a half six times. Four times against a Division I opponent.
// The 20 3-pointers the 'Dons made at Eastern Michigan (Dec. 15) set a new venue record at the George Gervin GameAbove Center on EMU's campus. It was one short of tying the program record for single 3-pointers for the 'Dons.
JALEN JACKSON...:
// ... earned the 2025 CollegeInsider.com Lou Henson Mid-Major Mid-Season Player of the Year in January 2025. The award is the precursor to the end of the year award given away at the Final Four at the end of the year.
// ... picked up his first Horizon League Player of the Week on Jan. 20, 2025 after scoring 30 points at Wright State.
// ... in league play, Jalen Jackson is shooting 56.8 percent.
// ... has reached double-figures in every game this season and 20 points eight times.
// ... has scored in double-digits in 51-of-56 career games for the 'Dons.
// ... ranks 6th in the nation in total points (393) and 1th in total field goals (138).
// ... ranks 26th in the nation and first in the league in made free throws with 87. He is 26th in the nation with 111 free throw attempts, also best in the league.
// ... is averaging 6.4 fouls drawn per 40 minutes, 52nd in the nation per KenPom.
// ... is 32nd in the nation with 39 steals.
// ... was named to The Sunshine Classic All-Tournament Team (Nov. 2024).
// ... has reached double-digit free throw attempts in a game nine times in his career.
// ... made 133 free throws last season, 8th in a single-season all-time in program history.
// ... has raised his field goal percentage each year of his career (42.4 percent, 49.7 percent to 51.5 percent).
// ... was named the MVP of the CIT's Jim Phelan Classic in a win at Bowling Green in March 2024.
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne (14-6, 7-2 Horizon League) at Oakland (8-12, 5-4 Horizon League)
When: Wednesday, Jan. 22 | 7 p.m. ET
Where: O'Rena | Rochester, Mich.
Live Stats: Link
Listen: 1380 AM
Watch: ESPN+
Series History: Oakland leads 22-10. The series dates back to 1981.
Game Notes (PDF): Purdue Fort Wayne
'DONS & ENDS:
// The 'Dons are tied for the most overall wins in the league with 14.
// The home contest vs. Cleveland State on Jan. 30 has been flexed to a 9 p.m. start to accommodate an ESPNU broadcast. Kids 12th grade and under will be free for the game, redeemable at the Coliseum Box Office. The Feb. 21 vs. Oakland and Feb. 27 vs. Northern Kentucky home games are also possibilities to be flexed. The Mastodons' road game at Cleveland State on March 1 is also a possibility for a broadcast.
// The 'Dons are 1st in the nation in fewest turnovers per game (8.9) and 4th in turnover margin (+6.7).
- The 'Dons committed no turnovers in a 103-52 win over Defiance on Dec. 20, tying an NCAA record.
- 13 times this year have the 'Dons have committed single-digit turnovers in a game.
- The 'Dons had only seven turnovers in a 2 overtime win at Wright State
- This isn't new. Last year: 10.4 turnovers/game (11th in the nation), +5.7 turnover margin (4th).
- In league games, the 'Dons are averaging 9.7 turnovers.
- Quinton Morton-Robertson's 2.54 assist/turnover ratio is 56th in the nation.
// In the nation the Mastodons are:
- 1st in fewest turnovers per game (8.9)
- 4th in turnover margin (6.7)
- 7th in 3-pointers per game (11.2)
- 12th in assist/turnover ratio (1.70)
- 15th in effective field goal percentage (57.1 percent)
- 18th in points per game (84.4)
- 18th in 3-point percentage (38.7 percent)
- 25th in 3-point attempts per game (28.8)
- 26th in turnovers forced per game (15.60)
- 42nd in field goal percentage (48.1)
- 43th in steals per game (8.8)
- 47th in free throw percentage (76.4)
// The Mastodons have opened the season 9-0 at home, the best undefeated home stretch to start a season in the program's NCAA Division I history. If you're wondering, the best home performance in a single-season came in 1992-93 when the NCAA Division II Tournament bound 'Dons went 14-0 at Gates.
// With two wins at home to close out last season, the Mastodon home win-streak is at 11 games. Their last loss in a game in Fort Wayne was Feb. 14, 2024 to Oakland.
// Multiple 'Dons are shooting 40 percent or better from three this year:
- Corey Hadnot II - 44.1 percent (30-of-68)
- Rasheed Bello - 42.9 percent (45-of-105)
- Maximus Nelson - 40.9 percent (47-of-115)
// The 'Dons had a season-high 23 fast break points (against a DI team) vs. Youngstown State (Jan. 4).
// Notes on the 2OT win at Wright State (Jan. 15).
- The game ranked 10th on KenPom on the website's "excitement scale" of all Division I games in 2024-25.
- Most points against a Division I opponent in program history (120).
- It is the first time a team has scored 120 points in a Horizon League game since Evansville defeated Butler 136-128 in double overtime on Feb. 9, 1991.
- Jalen Jackson recorded his second career 30-point game.
- Chandler Cuthrell set career highs in points (20) and rebounds (16).
- Chandler Cuthrell's 16 rebounds are tied for 7th for most rebounds in a game in the Division I program history.
- The last 'Don to record 16 boards in a game was John Konchar at UIC (Nov. 18, 2017)
- The 'Dons have played (and won) two straight overtime games at Wright State.
- The 'Dons shot 53.2 percent (42-of-79) with only seven turnovers in 50 minutes.
// Per Ken Pom, the 'Dons are second, only behind Gonzaga, in the nation in minutes continuity at 73.2 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 34.0 percent.
// Since the 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.
// Rasheed Bello had 12 assists at Green Bay (Dec. 29). He is the first Mastodon with 12 assists since Jarred Godfrey recorded 12 in the Horizon League Tournament at Cleveland State in 2021 in a triple overtime game. The last Mastodon with 12 assists in a 40-minute contest was John Konchar who had 14 at Denver on Feb. 14, 2019. Bello is the first Horizon League player to reach 12 assists in a league game since Jalen Moore had 14 and 13 for Oakland during the 2021-22 season.
// Notes on the Defiance contest:
- The 'Dons recorded zero turnovers, just the third team to so since 2004 (per sports-reference.com)
- The 'Dons were +25 in turnover margin.
// This season the 'Dons have:
- made 10 or more 3-pointers 13 times.
- forced 20 turnovers four times.
- recorded 19 or more assists five times.
- shot 50 percent or better 10 times.
- scored 50 points in a half six times. Four times against a Division I opponent.
// The 20 3-pointers the 'Dons made at Eastern Michigan (Dec. 15) set a new venue record at the George Gervin GameAbove Center on EMU's campus. It was one short of tying the program record for single 3-pointers for the 'Dons.
JALEN JACKSON...:
// ... earned the 2025 CollegeInsider.com Lou Henson Mid-Major Mid-Season Player of the Year in January 2025. The award is the precursor to the end of the year award given away at the Final Four at the end of the year.
// ... picked up his first Horizon League Player of the Week on Jan. 20, 2025 after scoring 30 points at Wright State.
// ... in league play, Jalen Jackson is shooting 56.8 percent.
// ... has reached double-figures in every game this season and 20 points eight times.
// ... has scored in double-digits in 51-of-56 career games for the 'Dons.
// ... ranks 6th in the nation in total points (393) and 1th in total field goals (138).
// ... ranks 26th in the nation and first in the league in made free throws with 87. He is 26th in the nation with 111 free throw attempts, also best in the league.
// ... is averaging 6.4 fouls drawn per 40 minutes, 52nd in the nation per KenPom.
// ... is 32nd in the nation with 39 steals.
// ... was named to The Sunshine Classic All-Tournament Team (Nov. 2024).
// ... has reached double-digit free throw attempts in a game nine times in his career.
// ... made 133 free throws last season, 8th in a single-season all-time in program history.
// ... has raised his field goal percentage each year of his career (42.4 percent, 49.7 percent to 51.5 percent).
// ... was named the MVP of the CIT's Jim Phelan Classic in a win at Bowling Green in March 2024.
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