Wednesday, January 22
Rochester Hills, Mich.
7 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
14-7,7-3Horizon
72
at
76
Oakland
9-12,6-4Horizon
1
2
F
Purdue Fort Wayne
30
42
72
Oakland
30
46
76
Rasheed Bello
Photo by: Tristen Bronaugh
‘Dons Fall at Oakland 76-72
1/22/2025 9:23:00 PM | Men's Basketball
ROCHESTER, Mich. - Purdue Fort Wayne fell 76-72 on Wednesday (Jan. 22) evening at the O'Rena in a Horizon League men's basketball contest which featured 10 lead changes and eight ties.
An 8-0 Mastodon run put the 'Dons up 67-66 following a transition 3-pointer by Quinton Morton-Robertson with 2:43 left. Oakland scored the next six points to take the lead for good.
The game could've gone either way as neither team held a lead larger than eight points in the contest. The 'Dons led for 47.6 percent of the contest to Oakland's 42.0 percent. It was tied at 30 at half.
The 'Dons shot 10-of-15 from three. The game featured only 13 combined free throw attempts with the 'Dons going 6-of-6 and Oakland finishing at 6-of-7.
Tuburu Naivalurua and Allen David Mukeba each scored 22 points for Oakland.
Jalen Jackson scored 12 of his team-high 17 points in the second half. Chandler Cuthrell totaled 13 points off the bench while adding seven boards. Morton-Robertson had 11 points. Corey Hadnot II added 10 points and one steal off an inbound pass which led to a layup with 7:53 left in the second half to get the 'Dons within three at 56-53.
The 'Dons fall to 14-7 (7-3 Horizon League). Oakland improves to 9-12 (6-4 Horizon League). Purdue Fort Wayne is at IU Indy on Saturday (Jan. 25).
An 8-0 Mastodon run put the 'Dons up 67-66 following a transition 3-pointer by Quinton Morton-Robertson with 2:43 left. Oakland scored the next six points to take the lead for good.
The game could've gone either way as neither team held a lead larger than eight points in the contest. The 'Dons led for 47.6 percent of the contest to Oakland's 42.0 percent. It was tied at 30 at half.
The 'Dons shot 10-of-15 from three. The game featured only 13 combined free throw attempts with the 'Dons going 6-of-6 and Oakland finishing at 6-of-7.
Tuburu Naivalurua and Allen David Mukeba each scored 22 points for Oakland.
Jalen Jackson scored 12 of his team-high 17 points in the second half. Chandler Cuthrell totaled 13 points off the bench while adding seven boards. Morton-Robertson had 11 points. Corey Hadnot II added 10 points and one steal off an inbound pass which led to a layup with 7:53 left in the second half to get the 'Dons within three at 56-53.
The 'Dons fall to 14-7 (7-3 Horizon League). Oakland improves to 9-12 (6-4 Horizon League). Purdue Fort Wayne is at IU Indy on Saturday (Jan. 25).
~ Feel The Rumble ~
Team Stats
Pur-FW
Oak
FG%
.475
.542
3FG%
.667
.300
FT%
1.000
.857
RB
28
30
TO
12
11
STL
9
9
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
17
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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