Friday, November 7
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DeAndre Craig Jr.
Photo by: Tristen Bronaugh
Mastodons Fall at Ohio State
11/7/2025 8:52:00 PM | Men's Basketball
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Mikale Stevenson led the Purdue Fort Wayne men's basketball team with 21 points in the Mastodons' 94-68 loss at Ohio State on Friday (Nov. 7) at Value City Arena.
Nine Mastodons scored points in the contest. Stevenson shot 9-of-17 from the floor. He also had three rebounds and three assists.
Purdue Fort Wayne went to the half down 45-30. Stevenson recorded 12 of the Mastodons' 30 points in the first half.
The 'Dons went on a 10-2 run early in the second half to cut the deficit to nine points at 55-46. Yuval Levin had a steal and layup to force an Ohio State timeout. DeAndre Craig Jr. made it a 57-50 game on a layup with 12:36 left. But it was as close as the Mastodons advanced in the second half.
Bruce Thornton had a game-high 38 points for Ohio State.
Craig totaled 18 points with a 7-of-7 performance from the free throw line. Darius Duffy made all five shots from the floor for 10 points, his first double-digit performance as a Mastodon.
Corey Hadnot II finished with a career-high six steals, besting the five he had at Penn State last year. The 'Dons recorded 11 steals, and forced 19 Ohio State turnovers.
Ohio State improves to 2-0. The 'Dons fall to 0-2. The Mastodons return home on Sunday (Nov. 9) to face Dominican (Ill.) in a 2 p.m. tip at the Gates Sports Center.
~ Feel The Rumble ~
Nine Mastodons scored points in the contest. Stevenson shot 9-of-17 from the floor. He also had three rebounds and three assists.
Purdue Fort Wayne went to the half down 45-30. Stevenson recorded 12 of the Mastodons' 30 points in the first half.
The 'Dons went on a 10-2 run early in the second half to cut the deficit to nine points at 55-46. Yuval Levin had a steal and layup to force an Ohio State timeout. DeAndre Craig Jr. made it a 57-50 game on a layup with 12:36 left. But it was as close as the Mastodons advanced in the second half.
Bruce Thornton had a game-high 38 points for Ohio State.
Craig totaled 18 points with a 7-of-7 performance from the free throw line. Darius Duffy made all five shots from the floor for 10 points, his first double-digit performance as a Mastodon.
Corey Hadnot II finished with a career-high six steals, besting the five he had at Penn State last year. The 'Dons recorded 11 steals, and forced 19 Ohio State turnovers.
Ohio State improves to 2-0. The 'Dons fall to 0-2. The Mastodons return home on Sunday (Nov. 9) to face Dominican (Ill.) in a 2 p.m. tip at the Gates Sports Center.
~ Feel The Rumble ~
Team Stats
Pur-FW
OSU
FG%
.441
.667
3FG%
.227
.571
FT%
.647
.769
RB
17
33
TO
13
19
STL
11
5
Game Leaders
Pts
21
FGM
9
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
18
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
7
Pts
10
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
5
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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