Thursday, March 6
Youngstown, Ohio
7 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Youngstown State
Maximus Nelson
No. 5 Mastodons Travel to No. 4 YSU in #HLMBB Quarterfinals
3/4/2025 11:26:00 AM | Men's Basketball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Time for the postseason! The Mastodon men's basketball team heads to the 2025 Barbasol Horizon League Championship on Thursday to face the Youngstown State Penguins in Youngstown, Ohio.
Game Day Information
Who: No. 5 Purdue Fort Wayne (19-12) at No. 4 Youngstown State (19-12)
When: Thursday, March 6 | 7 p.m. ET
Where: Youngstown, Ohio | Zidian Family Arena at Beeghly Center
Live Stats: Link
Listen: 1380 AM
Watch: ESPN+
Series History: Series tied 7-7. The two teams split the meetings this season. The 'Dons won 90-81 in Fort Wayne on Jan. 4. Youngstown State won 93-71 in Youngstown on Feb. 12.
Game Notes (PDF): Purdue Fort Wayne | Youngstown State
// Rasheed Bello and Jalen Jackson were 2025 All-Horizon League First Team picks. The Mastodons were the only team with two first team picks. Bello was also named to the All-Defensive Team for a second consecutive year. Jackson earned the league's Sportsmanship Award. The 'Dons swept the Sportsmanship Awards with Jazzlyn Linbo earning the honor on the women's side.
// Rasheed Bello and Jalen Jackson were named to the 2025 Horizon League All-Academic Team. The 'Dons picked up two of the five selections on the team.
// The 'Dons enter Thursday with 19 wins. A 20th win would be:
- Jon Coffman's fifth 20-win season as head coach
- The sixth 20-win season in program's Division I history (2013-13, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2021-22 & 2023-24)
- The first time with back-to-back 20-win seasons since 2015-16 and 2016-17
// Should the 'Dons win on Thursday, they would advance to the semifinals in Indianapolis on Monday, March 10.
// Rasheed Bello scored 19 points against Oakland (Feb. 21) to go over 1,000 for his Mastodon career. He had already gone over 1,000 in his NCAA career when his Purdue Fort Wayne and UW-Parkside numbers are combined.
// Rasheed Bello has eight consecutive games of 19 or more points. He is averaging 21.9 points, 4.0 assists and 1.9 steals while shooting 51.2 percent from the floor and 42.6 percent from three.
// Jalen Jackson owns 277 made free throws as a Mastodon. His total ranks seventh in program history. He made 133 last season, ninth for a single season in program history. He has 144 this year, seventh in program history for a single season.
// The Mastodons opened the season 9-0 at home, the best undefeated home stretch to start a season in the program's NCAA Division I history.
// The Mastodons drew a crowd of 2,603 to the home game vs. Cleveland State on Jan. 30 aired live on ESPNU. It was the largest crowd for a non-exhibition home game (excluding the 2016 game vs. Indiana) since Dec. 1, 2012 when 3,033 saw the 'Dons defeat Miami (Ohio) 57-56.
// Head coach Jon Coffman is nearing 200 coaching wins. He owns 198 wins, already a program record.
// Jalen Jackson went over 500 points for the season on Feb. 5 against Wright State. He now has two 500 point seasons. Rasheed Bello went over 500 points at Cleveland State (March 1). Mastodons who own multiple 500-point seasons in the program's DI era: Jarred Godfrey (3), Jalen Jackson (2), Rasheed Bello (2), Bryson Scott (2) and Frank Gaines (2). Nick Wise did it in the program's final year of DII and then the following season in 2001-02, the first in Division I. Memphis Grizzlies member John Konchar reached 500 points in a season only once as a Mastodon.
Game Day Information
Who: No. 5 Purdue Fort Wayne (19-12) at No. 4 Youngstown State (19-12)
When: Thursday, March 6 | 7 p.m. ET
Where: Youngstown, Ohio | Zidian Family Arena at Beeghly Center
Live Stats: Link
Listen: 1380 AM
Watch: ESPN+
Series History: Series tied 7-7. The two teams split the meetings this season. The 'Dons won 90-81 in Fort Wayne on Jan. 4. Youngstown State won 93-71 in Youngstown on Feb. 12.
Game Notes (PDF): Purdue Fort Wayne | Youngstown State
// Rasheed Bello and Jalen Jackson were 2025 All-Horizon League First Team picks. The Mastodons were the only team with two first team picks. Bello was also named to the All-Defensive Team for a second consecutive year. Jackson earned the league's Sportsmanship Award. The 'Dons swept the Sportsmanship Awards with Jazzlyn Linbo earning the honor on the women's side.
// Rasheed Bello and Jalen Jackson were named to the 2025 Horizon League All-Academic Team. The 'Dons picked up two of the five selections on the team.
// The 'Dons enter Thursday with 19 wins. A 20th win would be:
- Jon Coffman's fifth 20-win season as head coach
- The sixth 20-win season in program's Division I history (2013-13, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2021-22 & 2023-24)
- The first time with back-to-back 20-win seasons since 2015-16 and 2016-17
// Should the 'Dons win on Thursday, they would advance to the semifinals in Indianapolis on Monday, March 10.
// Rasheed Bello scored 19 points against Oakland (Feb. 21) to go over 1,000 for his Mastodon career. He had already gone over 1,000 in his NCAA career when his Purdue Fort Wayne and UW-Parkside numbers are combined.
// Rasheed Bello has eight consecutive games of 19 or more points. He is averaging 21.9 points, 4.0 assists and 1.9 steals while shooting 51.2 percent from the floor and 42.6 percent from three.
// Jalen Jackson owns 277 made free throws as a Mastodon. His total ranks seventh in program history. He made 133 last season, ninth for a single season in program history. He has 144 this year, seventh in program history for a single season.
// The Mastodons opened the season 9-0 at home, the best undefeated home stretch to start a season in the program's NCAA Division I history.
// The Mastodons drew a crowd of 2,603 to the home game vs. Cleveland State on Jan. 30 aired live on ESPNU. It was the largest crowd for a non-exhibition home game (excluding the 2016 game vs. Indiana) since Dec. 1, 2012 when 3,033 saw the 'Dons defeat Miami (Ohio) 57-56.
// Head coach Jon Coffman is nearing 200 coaching wins. He owns 198 wins, already a program record.
// Jalen Jackson went over 500 points for the season on Feb. 5 against Wright State. He now has two 500 point seasons. Rasheed Bello went over 500 points at Cleveland State (March 1). Mastodons who own multiple 500-point seasons in the program's DI era: Jarred Godfrey (3), Jalen Jackson (2), Rasheed Bello (2), Bryson Scott (2) and Frank Gaines (2). Nick Wise did it in the program's final year of DII and then the following season in 2001-02, the first in Division I. Memphis Grizzlies member John Konchar reached 500 points in a season only once as a Mastodon.
// The 'Dons are 13th in the nation in fewest turnovers per game (9.5) and 5th in turnover margin (+5.8).
- The 'Dons committed no turnovers in a 103-52 win over Defiance on Dec. 20, tying an NCAA record.
- 17 times this year the 'Dons have committed single-digit turnovers in a game.
- The 'Dons had only seven turnovers in a double overtime win at Wright State.
- This isn't new. Last year: 10.4 turnovers/game (11th in the nation), +5.7 turnover margin (4th).
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