Sunday, January 4
Fort Wayne, Ind.
2 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
9-8,3-3Horizon
74
vs
71
Cleveland State
5-11,1-4Horizon
1
2
F
Cleveland St.
43
28
71
Purdue Fort Wayne
32
42
74
Mikale Stevenson
Photo by: Adam Gaddy Photography 2025
Mastodons Rally in Victory Over Cleveland State
1/4/2026 5:49:00 PM | Men's Basketball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Purdue Fort Wayne defeated Cleveland State 74-71 on Sunday (Jan. 4) afternoon in a Horizon League contest with the help of a 13-4 run to close the game.
Mikale Stevenson and DeAndre Craig Jr. both had six points in the final 13-4 run which lasted the final 3:28. Craig had back-to-back steals and layups to score four points and put the Mastodons up 68-67. Stevenson earned a steal of his own on the next possession and drained a 3-pointer setup by an assist by Corey Hadnot II. The 3-pointer put the 'Dons up 71-67 with 2:11 left and forced a Cleveland State timeout.
Craig made a pair of free throws with two seconds remaining to ice the contest.
Craig finished with 20 points and three steals. Hadnot totaled 20 points, six assists and five rebounds. Stevenson added 28 points, four rebounds and three assists.
Cleveland State had five score in double-digits, led by Chevalier Emery's 15. The Vikings shot 23-of-60 (38.3 percent) from the floor and made 16 of a school-record 42 3-point attempts (38.1 percent). The Mastodons finished at 23-of-58 (39.7 percent) and 11-of-37 (29.7 percent) from three.
The 'Dons trailed 43-32 at halftime. Cleveland State led by double-digits at late as with six minutes remaining at 65-55. Cleveland State's largest lead was 16 at 40-24 with 3:13 remaining in the first half. The 16-point comeback is the biggest comeback win for the Mastodons in a Horizon League game.
Purdue Fort Wayne improves to 9-8 (3-3). Cleveland State falls to 5-11 (1-4). The 'Dons hit the road for a pair of league games this week. First up is a trip to Youngstown State on Wednesday (Jan. 7).
~ Feel The Rumble ~
Mikale Stevenson and DeAndre Craig Jr. both had six points in the final 13-4 run which lasted the final 3:28. Craig had back-to-back steals and layups to score four points and put the Mastodons up 68-67. Stevenson earned a steal of his own on the next possession and drained a 3-pointer setup by an assist by Corey Hadnot II. The 3-pointer put the 'Dons up 71-67 with 2:11 left and forced a Cleveland State timeout.
Craig made a pair of free throws with two seconds remaining to ice the contest.
Craig finished with 20 points and three steals. Hadnot totaled 20 points, six assists and five rebounds. Stevenson added 28 points, four rebounds and three assists.
Cleveland State had five score in double-digits, led by Chevalier Emery's 15. The Vikings shot 23-of-60 (38.3 percent) from the floor and made 16 of a school-record 42 3-point attempts (38.1 percent). The Mastodons finished at 23-of-58 (39.7 percent) and 11-of-37 (29.7 percent) from three.
The 'Dons trailed 43-32 at halftime. Cleveland State led by double-digits at late as with six minutes remaining at 65-55. Cleveland State's largest lead was 16 at 40-24 with 3:13 remaining in the first half. The 16-point comeback is the biggest comeback win for the Mastodons in a Horizon League game.
Purdue Fort Wayne improves to 9-8 (3-3). Cleveland State falls to 5-11 (1-4). The 'Dons hit the road for a pair of league games this week. First up is a trip to Youngstown State on Wednesday (Jan. 7).
~ Feel The Rumble ~
Team Stats
CSU
Pur-FW
FG%
.383
.397
3FG%
.381
.297
FT%
.818
.810
RB
37
27
TO
15
8
STL
3
7
Game Leaders
Pts
20
FGM
6
3FGM
4
FTM
4
Pts
20
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
7
Pts
18
FGM
6
3FGM
3
FTM
3
Pts
8
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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