IPFW takes on IUPUI on Saturday. Tip-off is at 7:00 EST. The Mastodons lost to the Jaguars 88-74 on December 27th and are 2-7 against them over the last four years. IPFW is in 8th place in the Summit League and needs to hold off IUPUI who sit just south in 9th place. The Mastodons were defeated by Western Illinois 43-40 on January 24th despite 13 points and 7 rebounds from Mario Hines. He leads the team in rebounds with 5.7 per game and blocks with 1.2 per game. For the Jaguars, Sean Esposito finished with 21 points in the 89-71 loss to Oakland on January 24th. He is averaging 6.9 points and 2.5 rebounds per game. Digging into season numbers, IPFW has the advantage in one key category, rebounding, where the Mastodons have an edge over the Jaguars, 35 per game to 29 per game.
- Isaiah McCray is ranked 6th in the Summit League in steals.
- IPFW does a better job contesting shots (42.5% allowed vs 48.4% allowed) than IUPUI this season.
- The IPFW blocks leader (Mario Hines) has more blocks than the IUPUI blocks leader (Mitchell Patton).
- Frank Gaines is ranked 13th nationally in points and 6th in the Summit League in steals.
IUPUI Players |
Mins |
Pts |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
C |
Mitchell Patton |
24 |
13 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
C |
Donovan Gibbs |
33 |
10 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
C |
John Hart |
33 |
14 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
D+ |
Greg Rice |
26 |
8 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
D+ |
Sean Esposito |
28 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
D+ |
Lyonell Gaines |
21 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
D+ |
Ian Chiles |
30 |
10 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
D |
Jordan Shanklin |
23 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
D |
P.J. Hubert |
13 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
D- |
M. Barksdale |
10 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
F |
Cameron Loepker |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
F |
Nick Kitcoff |
8 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
IPFW Players |
Mins |
Pts |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
C+ |
Frank Gaines |
33 |
18 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
C |
Mario Hines |
26 |
9 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
C- |
Luis Jacobo |
28 |
11 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
D+ |
M. Kibiloski |
23 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
D+ |
Kevin Harden |
29 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
D+ |
Isaiah McCray |
23 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
D+ |
Joseph Edwards |
22 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
D |
Joe Reed |
19 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
D |
Pierre Bland |
18 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
D- |
Herbert Graham |
10 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |

Source:
http://mastodonfan.com/iupu-fort-wayne-basketball/game-preview/updated-ipfw-9-13-battles-iupui-6-17
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