The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (11-6, 3-3 Horizon) pay a visit to Indianapolis and the Indiana Farmers Coliseum on Thursday for a Horizon League game against the IUPUI Jaguars (3-14, 0-6). Purdue Fort Wayne was defeated by Milwaukee 74-70 on Saturday, which snapped a two-game winning streak for the Mastodons, but PFW has one seven of its last nine. IUPUI lost its fourth straight when falling to Robert Morris 77-70 on Monday. The Jaguars have lost six of the last seven. Purdue Fort Wayne does not have any players on its injury report, while IUPUI will play without Bryce Monroe.
Purdue Fort Wayne is scoring an average of 76.5 points per game which is 84th in the nation. The Mastodons have a field goal shooting percentage of 44.5% and a 3-point shooting percentage of 35.2%. Purdue Fort Wayne struggles at the charity stripe hitting only 69.1% of their free throws. On defense, the Mastodons are allowing an average of 65.5 points per game which is 90th in the nation. Purdue Fort Wayne allows a field goal shooting percentage of 41.9% and a 3-point shooting percentage of 28.5% (17th).
Jarred Godfrey is scoring an average of 16.5 points per game to lead Purdue Fort Wayne. The guard is shooting only 39.4% overall and 33.0% from long distance. Bobby Planutis is the second leading scorer with an average of 12.1 points per game and shoots 47.9% overall while hitting 43.4% of his shots from thre e point land. Godfrey is the leader in assists with an average of 4.2 dishes per contest. The leading rebounder is Ra Kpedi with an average of 8.2 boards per game and the Mastodons average 38.7 rebounds as a team. Godfrey is the leader in steals with an after 1.7 per game and Anthony Roberts is the leader in blocked shots with an average of 0.5 swats per contest. Purdue Fort Wayne is averaging 13.5 turnovers per game.