Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (15-8, 8-4 Horizon League) at Milwaukee Panthers (15-7, 8-3 Horizon League)
Milwaukee; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Milwaukee plays Purdue Fort Wayne after Erik Pratt scored 20 points in Milwaukee’s 79-59 win against the Northern Kentucky Norse.
The Panthers are 9-1 on their home court. Milwaukee ranks fifth in college basketball with 41.9 points in the paint led by Themus Fulks averaging 8.5.
The Mastodons have gone 8-4 against Horizon League opponents. Purdue Fort Wayne averages 83.0 points and has outscored opponents by 8.3 points per game.
Milwaukee is shooting 47.0% from the field this season, 0.7 percentage points higher than the 46.3% Purdue Fort Wayne allows to opponents. Purdue Fort Wayne averages 10.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.8 more made shots on average than the 7.0 per game Milwaukee gives up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Fulks is averaging 15.1 points, 5.1 assists and 1.5 steals for the Panthers. Jamichael Stillwell is averaging 12.2 points over the last 10 games.
Jalen Jackson is averaging 20 points, 3.3 assists and 1.9 steals for the Mastodons. Rasheed Bello is averaging 14.1 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Panthers: 7-3, averaging 76.8 points, 36.1 rebounds, 12.9 assists, 7.4 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 45.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.9 points per game.
Mastodons: 6-4, averaging 80.8 points, 25.8 rebounds, 14.4 assists, 8.4 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 46.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 78.3 points.
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