North Dakota State Bison at Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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71 - 82
71 - 82
IPFW shoots past North Dakota State 82-71
Steve Forbes added 14 for IPFW.
North Dakota State (11-5, 0-1 Summit) trailed Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne (13-5, 1-0) by as many as 15 points in the first half but narrowed the deficit to 38-31 at the break.
The Bison edged back to 62-59 with just over five minutes to play following a three point play by Lawrence Alexander. But that was as close as the Bison would get.
IPFW made 12 of 12 free throws in the final three minutes to pull off the 11 point victory margin. The Mastodons were 20 of 21 from the penalty line for the night and shot 52 percent from the field.
Marshall Bjorklund led Bison scorers with 19 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Pierre Bland Defensive Rebound. | 71 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Mike Felt missed Three Point Jumper. | 71 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Luis Jacobo made Free Throw. | 71 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Luis Jacobo made Free Throw. | 71 - 81 |
Statistics
 NDSU |
 PFW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-57 | FG | 27-52 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 5-18 | 3PT | 8-17 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 47 |
| 8-11 | FT | 20-21 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 95 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 25 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 9 | Assists | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 24 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 20 | Fouls | 11 |
Game Information
Venue: Hilliard Gates Sports Center
Location: Fort Wayne, IN
Attendance: 608 | Capacity:
Location: Fort Wayne, IN
Attendance: 608 | Capacity:
2025-26 Summit League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 14-2 | - | 27-8 |
| St. Thomas | 12-4 | 2 | 24-10 |
| North Dakota | 10-6 | 4 | 18-17 |
| South Dakota | 8-8 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Omaha | 8-8 | 6 | 16-17 |
| Denver | 8-8 | 7 | 15-17 |
| South Dakota State | 7-9 | 7 | 14-18 |
| Oral Roberts | 4-12 | 10 | 10-23 |
| Kansas City | 1-15 | 13 | 4-27 |
2025-26 Horizon League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wright State | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Robert Morris | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| Green Bay | 12-8 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Detroit Mercy | 12-8 | 3 | 17-15 |
| Oakland | 12-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 11-9 | 4 | 17-15 |
| Northern Kentucky | 10-10 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Youngstown State | 8-12 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Milwaukee | 8-12 | 7 | 12-20 |
| Cleveland State | 6-14 | 9 | 11-22 |
| IU Indianapolis | 3-17 | 12 | 7-25 |