Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons at North Dakota State Bison
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
58 - 69
58 - 69
N. Dakota St. tops IPFW 69-58, takes 1st in Summit
Fort Wayne trailed the entire game, but closed to within 64-58 with 2 minutes left.
Lawrence Alexander gathered his own miss for the Bison after a scoreless minute, and NDSU made 5 of 6 free throws in the final minute to seal the win.
Kory Brown had a big tip-in for NDSU with 3:15 left and threw a cross-court pass to Wright for a one-handed dunk that extended NDSU's lead to 64-56 with 2:12 left.
Brown had a career-high 13 points for NDSU (18-6, 7-2), which avenged an 11-point loss earlier in the season at Fort Wayne.
Steve Forbes had 17 points and Luis Jacobo added 12 as Fort Wayne (18-8, 6-3) dropped a game behind NDSU to a second-place tie with South Dakota State.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 58 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Kory Brown Defensive Rebound. | 58 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Pierre Bland missed Three Point Jumper. | 58 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Taylor Braun made Free Throw. | 58 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:19 | North Dakota St Deadball Team Rebound. | 58 - 68 |
Statistics
PFW |
NDSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 18-46 | FG | 26-54 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 6-16 | 3PT | 5-19 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 16-21 | FT | 12-20 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 60 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 12 | Assists | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fouls | 16 |
Game Information
Venue: Bison Sports Arena
Location: Fargo, ND
Attendance: 4,557 | Capacity:
Location: Fargo, ND
Attendance: 4,557 | Capacity:
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 |
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 |


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