Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons at Illinois State Redbirds
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
57 - 75
57 - 75
Illinois State knocks off IPFW in home opener, 75-57
Hawkins hit 9 of 15 from the field, including 5 of 7 from distance ln leading the Redbirds. MiKyle McIntosh contributed 13 points.
Illinois State raced to a 19-2 lead to start the game and held a 41-24 advantage at intermission.
Fort Wayne got within nine points, 53-44 with 12:39 left in the game after John Konchar tipped in an offensive rebound, but the Redbirds scored the next five points to push their lead back to double digits.
Mo Evans knocked down five 3-pointers to lead Fort Wayne with 19 points. Konchar added 12 points and grabbed seven rebounds.
Illinois State (1-1) is picked to finish second in the Missouri Valley Conference; Fort Wayne (1-2) is the preseason favorite to win the Summit League.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 57 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:34 | Kason Harrell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Charles Ruise Jr.. | 57 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:47 | Fort Wayne Defensive Rebound. | 54 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:47 | Phil Fayne missed Jumper. | 54 - 75 |
| 2nd 1:08 | Illinois St Timeout | 54 - 75 |
Statistics
 PFW |
 ILST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-50 | FG | 29-62 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 8-24 | 3PT | 11-26 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 9-13 | FT | 6-10 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 60 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 10 | Assists | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 14 | Fouls | 16 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 21 |
Game Information
Venue: CEFCU Arena
Location: Normal, IL
Capacity:
Location: Normal, IL
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 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 16-4 | - | 26-6 |
| Bradley | 13-7 | 3 | 21-13 |
| Illinois State | 12-8 | 4 | 23-13 |
| Murray State | 12-8 | 4 | 20-13 |
| UIC | 12-8 | 4 | 19-16 |
| Northern Iowa | 11-9 | 5 | 23-13 |
| Valparaiso | 11-9 | 5 | 18-15 |
| Southern Illinois | 10-10 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Drake | 6-14 | 10 | 14-20 |
| Indiana State | 4-16 | 12 | 11-21 |
| Evansville | 3-17 | 13 | 7-25 |