Defiance Yellow Jackets at Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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59 - 114
59 - 114
Fort Wayne beats Division III Defiance 114-59 in home opener
Kason Harrell added 17 points and Matt Weir made four 3-pointers and scored 16 points for Fort Wayne (1-1), which wore special red and yellow shooting shirts and shoes for military appreciation day.
Fort Wayne jumped out to a 32-8 lead and extended it to 57-25 by halftime. All 10 Mastodons that played in the first half scored and 12 finished with points.
Jonathan Ragland made four 3-pointers and scored 14 points for Defiance, which has two players from Fort Wayne on its roster. Freshmen guards Davontae Kinnie and Elijah Holmes played at Northside High School. Kinnie finished with 12 points and Holmes missed both of his shots.
The Yellow Jackets were held to 36 percent shooting and turned it over 20 times.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 59 - 114 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Noah Goodrich made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Randall Aikins Jr. | 59 - 114 |
| 2nd 0:34 | Cameron Benford made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan Coblin. | 56 - 114 |
| 2nd 0:41 | Cameron Benford Steal. | 56 - 112 |
| 2nd 0:41 | Noah Goodrich Turnover. | 56 - 112 |
Statistics
 DFC |
 PFW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-61 | FG | 44-74 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 59 |
| 9-26 | 3PT | 15-33 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 45 |
| 6-8 | FT | 11-16 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 25 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 8 | Assists | 27 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 2 | Blocks | 0 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 27 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 29 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 58 |
| 17 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 58 |
Game Information
Venue: Hilliard Gates Sports Center
Location: Fort Wayne, IN
Attendance: 1,316 | Capacity:
Location: Fort Wayne, IN
Attendance: 1,316 | Capacity:
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