Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons at Liberty Flames
· NEW ORLEANS SHOOTOUT
75 - 64
Big first half carries Fort Wayne to 75-64 win over Liberty
Jax Levitch added 14 points and Matt Weir 10 for the Mastodons (9-5), who face Alabama State or Louisiana Tech for the title on Friday. Levitch had four 3-pointers and Harrell 3 as Fort Wayne went 11 of 27 behind the arc. Scott was 11 of 12 from the foul line, where the Mastodons were 20 of 25.
Lovell Cabbil, Ryan Kemrite and Scottie James had 15 points apiece and Caleb Homesley 14 for the Flames (8-5), who had nine 3s and went 11 of 12 at the line.
The teams combined for 53 rebounds, just three on the offensive end, and 35 turnovers but Fort Wayne netted 24 points off miscues to 10 for the Flames.
Fort Wayne made 13 of 23 shots in the first half, with six 3s and 15 points from the foul line, to race to a 47-27 lead at the break. The Flames cut it to 3 on a Kemrite trey with 6:51 to go but the Mastodons answered with 3s from Harrell and Weir. Weir hit a 3 with 4:42 to go that made it 66-54 and the lead stayed in double figures.
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Statistics
 PFW |
 LIB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-45 | FG | 22-51 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 11-27 | 3PT | 9-27 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 20-25 | FT | 11-12 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 92 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 1 | Offensive Rebounds | 2 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 16 | Assists | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 12 | Fouls | 19 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 0 |
Game Information
Location: New Orleans, LA
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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 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |