South Carolina State Bulldogs at Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons
· BUCKEYE CLASSIC
68 - 72
Konchar, Holba lead PFW past South Carolina St
Konchar hit 6 of 9 shots from the floor but just 5 of his 10 free throws and grabbed nine rebounds for the Mastodons (3-3). Holba sank 4 of 6 shots from 3-point range and added five rebounds. Konchar also picked up two steals, giving him 214 for his career and moving him past DeAngelo Woodall into second place all-time for PFW. Since 1992-93, Konchar is one of three collegians to amass 1,500 points, 900 rebounds, 400 assists and 200 steals in a career. The others were BYU's Kyle Collinsworth (2010-16) and Louisville's Terrence Williams (2005-09).
Purdue Fort Wayne led 34-31 at halftime, but the Bulldogs (1-5) battled back in the second half to take a 44-42 lead on Damni Applewhite's 3-pointer with 14:14 left. Jahmari Etienne's 3 pushed the lead to 49-42 before the Mastodons used a 14-4 run capped by Marcus DeBerry's 3-pointer to recapture the lead 56-53 with 7:46 remaining. The Bulldogs took their last lead, 62-61, on two straight baskets by Applewhite with 2:42 to go. But Konchar hit two free throws and PFW never trailed again.
Applewhite paced SCSU with 28 points and nine rebounds.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Matt Weir Defensive Rebound. | 68 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Damni Applewhite missed Jumper. | 68 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Damni Applewhite Offensive Rebound. | 68 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Jahmari Etienne missed Three Point Jumper. | 68 - 72 |
Statistics
 SCST |
 PFW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-64 | FG | 23-45 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 5-13 | 3PT | 7-21 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 13-17 | FT | 19-35 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 54 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 14 | Assists | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 8 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 3 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 24 | Fouls | 16 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Fort Wayne, IN
Attendance: 1,330 | Capacity:
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard | 11-3 | - | 24-11 |
| Morgan State | 10-4 | 1 | 14-16 |
| Norfolk State | 8-6 | 3 | 15-17 |
| North Carolina Central | 8-6 | 3 | 14-18 |
| South Carolina State | 7-7 | 4 | 10-22 |
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 5-9 | 6 | 9-23 |
| Coppin State | 5-9 | 6 | 7-24 |
| Delaware State | 2-12 | 9 | 8-23 |
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| 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 |