Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons at Oakland Golden Grizzlies
· Barbasol Horizon League Championship - Quarterfinal
Watts scores 18 as Oakland downs Purdue Fort Wayne 75-65 in Horizon League Tournament
Watts shot 7 of 10 from the field and 4 for 4 from the free-throw line for the Golden Grizzlies (21-11). D.Q. Cole went 6 of 8 from the field (2 for 3 from 3-point range) to add 14 points. Chris Conway finished 5 of 6 from the field to finish with 11 points, while adding four blocks.
Rasheed Bello finished with 16 points and five assists for the Mastodons (21-12). Jalen Jackson added 15 points and two steals for Purdue Fort Wayne. Anthony Roberts also had 13 points.
Oakland took the lead with 16:45 left in the first half and did not give it up. Cole led their team in scoring with 14 points in the first half to help put them ahead 38-27 at the break. Oakland used a 9-0 run in the second half to build a 23-point lead at 57-34 with 12:17 left in the half before finishing off the win.
The Grizzlies play No. 7 seed Cleveland State on Monday in the semifinals at Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 65 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 65 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Osei Price Defensive Rebound. | 65 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Quinton Morton-Robertson missed Three Point Jumper. | 65 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Rasheed Bello Steal. | 65 - 75 |
Statistics
 PFW |
 OAK |
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|---|---|---|
| 23-60 | FG | 27-53 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 12-32 | 3PT | 6-18 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 7-9 | FT | 15-16 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 94 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 18 | Assists | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 15 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 23 |
Game Information
Location: Rochester, MI
Attendance: 3,721 | Capacity:
2025-26 Horizon League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 2-0 | - | 6-6 |
| Oakland | 2-0 | - | 6-7 |
| Robert Morris | 2-1 | 0.5 | 10-4 |
| Youngstown State | 2-1 | 0.5 | 8-5 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 2-1 | 0.5 | 8-6 |
| Detroit Mercy | 2-1 | 0.5 | 5-7 |
| Wright State | 1-1 | 1 | 6-7 |
| Northern Kentucky | 1-2 | 1.5 | 9-5 |
| Green Bay | 1-2 | 1.5 | 6-8 |
| Cleveland State | 0-3 | 2.5 | 4-10 |
| IU Indianapolis | 0-3 | 2.5 | 4-10 |