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Detroit Mercy Titans at Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons

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Detroit Mercy visits Purdue Fort Wayne following Hadnot's 28-point performance

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Detroit Mercy Titans (4-6, 2-0 Horizon League) at Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (6-6, 1-1 Horizon League)

Fort Wayne, Indiana; Sunday, 5 p.m. EST

Mastodons -7.5; over/under is 153.5

BOTTOM LINE: Purdue Fort Wayne faces Detroit Mercy after Corey Hadnot II scored 28 points in Purdue Fort Wayne's 80-65 victory over the Eastern Michigan Eagles.

The Mastodons have gone 6-0 at home. Purdue Fort Wayne is sixth in the Horizon League in team defense, allowing 78.8 points while holding opponents to 47.0% shooting.

The Titans have gone 2-0 against Horizon League opponents. Detroit Mercy averages 11.0 turnovers per game and is 2/3 when turning the ball over less than opponents.

Purdue Fort Wayne's average of 9.8 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.4 more made shots on average than the 9.4 per game Detroit Mercy allows. Detroit Mercy's 41.3% shooting percentage from the field this season is 5.7 percentage points lower than Purdue Fort Wayne has allowed to its opponents (47.0%).

The Mastodons and Titans square off Sunday for the first time in Horizon League play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Hadnot is scoring 20.7 points per game and averaging 4.1 rebounds for the Mastodons. Maximus Nelson is averaging 2.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

TJ Nadeau averages 2.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Titans, scoring 12.5 points while shooting 44.0% from beyond the arc. Ayden Carter is averaging 12.2 points.

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Matchup Prediction

Purdue Fort Wayne: 83.1%
Detroit Mercy: 16.9%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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W3 Streak W2
79.1 Points Against 78.8
74.2 Points Per Game 86.3
41 Field Goal % 49
27 Three Point % 36
38.2 Rebounds Per Game 32.3
13.1 Assists Per Game 15.7
2.8 Blocks Per Game 4.0
6.0 Steals Per Game 10.8
0.2 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.4
11.4 Total Turnovers Per Game 11.5
79.1 Points Against 78.8

Game Information

Venue: Memorial Coliseum (IN)

Location: Fort Wayne, IN
Capacity:

2025-26 Horizon League Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Youngstown State 2-0 - 7-4
Detroit Mercy 2-0 - 4-6
Oakland 1-0 0.5 5-6
Milwaukee 1-0 0.5 4-6
Northern Kentucky 1-1 1 9-3
Robert Morris 1-1 1 8-4
Purdue Fort Wayne 1-1 1 6-6
Wright State 1-1 1 5-6
Green Bay 1-2 1.5 5-7
Cleveland State 0-2 2 4-8
IU Indianapolis 0-3 2.5 3-9
Full Standings

Detroit Mercy Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ MSU MSU L 84-56
@ DEP DEP L 95-75
@ NIA NIA W 70-66
vs IUIN IUIN W 92-78
@ CLE CLE W 71-59

Purdue Fort Wayne Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs CHST W 90-77
vs HCC W 92-59
@ OAK L 101-92
vs NKU W 79-77
vs EMU W 80-65