Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons take on the Milwaukee Panthers, seek 7th straight win

Published Feb. 19, 2022 3:22 a.m. ET

Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (17-10, 12-6 Horizon) at Milwaukee Panthers (9-19, 7-12 Horizon)

Milwaukee; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Purdue Fort Wayne seeks to build upon its six-game win streak with a victory against Milwaukee.

The Panthers are 6-8 in home games. Milwaukee is 6-14 in games decided by 10 points or more.

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The Mastodons are 12-6 in Horizon play. Purdue Fort Wayne averages 73.9 points while outscoring opponents by 4.9 points per game.

The teams square off for the second time in conference play this season. The Mastodons won the last meeting 70-60 on Feb. 5. Jalon Pipkins scored 15 points to help lead the Mastodons to the victory.

TOP PERFORMERS: DeAndre Gholston is shooting 31.2% from beyond the arc with 1.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Panthers, while averaging 14.3 points. Donovan Newby is shooting 44.8% and averaging 8.5 points over the past 10 games for Milwaukee.

Jarred Godfrey is shooting 47.0% and averaging 15.2 points for the Mastodons. Deonte Billups is averaging 2.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Purdue Fort Wayne.

LAST 10 GAMES: Panthers: 3-7, averaging 61.6 points, 31.3 rebounds, 10.5 assists, 5.0 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 39.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.0 points per game.

Mastodons: 8-2, averaging 74.2 points, 28.7 rebounds, 14.2 assists, 10.8 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 47.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.8 points.

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