Jackson leads Purdue Fort Wayne against Texas A&M-Commerce after 23-point game

Published Nov. 29, 2024 3:43 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (4-3) at Texas A&M-Commerce Lions (1-6)

Commerce, Texas; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Purdue Fort Wayne faces Texas A&M-Commerce after Jalen Jackson scored 23 points in Purdue Fort Wayne's 69-56 loss to the Radford Highlanders.

The Lions have gone 1-0 in home games. Texas A&M-Commerce is 0-2 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 16.9 turnovers per game.

The Mastodons are 0-2 on the road. Purdue Fort Wayne is fourth in the Horizon League with 13.4 assists per game led by Quinton Morton-Robertson averaging 4.0.

Texas A&M-Commerce's average of 6.7 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.4 fewer made shots on average than the 7.1 per game Purdue Fort Wayne allows. Purdue Fort Wayne has shot at a 47.7% clip from the field this season, 0.2 percentage points fewer than the 47.9% shooting opponents of Texas A&M-Commerce have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Scooter Williams Jr. is scoring 11.6 points per game and averaging 2.9 rebounds for the Lions.

Jackson is averaging 19.3 points and 1.7 steals for the Mastodons.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.