NCAAB Game Recap - Denver at Purdue Fort Wayne
Wed Feb 26, 2020 7:00 PM EST

MD
74
Minn
73
F
StJon
60
Vill
71
F
Rut
64
PSU
65
F
UGA
90
SouthCar
94
F(OT)
UCF
65
UConn
81
F
ECU
68
SoFL
73
F(OT)
Syr
72
Pitt
49
F
Rich
73
GrgWas
70
F
Brad
74
IlSt
71
F(OT)
Albany
69
UMassL
88
F
Sien
84
Quin
77
F
Denv
51
IPFW
58
F
ETSU
60
Woff
54
F
Samf
78
WCU
109
F
Chat
71
VMI
64
F
UVA
56
VaTec
53
F
Hartfo
65
Stony
54
F
Duques
81
StBon
77
F(OT)
Furm
81
UNCG
67
F
LoyMD
57
Navy
62
F
Bingha
76
UMBC
74
F
VCU
52
UMass
60
F
Maris
56
Manh
65
F
UNH
77
Maine
70
F
Boston
55
Leh
57
F(OT)
URI
76
Ford
75
F
Mercer
73
Citad
57
F
Colg
70
Buck
71
F
HolyC
61
Army
67
F
Lafy
59
Amer
79
F
NWSt
59
SFA
90
F
SeLA
82
McNee
104
F
UND
83
NebOm
84
F(OT)
ArkSt
74
UL
77
F
IndSt
77
SIU
68
F
Evans
64
NrthIA
84
F
TXAMC
81
NOrl
75
F
InWor
66
Lamar
86
F
Nich
93
HCU
85
F
GTown
72
Marq
93
F
Tenn
69
Ark
86
F
ND
62
BC
61
F
NM
58
AF
60
F
Mizzu
61
Vand
52
F
StJos
63
StLou
76
F
LSU
66
Fla
81
F
SHSU
69
AbCh
85
F
UtVal
66
CBU
73
F
Utah
62
Stan
70
F
CSNor
73
LongB
64
F
Bois
66
UNLV
76
F

Feb 26, 2020, 7:00 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

Denver

14

37

51

Purdue Fort Wayne

31

27

58

Billups sparks Purdue Fort Wayne past Denver 58-51
Thu Feb 27, 2020 12:01 AM

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) Freshman Deonte Billups scored a career-high 21 points and grabbed nine rebounds, sparking Purdue Fort Wayne to a 58-51 victory over Denver on Wednesday night.

Billups knocked down 7 of 13 shots from the floor and 6 of 8 from the free-throw line for the Mastodons (13-17, 6-9 Summit League). Junior Dylan Carl added 10 points and 11 rebounds for his first career double-double.

Ade Murkey sank four 3-pointers, scoring 20 with eight rebounds to pace the Pioneers (6-23, 2-13). Freshman Robert Jones added 14 points on 7-of-10 shooting.

Purdue Fort Wayne dominated the first half and took a 31-14 lead into intermission.

Purdue Fort Wayne shot just 36% from the floor, 21% from 3-point range (6 of 29) and 60% at the foul line (12 of 20), but the Mastodons won the rebound battle 43-29. Denver shot only 36% overall, 28% from distance (5 of 18) and hit 4 of 7 foul shots.

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Leaders

Denver PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
A. Murkey 20 0 1 8 2 1
R. Jones 14 0 0 3 2 0
Purdue Fort Wayne PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
D. Billups 21 0 3 9 0 0
D. Carl 10 0 1 11 3 1

Team Comparison

Denv IPFW
Points For 51 58
Field Goals 21/59-36% 20/56-36%
Three Pointers 5/18-28% 6/29-21%
Free Throws 4/7-57% 12/20-60%
Offensive Rebounds 3 13
Defensive Rebounds 28 35
Rebounds 33 53
Blocks 3 4
Steals 13 10
Turnovers 15 21
Personal Fouls 16 12
Technical Fouls 0 0
Ejections 0 0

2019-20 Reg Season - IPFW Leads Series 2-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Sat Feb 8 IPFW 70 @ Denv 63 B. Patrick 15 J. Townsend 15
Wed Feb 26 Denv 51 @ IPFW 58 A. Murkey 20 D. Billups 21

Game Information

Stadium: Hilliard Gates Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Attendance: 756
Game Time: