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Press Release DECEMBER
13, 2003 Mastodons win 2nd Straight Fort Wayne, IN- The IPFW men’s basketball team used a 22-3 run in the second half to storm past Morehead State, Saturday night at the Memorial Coliseum, by the final of 78-75. In a see-saw first half, the Eagles (3-3) took control late and opened up a 40-36 margin at the half, on the strength of 22 points from guard Ricky Menard. Menard and company opened up the second half on fire, growing that half-time lead to 12 points. But, the ‘Dons took the game by the throat at the 11-minute mark, and didn’t let go. They went on a 22-3 run which game IPFW a seven point lead with only a minute left. The most impressive part of that run, was that on 18 possessions, the Mastodons got 16 stops, with Justin Hawkins (Fr/F/Garrett, IN) providing a blanket on Menard. Things got a little interesting late, with five seconds left, and
IPFW up four points, But, Terry Collins (Jr/G/Fort Wayne, IN) sealed the deal with a pair of free-throws, making the final 78-75. Collins was the high scorer for IPFW with 21 points. Freshman point guard Beau Bauer (Walton, IN) nailed 17 points on 3-5 shooting from behind the arc. Junior center David Simon (Vernon Hills, IL) added fifteen. Menard was the games high-scorer, filling it up for 37. The road doesn’t get any easier for IPFW. They will head to Purdue University this weekend for the Boilermaker’s Invitational. The Mastodons will take on Purdue, Saturday (12/20) at 3:30 pm. They will either face Miami, OH or SMU on Sunday. ~Dons~ |
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© 2003 Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne For more information, write NollD@ipfw.edu |
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MSU guard Chez Marks leaned in from the outside
and tried to draw a foul on a jumper. He wasn’t fouled, but the basket
was good. There was a discussion for five minutes about whether the
shot was a three or a two. Originally call a two on the floor, Morehead
State was given three points to make it 76-75.