Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons play in Horizon League Tournament against the Robert Morris Colonials

Tue, Mar 5, 2024
NCAAB News (AP)

Robert Morris Colonials (10-21, 6-14 Horizon League) at Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (20-11, 11-9 Horizon League)

Fort Wayne, Indiana; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mastodons -11.5; over/under is 147

BOTTOM LINE: The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons and Robert Morris Colonials square off in the Horizon League Tournament.

The Mastodons are 11-9 against Horizon League opponents and 9-2 in non-conference play. Purdue Fort Wayne is second in the Horizon League scoring 81.5 points while shooting 47.3% from the field.

The Colonials are 6-14 in Horizon League play. Robert Morris is 1-5 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents and averages 13.4 turnovers per game.

Purdue Fort Wayne averages 9.6 made 3-pointers per game, 2.7 more made shots than the 6.9 per game Robert Morris allows. Robert Morris averages 8.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.8 more made shots on average than the 6.7 per game Purdue Fort Wayne gives up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jalen Jackson is averaging 16.2 points and 1.6 steals for the Mastodons. Rasheed Bello is averaging 14.0 points over the last 10 games for Purdue Fort Wayne.

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Markeese Hastings is averaging 14.5 points and 7.8 rebounds for the Colonials. Josh Corbin is averaging 14.3 points over the last 10 games for Robert Morris.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mastodons: 6-4, averaging 79.2 points, 32.4 rebounds, 14.3 assists, 8.2 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 47.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.3 points per game.

Colonials: 2-8, averaging 68.1 points, 36.8 rebounds, 13.9 assists, 2.9 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 40.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 77.2 points.

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