Jackson rallies Omaha past PFW 74-71
Zach Jackson scored 27 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Omaha scored the last four points of the game to slip past Purdue Fort Wayne 74-71 on Saturday night.
Zach Jackson scored 27 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Omaha scored the last four points of the game to slip past Purdue Fort Wayne 74-71 on Saturday night.
John Konchar had 29 points and a career-high 14 assists as Purdue Fort Wayne defeated Denver 94-81 on Thursday night. Matt Holba added 22 points for the Mastodons.
Jarred Godfrey scored 17 points on a perfect shooting night and Purdue Fort Wayne defeated Western Illinois 79-64 on Thursday despite Brandon Gilbeck's triple-double that featured 10 blocks.
Matt Holba hit a 3-pointer with seven seconds left to lift Purdue Fort Wayne to its third straight Summit League victory, knocking off Oral Roberts, 82-81 on Saturday night.
Matt Holba scored 20 points making three 3-pointers in the first 6 1/2 minutes of play and Purdue Fort Wayne throttled South Dakota 102-71 on Wednesday night.
Matt Holba scored a career-high 23 points on 6-of-7 shooting from 3-point range and 5-of-5 shooting from the foul line to lead Fort Wayne to a 91-81 win over Denver on Saturday night.
Zach Jackson scored eight of his 25 points in the final 2:46 of overtime and Omaha rallied from 17 down in the second half on Thursday to beat Purdue Fort Wayne 85-79 on a night when John Konchar became PFW's all-time leading scorer.
C.J. Duff hit eight 3-pointers and scored 30 points -both career highs -- and Kobe Webster added 16 points and seven assists to help Western Illinois beat Purdue Fort Wayne 87-58 Saturday night.
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TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
South Dakota State | 11-2 | - | 21-7 |
Omaha | 10-2 | 0.5 | 16-9 |
Purdue Fort Wayne | 9-4 | 2 | 17-11 |
North Dakota State | 8-5 | 3 | 14-13 |
Oral Roberts | 6-8 | 5.5 | 10-19 |
South Dakota | 4-8 | 6.5 | 10-15 |
North Dakota | 4-9 | 7 | 10-16 |
Western Illinois | 3-9 | 7.5 | 8-17 |
Denver | 2-10 | 8.5 | 7-19 |
NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
---|---|---|---|
Chase Johnston | SG | Committed | - |
Final Fours | 0 |
Tournament Record | 0-0 |
Championship Seasons | None |
Tournament Appearances | 0 |