1 | 2 | T | |
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DEN | 14 | 37 | 51 |
PFW | 31 | 27 | 58 |
Billups sparks Purdue Fort Wayne past Denver 58-51
FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- 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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Game Information
- Referees:
- Bart Wegenke
- Chad Barlow
- Justin Shamion
2024-25 Summit League Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Kansas City | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
North Dakota State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Omaha | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
South Dakota | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
South Dakota State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
St. Thomas-Minnesota | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Oral Roberts | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Denver | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
North Dakota | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
2024-25 Horizon League Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Detroit Mercy | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
IU Indianapolis | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Milwaukee | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Oakland | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Purdue Fort Wayne | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Youngstown State | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Cleveland State | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Green Bay | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Northern Kentucky | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Robert Morris | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Wright State | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |