NatStat MBB

Fort Wayne 86, Eastern Illinois 65 / Final

Panthers (65)

Mastodons (86)

Top Performances

Steve Forbes (IPFW) 20 pts (6/8 fg), 6 reb

Luis Jacobo (IPFW) 18 pts (5/11 fg), 3/5 3fg, 6 reb

Sherman Blanford (EIU) 12 pts (5/9 fg), 5 reb, 2 stl

Game Forecasts

ELO Ratings: Before EIU 1007 (#267), PFW 1228 (#182) After EIU 999 (#267), PFW 1236 (#182)
ELO Points Transfer: 8

AP Game Recap

FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- Steve Forbes scored 20 points and grabbed six rebounds as IPFW cruised to an 86-65 victory over Eastern Illinois on Saturday.

Forbes was 6 of 8 from the field and nailed 8 of 8 free throws. Luis Jacobo came off the bench to post 18 points and six rebounds for the Mastodons (9-4). Isaiah McCray had 15 points with four assists and a steal. IPFW sank 54.7 percent from the field, 62.5 percent from the line and 56.5 percent from 3-point range.

IPFW had a 54-39 advantage at halftime and started the second period with an 11-2 run fueled by Forbes and Michael Kibiloski to put the game out of reach of the Panthers.

The win was the fourth straight for the Mastodons and the sixth straight loss for the Panthers.

Alex Austin led the Panthers (3-7) with 16 points.

News Articles

IPFW cruises past Eastern Illinois 86-65 (ESPN)

IPFW cruises past Eastern Illinois (Daily Herald)

Forbes Sets Career High as Mastodons Topple Panthers 86-65 (gomastodons.com)

GameFlo

Ties: 1 Biggest Lead: PFW +25 Run: PFW 14-2 (1-00:16 to 2-16:42)

Play by Play

Matchup History

Season Series: Fort Wayne, 2-0 Previous 3 Seasons: Fort Wayne, 3-1 Since 2009: Fort Wayne, 5-1

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12/21/13

11/27/13

11/18/12

11/29/08

11/22/08

Social Replay

271 Eastern Illinois (1-8, 0-0)

Player Stats

Team Stats

83 Fort Wayne (8-4, 0-0)

Player Stats

Team Stats

MIN: Minutes, PTS: Points, FGM: Field Goals Made, FGA: Field Goals Attempted, FG%: Field Goal Percentage, 3FM: 3-Pt FG Made, 3FA: 3-Pt FG Attempted, 3FG%: 3-Pt FG Percentage, 2FM: 2-Pt Made, 2FA: 2-Pt FG Attempted, FTM: Free Throws Made, FTA: Free Throws Attempted, FT%: Free Throw Percentage, OREB: Offensive Rebounds, REB: Total Rebounds, AST: Assists, STL: Steals, BLK: Blocks, TO: Turnovers, PF: Points For, Eff: Efficiency score, UsgRt: Usage Rate (estimate of the percentage of team plays used by a player), PrRt: Presence Rate, PS: Performance score, O/U: Over/underperform vs. season perf score average

PTS: Points, Poss: Possessions, O-PPP: Points/Possession, Pace: Possessions per 40 Minutes, TS%: True Shooting (weights 3FG, 2FG, FT), eFG%: Effective Field Goal %, ORB%: Offensive Rebound %, DRB%: Defensive Rebound %, TOV%: Turnover %, FT/FGA: Free Throws/FG Attempts

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