Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons @ IU Indianapolis Jaguars
IUPUI holds off Fort Wayne's late rally, wins 83-82
INDIANAPOLIS -- Darell Combs scored 20 points and IUPUI held off Fort Wayne's late rally for an 83-82 victory on Thursday night.
Combs made back-to-back 3-pointers and the Jaguars took the lead for good, 55-52, with 12:50 to play. Kellon Thomas added another 3-pointer and IUPUI had an 11-point lead with 6:47 left.
The Mastodons used a 19-11 spurt to pull to 82-79, and had possession with 26 seconds left. Mo Evans missed a 3-pointer, and Ron Patterson split a pair of free throws to make it 83-79 with nine seconds left. Kason Harrell hit a 3-pointer with a second left to cap the scoring.
Matt O'Leary added 14 points and had five steals for IUPUI (13-16, 7-8 Summit League).
Harrell scored 19 points and Brent Calhoun added 18 for the Mastodons (18-11, 7-8), who shot 29 of 50 (58 percent) from the field but committed 23 turnovers and had 25 fouls.
Game Information
Indianapolis, IN
Referee:Frank Spencer
Referee:Chris Beaver
Referee:Brad Green
2025-26 Standings
| Horizon League | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wright State | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Robert Morris | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| Green Bay | 12-8 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Detroit Mercy | 12-8 | 3 | 17-15 |
| Oakland | 12-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 11-9 | 4 | 17-15 |
| Northern Kentucky | 10-10 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Youngstown State | 8-12 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Milwaukee | 8-12 | 7 | 12-20 |
| Cleveland State | 6-14 | 9 | 11-22 |
| IU Indianapolis | 3-17 | 12 | 7-25 |
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