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Milwaukee faces Purdue Fort Wayne after Dixon's 28-point outing
By The Associated Press
Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (8-6, 2-1 Horizon League) at Milwaukee Panthers
(6-6, 2-0 Horizon League)
Milwaukee; Monday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Milwaukee hosts Purdue Fort Wayne after Josh Dixon scored 28
points in Milwaukee's 81-71 win against the Cleveland State Vikings.
The Panthers have gone 4-1 at home. Milwaukee ranks eighth in the Horizon
League in team defense, giving up 81.3 points while holding opponents to 47.5%
shooting.
The Mastodons are 2-1 in conference matchups. Purdue Fort Wayne is fifth in the
Horizon League with 21.9 defensive rebounds per game led by Corey Hadnot II
averaging 4.1.
Milwaukee's average of 8.3 made 3-pointers per game is 1.2 fewer made shots on
average than the 9.5 per game Purdue Fort Wayne allows. Purdue Fort Wayne has
shot at a 48.8% clip from the field this season, 1.3 percentage points above
the 47.5% shooting opponents of Milwaukee have averaged.
The matchup Monday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in
conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Seth Hubbard is averaging 16.6 points for the Panthers. Danilo
Jovanovich is averaging 14.9 points and 6.3 rebounds over the last 10 games.
Darius Duffy is averaging 5.9 points and 5.1 rebounds for the Mastodons.
Maximus Nelson is averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Panthers: 5-5, averaging 80.0 points, 34.6 rebounds, 14.7
assists, 6.3 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 44.4% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 80.3 points per game.
Mastodons: 7-3, averaging 84.1 points, 29.6 rebounds, 14.0 assists, 9.3 steals
and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 49.2% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 76.9 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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