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01/01 03:43 CST Nelson leads Purdue Fort Wayne against Oakland after 21-point
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Nelson leads Purdue Fort Wayne against Oakland after 21-point performance
By The Associated Press
Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (9-5, 3-1 Horizon) at Oakland Golden Grizzlies
(4-9, 1-2 Horizon)
Auburn Hills, Michigan; Friday, 6:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Purdue Fort Wayne visits Oakland after Alana Nelson scored 21
points in Purdue Fort Wayne's 88-85 loss to the Northern Kentucky Norse.
The Golden Grizzlies have gone 2-1 at home. Oakland is 3-4 against opponents
with a winning record.
The Mastodons have gone 3-1 against Horizon opponents. Purdue Fort Wayne is 9-2
when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 14.9 turnovers
per game.
Oakland's average of 6.3 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.5 fewer
made shots on average than the 6.8 per game Purdue Fort Wayne gives up. Purdue
Fort Wayne averages 70.2 points per game, 1.7 fewer than the 71.9 Oakland gives
up to opponents.
The matchup Friday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in
conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Cali Denson is scoring 12.2 points per game and averaging 0.9
rebounds for the Golden Grizzlies. Layla Gold is averaging 1.2 made 3-pointers
over the last 10 games.
Nelson is scoring 17.8 points per game and averaging 4.9 rebounds for the
Mastodons. Lili Krasovec is averaging 10.9 points and 5.0 rebounds over the
last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Grizzlies: 2-8, averaging 55.4 points, 28.2 rebounds,
10.7 assists, 4.7 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 36.2% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 74.9 points per game.
Mastodons: 7-3, averaging 72.2 points, 29.0 rebounds, 12.3 assists, 10.0 steals
and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 43.6% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 59.9 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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