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Purdue defeats Purdue Fort Wayne in exhibition game

Purdue men's basketball defeated Purdue Fort Wayne 92-62 on Thursday night in an exhibition contest at Memorial Coliseum.

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The Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team defeated the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons 92-62 in a road exhibition game on Thursday night at Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne. Yahoo College Basketball, Yahoo Sports, and Hammer and Rails reported the final score. The game served as the second exhibition contest of the preseason for Purdue, according to Yahoo Sports. [1][2][3][4][5][6]

Purdue Fort Wayne created early problems for Purdue with defensive pressure, leaving the game tied more than midway through the first half. Yahoo College Basketball and Yahoo Sports both reported that Purdue struggled through a heavy 3-point shooting and sloppy opening period before surging ahead. [1][2][3]

The Boilermakers pulled away in the second half behind perimeter shooting and rebounding, according to Yahoo College Basketball and Yahoo Sports. The victory marked Purdue's first road action of the season after traveling to Fort Wayne. [1][3][6]

Purdue Fort Wayne represents Purdue University Fort Wayne in NCAA Division I athletics as a member of the Horizon League. The university's main campus, Purdue University, was founded in 1869 and is located in West Lafayette, Indiana. [7][9]

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In short

  • Purdue defeated Purdue Fort Wayne 92-62 in an exhibition game on Thursday night.
  • The game took place at Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne.
  • The contest was tied past the midway point of the first half before Purdue took control.
  • Purdue Fort Wayne was Purdue's second exhibition opponent of the preseason.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]By the Numbers: Purdue 92 Purdue-Fort Wayne 62Yahoo College Basketball, 4h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Purdue basketball's second half surge carries Boilers past Purdue Fort WayneYahoo Sports Top, 1d ago
  3. [3]3 things that stood out from Purdue basketball exhibition win in Fort WayneYahoo Sports Top, 1d ago
  4. [4]By the Numbers: Purdue 92 Purdue-Fort Wayne 62Hammer and Rails, 4h ago
  5. [5]Purdue Men’s Basketball wins second exhibition game in Fort WayneWLFI, 22h ago
  6. [6]Perimeter shooting, rebounding lead Purdue basketball to win in exhibition at Fort WayneYahoo Sports, 1d ago

Background

  1. [7]Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons on Wikipedia
  2. [8]Number on Wikipedia
  3. [9]Purdue University on Wikipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 9 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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