Men’s basketball

MAINE vs. INDIANA-PURDUE, U. of FORT WAYNE

Time, site: 7:30 p.m., Alfond Arena, Orono

Records: Maine 13-14 (8-7 in America East); IPFW 9-20

Series, last meeting: Maine 1-0, Maine 73-65 12/1/01

Key players: Maine – 6-4 F Rickey White (13.1 ppg, 5.6 rpg), 6-1 G Kevin Reed (12.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 2.0 apg), 6-7 F Clayton Brown (11.5 ppg, 5.9 rpg), 7-0 C Justin Rowe (10.4 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 4.1 bpg), 6-2 G Eric Dobson (9.6 ppg, 4.9 apg, 3.7 rpg), 6-2 G Derrick Jackson (4.8 ppg, 2.7 apg, 2.1 rpg), 6-2 G Ludmil Hadjisotirov (5.3 ppg); IPFW – 6-7 F Ric Wyand (13.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg), 6-10 C Jim Kessenich (12.5 ppg, 4.6 rpg), 6-0 G Terry Collins (11.6 ppg, 3.6 rpg), 6-9 C David Simon (10.1 ppg, 5.7 rpg), 6-0 G DeAngelo Woodall (6.7 ppg, 3.8 apg, 2.0 spg), 6-0 G Brad Noll (5.3 ppg)

Outlook: Indiana (Purdue) Fort Wayne is an independent team that has only played seven home games due to its non-conference status. The Mastodons bring a three-game win streak into Alfond Arena and are coming off a 23-point win over Wright State. Their record is deceptive in that they play a tough schedule with a lot of travel time. They have good height in the frontcourt, which Maine should be able to match up with. The statistical area that stands out in this game is each team’s scoring averages: Maine is averaging 73.6 points a game while giving up just 69.4 The Mastodons are scoring at a 68.6 ppg clip while yielding 76.1. Opponents are also outrebounding IPFW 36.2 to 32.4 per game while Maine averages 38.0 per game and UM opponents 37.8.