Watts scores 18 as Oakland downs Purdue Fort Wayne 75-65 in Horizon League Tournament
AP
Mar 07, 2024
ROCHESTER, Mich. (AP) Rocket Watts led Oakland Golden Grizzlies over Purdue Fort Wayne on Thursday night with 18 points off of the bench in a 75-65 win in the Horizon League Tournament.
Watts shot 7 of 10 from the field and 4 for 4 from the free-throw line for the Golden Grizzlies (21-11). D.Q. Cole went 6 of 8 from the field (2 for 3 from 3-point range) to add 14 points. Chris Conway finished 5 of 6 from the field to finish with 11 points, while adding four blocks.
Rasheed Bello finished with 16 points and five assists for the Mastodons (21-12). Jalen Jackson added 15 points and two steals for Purdue Fort Wayne. Anthony Roberts also had 13 points.
Oakland took the lead with 16:45 left in the first half and did not give it up. Cole led their team in scoring with 14 points in the first half to help put them ahead 38-27 at the break. Oakland used a 9-0 run in the second half to build a 23-point lead at 57-34 with 12:17 left in the half before finishing off the win.
The Grizzlies play No. 7 seed Cleveland State on Monday in the semifinals at Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis.
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1st Half
PFW
Mastodons
27
OAK
Golden Grizzlies
38
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Mastodons gains possession)
19:38
Jalen Jackson misses three point jump shot
19:36
DQ Cole defensive rebound
19:21
Blake Lampman misses three point jump shot
19:19
Eric Mulder defensive rebound
19:08
Rasheed Bello turnover (lost ball) (Trey Townsend steals)
19:03
Trey Townsend misses two point layup
19:01
Trey Townsend offensive rebound
18:59
+2
Trey Townsend makes two point putback layup
0-2
18:48
Rasheed Bello turnover (bad pass) (Blake Lampman steals)
18:43
Blake Lampman misses two point layup
18:41
Quinton Morton-Robertson defensive rebound
18:34
Chris Conway blocks Eric Mulder's two point layup
18:32
Chris Conway defensive rebound
18:24
Eric Mulder blocks Trey Townsend's two point layup
18:22
Eric Mulder defensive rebound
18:18
DQ Cole shooting foul (Anthony Roberts draws the foul)
18:18
+1
Anthony Roberts makes regular free throw 1 of 2
1-2
18:18
+1
Anthony Roberts makes regular free throw 2 of 2
2-2
17:58
Blake Lampman misses two point layup
17:56
Jalen Jackson defensive rebound
17:48
Blake Lampman personal foul (Jalen Jackson draws the foul)
17:37
Rasheed Bello misses three point jump shot
17:35
Blake Lampman defensive rebound
17:12
+2
Osei Price makes two point driving dunk (Trey Townsend assists)
2-4
17:02
+3
Rasheed Bello makes three point jump shot (Jalen Jackson assists)
5-4
16:45
+3
Chris Conway makes three point jump shot (Osei Price assists)
5-7
16:21
Jalen Jackson misses three point jump shot
16:19
Osei Price defensive rebound
16:04
+2
Chris Conway makes two point driving hook shot (Osei Price assists)
5-9
15:55
Quinton Morton-Robertson misses three point jump shot
15:53
Blake Lampman defensive rebound
15:43
+2
DQ Cole makes two point turnaround jump shot
5-11
15:27
TV timeout
15:13
Maximus Nelson misses three point jump shot
15:11
Trey Townsend defensive rebound
15:04
Blake Lampman misses three point jump shot
15:02
Johnathan DeJurnett defensive rebound
14:48
Anthony Roberts turnover (lost ball) (Rocket Watts steals)
14:43
+2
Rocket Watts makes two point driving layup (Blake Lampman assists)
5-13
14:31
Anthony Roberts misses three point jump shot
14:29
Trey Townsend defensive rebound
14:16
Anthony Roberts personal foul (Jack Gohlke draws the foul)
13:58
Rocket Watts misses three point jump shot
13:56
Tuburu Niavalurua offensive rebound
13:55
Golden Grizzlies turnover (shot clock violation)
13:41
Tuburu Niavalurua blocks Anthony Roberts's two point jump shot
13:39
Jack Gohlke defensive rebound
13:14
Eric Mulder blocks Trey Townsend's two point dunk
13:12
Eric Mulder defensive rebound
13:06
Jump ball. Eric Mulder vs. Tuburu Niavalurua (Golden Grizzlies gains possession)
13:06
Eric Mulder turnover (lost ball) (Tuburu Niavalurua steals)
12:53
+2
Rocket Watts makes two point layup (Tone Hunter assists)
5-15
12:40
Jalen Jackson misses two point jump shot
12:38
Tuburu Niavalurua defensive rebound
12:29
Jalen Jackson blocks Tone Hunter's two point layup
12:27
Eric Mulder defensive rebound
12:20
Maximus Nelson misses three point jump shot
12:18
Tuburu Niavalurua defensive rebound
12:11
Rocket Watts turnover (traveling)
11:53
Rasheed Bello misses three point jump shot
11:51
Jack Gohlke defensive rebound
11:26
Tuburu Niavalurua misses two point jump shot
11:24
Jalen Jackson defensive rebound
11:15
Anthony Roberts misses three point jump shot
11:13
Jack Gohlke defensive rebound
10:50
Maximus Nelson shooting foul (Tuburu Niavalurua draws the foul)
10:50
TV timeout
10:50
+1
Tuburu Niavalurua makes regular free throw 1 of 2
5-16
10:50
+1
Tuburu Niavalurua makes regular free throw 2 of 2
5-17
10:33
+3
Quinton Morton-Robertson makes three point jump shot (Rasheed Bello assists)
8-17
10:18
Tone Hunter misses two point jump shot
10:16
Rasheed Bello defensive rebound
9:59
+2
Anthony Roberts makes two point driving layup
10-17
9:38
+2
Chris Conway makes two point dunk (Tone Hunter assists)
10-19
9:17
Anthony Roberts turnover (traveling)
9:02
DQ Cole misses two point layup
9:00
Corey Hadnot II defensive rebound
8:50
+3
Rasheed Bello makes three point jump shot (Corey Hadnot II assists)
13-19
8:28
+3
DQ Cole makes three point jump shot (Jack Gohlke assists)
13-22
8:10
Chris Conway blocks Eric Mulder's two point dunk
8:08
Blake Lampman defensive rebound
7:54
TV timeout
7:42
+2
DQ Cole makes two point jump shot
13-24
7:28
+2
Jalen Jackson makes two point layup (Rasheed Bello assists)
15-24
7:06
+3
DQ Cole makes three point jump shot
15-27
6:41
+2
Corey Hadnot II makes two point jump shot (Anthony Roberts assists)