FORT WAYNE, IN– A second-half surge was too much for Bethune-Cookman as they fell to Purdue Fort Wayne, 86-63, Saturday Night at the Gates Sports Center


 
Bethune-Cookman (5-4, 0-0 SWAC) jumped in front early, taking a 12-6 lead on back-to-back buckets from Jakobi Heady. 

Purdue Fort Wayne (10-1, 2-0 Horizon) kept things close, taking their first lead of the contest at 25-23 midway through the first half. B-CU took the lead right back on a layup from James Henderson Jr. 

The Wildcats took their largest lead of the game at the six-minute mark, 33-27 on a pair of DJ Carter-Hollinger free throw. The Mastodons continued the pressure, jumping in front again 40-39 as part of a late first-half run that saw them take a six-point lead into the break.

PFW powered past B-CU following the first media timeout of the second half, scoring 13 straight as they raced out to a 63-47 lead that they never surrendered as they finished off the 86-63 win. 

• Dhashon Dyson led all scorers with 22 points.
• Jakobi Heady and DJ Carter-Hollinger also scored in double figures.
• The Wildcats and Mastodons tied with 38 rebounds each.
• Zion Harmon added four assists. 
• Elijah Hulsewe led all players with 13 boards. 
• James Henderson Jr. and Mason Dorsey were the only B-CU reserves to score in the contest. 

   

Bethune-Cookman will sit tight in Indiana as they prepare for a matchup with Chicago State on Wednesday, December 20. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. EST

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