Jarred Godfrey | Position: Guard
Jarred Godfrey | Position: Guard
Godfrey and Billups Reach Scoring Milestones in Win at Oakland
Jarred Godfrey went over 2,000 career points and Deonte Billups hit the 1,000-point mark in Purdue Fort Wayne men's basketball's 82-73 victory at Oakland on Thursday (Feb. 2) evening at the O'Rena.
Godfrey scored a season-high 32 points with seven rebounds and three assists. He made 5-of-8 from beyond the arc. It is his third highest scoring game in his career. Godfrey went over the 2,000-point mark near the end of the game thanks to a free throw. He is only the second Mastodon in program history to reach 2,000 points. Godfrey also recorded one steal in the game to bring his career total to 200 steals.
Billups finished with 10 points, all in the second half, to go over the 1,000 mark. He was one of three Mastodons in double-digits as Damian Chong Qui added 15 points.
The 'Dons held a lead as large as 15 in the game and never trailed thanks to an 11-2 start to the contest. Purdue Fort Wayne led 36-29 at the break and scored the first eight points of the second half.
The 'Dons shot 54.9 percent in the game (28-of-51) while limiting Oakland to 37.3 percent shooting (25-of-67).
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