INDIANAPOLIS - The IU Indianapolis men's basketball team will return home to host Purdue Fort Wayne (14-7, 7-3 HL) inside the Jungle on Saturday (Jan. 25) at 2:00 p.m. The game will serve as Metros Day and Alumni Weekend (Winter Homecoming) as the team will wear throwback Metros uniforms in honor of the 1985 team that won the NAIA District 21 Championship and earned a spot in the NAIA National Tournament for the first-time ever. Former men's basketball players in attendance will be recognized on the court during halftime. 

Saturday's game will be aired on ESPN+ as Greg Rakestraw (pxp) and Hall of Famer Bob Lovell (analyst) call the game from courtside. Fans can purchase tickets for the contest by clicking this link and the first 200 fans in attendance will receive a commemorative IU Indy Metros poster.  

This year's squad is coming off an 86-77 road win at Green Bay to earn a regular season series sweep of the Phoenix. The Jaguars connected on 15-of-24 (62.5 percent) from three-point range as Sean Craig finished with 24 points and hit 4-of-5 from deep. Paul Zilinskas hit 5-of-8 threes as part of his 21-point effort and Jarvis Walker had 18 points and a career-high eight assists. Freshman DeSean Goode rounded out the team's double-digit scorers with 12 points and nine rebounds. The Jaguars surged out to a 46-29 halftime lead and was never seriously threatened in the final 20 minutes. 

The Jags leapt to No. 13 in the country in threes made per game, connecting on 10.6 makes per contest. Zilinskas ranks No. 44 in the country with 3.0 threes per game and leads the Horizon League in three-point shooting at 42.8 percent this season. He averages a team-high 17.3 points per game as he and Walker both rank among the league's top-5 in scoring. 

HL STANDINGS

School	Conf	CPct.	Overall	Pct.	Streak
Cleveland State	9-1	.900	15-6	.714	W11
Milwaukee	7-3	.700	14-7	.667	W1
Purdue Fort Wayne	7-3	.700	14-7	.667	L1
Youngstown State	7-4	.636	13-9	.591	W1
Robert Morris	6-4	.600	14-7	.667	W4
Oakland	6-4	.600	9-12	.429	W4
Northern Kentucky	4-5	.444	9-11	.450	L4
Wright State	4-6	.400	10-11	.476	L1
IU Indy	3-7	.300	7-14	.333	W1
Detroit Mercy	2-8	.200	6-15	.286	L5
Green Bay	0-10	.000	2-19	.095	L16

QUOTABLE
"Really happy for our guys that we went out and took care of business and they were rewarded with a win. I thought we shared the ball incredibly well and did a great job of making the extra pass to find our shooters. We were a little sloppy in the last few minutes, but all around, I was pleased with the effort and excited to come home with a win," head coach Paul Corsaro said following Wednesday's win at Green Bay. 

SCOUTING PURDUE FORT WAYNE
Purdue Fort Wayne is 14-7 overall and 7-3 in Horizon League play. The Mastodons are 4-7 in games away from home on the year with league road wins at Green Bay and Wright State. The Mastodons rank among the nation's best offenses, scoring a league-high 83.8 points per game and shooting 48.1 percent from the floor and 39.4 percent from three-point range. The Mastodons rank No. 5 in the country in making 11.1 threes per game. Individually, Jalen Jackson leads the team in scoring (19.5 ppg) and free throws made (96) while Rasheed Bello averages 14.7 points and 4.2 assists per game. Off the bench, Corey Hadnot II averages 10.8 points per game. 

SERIES HISTORY
IU Indy leads the all-time series 33-23 and 20-7 in the 27 contests in Indianapolis. Purdue Fort Wayne has won the last two meetings in the series, including a 78-76 victory in Fort Wayne back on Dec. 11 of this season.   

UP NEXT
The Jaguars will open a two-game trip at Robert Morris on Thursday (Jan. 30) at 7:00 p.m. on ESPN+. The Jags will cap the two-game trip at Youngstown State on Saturday (Feb. 1) at 2:00 p.m.