IPFW Mastodons stun No. 3 Indiana

FORT WAYNE, Indiana – Bryson Scott scored 18 points and John Konchar made the goahead free throw with 1:19 left in overtime to give IPFW a stunning 71-68 upset over No. 3 Indiana on Tuesday night.

DeAngelo Stewart made two free throws with 2.9 seconds left to make it a three-point lead, and Konchar picked off the ensuing inbounds pass to seal the biggest win in school history.

Konchar had 15 points and 11 rebounds.

The Mastodons ( 3- 2), who made the move to Division I in 2001-02, had lost all nine previous games against ranked teams and hadn’t even played a Top 25 opponent in nearly four years. But on their home court, with crimsonand-cream clad fans all around, Indiana- Purdue- Fort Wayne trailed for only 90 seconds against an in-state power and pulled off the biggest stunner of this early college basketball season in style.

Indiana ( 3- 1) was led by Thomas Bryant with 18 points and Robert Johnson with 16. James Blackmon Jr., the Big Ten’s second- leading scorer, finished with 13 points.

The Hoosiers forced overtime by closing regulation on a 13-3 spurt to make it 65- all. And despite allowing only two baskets in the final 14½ minutes, they still couldn’t find a way to win.

In Tulsa, Oklahoma, Junior Etou scored 17 points and made two clutch baskets down the stretch that helped Tulsa repel a strong Oregon State rally for a 7564 win on Tuesday night.

Junior college transfer Jaleel Wheeler added 16 points and Sterling Taplin and Pat Birt nine each in matchup of two of last year’s NCAA Tournament participants which were hit hard by graduation. Tulsa ( 2- 2) shot 45 percent and outrebounded OSU 38-23, led by Eton’s seven boards.