Box score
PAINESVILLE, Ohio-- The Greyhound men's basketball team dropped a heart-breaking 54-53 decision to Lake Erie College at the Osbourne Center Arena in non-conference action Sunday afternoon. UIndy came all the way back from an 18-0 deficit to start the game, but Darnell Campbell's tip-in with four seconds left proved to be the winner.
The game didn't have the makings of a nail-biter after the opening minutes as UIndy (3-3) failed to score for over seven minutes and the Storm (4-6) racked-up an 18-0 lead.
DeWann Squires (Indianapolis, Ind./Arlington / Lincoln Trail College) finally hit a triple to stop the bleeding and the Hounds immediately went to work on the large deficit.
The Greyhounds outscored the Storm 23-9 the rest of the way in the opening frame, allowing the visitors to inch within four, 27-23, at the break.
After
Sergey Struck (Wabash, Ind./Southwood / Danville Area C.C.) hit a pair of free throws to bring the Hounds all the way back at 42-apiece, UIndy eventually took its first lead, 48-47, with 3:14 left on a Struck layup.
However, after the teams traded baskets and leads, Lake Erie's Garrick Sims missed a jumper byt Campbell was there to tip it home with just four seconds remaining. The Storm led 54-53 with Indianapolis needing to again run the length of the floor in the final seconds. Thursday,
Darius Adams (Decatur, Ill./MacArthur / Lincoln College) dribbled his way to the rim and was fouled in the final seconds, hitting a pair of free throws to take a 55-54 win from Northern Kentucky. With the scenario set up nearly identically, UIndy was unable to get away a shot on this night and fell to 0-3 on the road this season.
Adams led the Greyhounds offensively with 16 points, adding seven rebounds in the loss. Struck scored a dozen and grabbed seven boards while Squires chipped-in 10 points.
UIndy will have a nine-day layoff from competition during finals week. The Greyhounds return to the hardwood Dec. 15, hosting Cincinnati Christian at 7:30 p.m. to begin a six-game homestand.