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#22 Indianapolis (16-4, 9-3 GLVC) at Drury (15-5, 8-4 GLVC)
O'Reilly Family Event Center
Fri., Feb. 4, 9 p.m. EST
 
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AUDIO WEBCAST:  88.7 FM WICR
VIDEO WEBCAST: America One

#22 Indianapolis at Rockhurst (5-15, 3-9 GLVC)
Mason-Halpin Field House
Sun., Feb. 6, 2:15 p.m. EST
 
LIVE STATS
AUDIO WEBCAST:  88.7 FM WICR

About Drury:  After losing four straight at Rockhurst, Bellarmine, KWC and USI, the Panthers have rattled off six wins in a row. DU is led by 6-2 sophomore Alex Hall with 19.3 points and 6-6 senior Southeast Missouri State transfer JaJuan Maxwell with 17.2 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. The Panthers are third in the GLVC in scoring (84.6 ppg) and first in three-point percentage (.404) and steals (9.05/gm). The Panthers are No. 9 in the NCAA Midwest Region, just one spot behind UIndy.

Series History:  The Greyhounds are 1-4 against Drury, but the lone win came in Springfield, Mo., 77-66, on Jan. 13, 2007. The Hounds lost to No. 14 Drury, 84-73, last season at Nicoson Hall.

About Rockhurst:  The Hawks feature three double-figure scorers with 6-5 senior Aaron Morrissey (13.0 ppg), 5-11 junior Najja Nicholson (12.7 ppg) and 6-2 freshman Brandon McCann (11.4 ppg). Rockhurst enters this weekend on a four-game losing streak and losses in seven of the last eight outings.

Series History:  The Hounds are 2-4 against Rockhurst, including a loss in the 1964 NAIA National Tournament. UIndy won last season, 79-64, in Indianapolis, but lost the only meeting at RU, 63-46, on Jan. 11, 2007.

Last game:  Darius Adams led the way with 22 points, seven rebounds and four assists as UIndy defeated St. Joseph's, 88-61, in front of a season-high 2,357 at Nicoson Hall. Leland Brown scored 13 points and tied his career highs with six rebounds and three steals. The Greyhounds held SJC to 28.4 percent shooting (19-67), which is the best field goal percentage defense of the season for UIndy.

Nationally Ranked:  UIndy made its first appearance in the top 25 in seven years in the Feb. 1 poll at No. 22. It's the first national ranking since being No. 25 on Feb. 3, 2004. The Hounds were receiving votes in each of the three polls prior to breaking through.

In the NCAA Midwest Region rankings, UIndy has been eighth for the first two weeks. The top eight make the NCAA Tournament.

Winning Streak:  The Greyhounds won 10 games in a row from Dec. 6 to Jan. 13 for their longest winning streak since opening the 2003-04 season 12-0. During this stretch, UIndy won six games in a row away from home, the first streak of that length since winning seven road GLVC games in a row during the 2004-05 season, which was also UIndy's last NCAA Tournament appearance.

This was the 10th 10-game winning streak in the history of Greyhound basketball.
2010-11: 10    2003-04: 12    1996-97: 18    1965-66: 10    1963-64: 15    1948-49: 10    1941-42: 16    1940-41: 10    1937-38: 12    1933-34: 14

Player of the Month:  Adams was recognized by Division II Bulletin as the January Player of the Month. He led UIndy to a 9-2 record with 25.8 points, 7.2 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.2 steals per game.

Player of the Week:  Adams has won three GLVC Player of the Week awards this season to become the first Greyhound since 2004-05 (David Logan, five times) to win the award multiple times in a season.

Adams earned his first career award (12/13) after he averaged 23.5 points, 5.5 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals in wins at King and vs. Mt. Vernon Nazarene. His second (1/10) came after compiling 23.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.7 steals per game in wins over Quincy, Missouri-St. Louis and Maryville. His back-to-back awards (1/18) came after averaging 27.0 points, 9.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game in wins over Missouri S&T and at Lewis.

Light the Lamp:  UIndy is sixth in the country with 87.5 points per game after surpassing 100 points in four of its first seven games for the first time since the 1988-89 season. The last time UIndy scored 100 points or more in at least four games in a season was the 2004-05 campaign, which was UIndy's last trip to the NCAA Tournament. The Hounds are second in three-pointers (8.80/gm, 14th nationally), sixth in field goal percentage (.494, 17th) and fourth in three-point percentage (.389, 25th) in the GLVC.
Give it Back:  UIndy is forcing 17.1 turnovers per game (3rd GLVC), including 8.80 steals per contest (2nd GLVC/48th nationally), which has led to 22.2 points off turnovers per game. Nationally, the Greyhounds are 15th in turnover margin (+4.00) and 17th in assist/turnover ratio (1.26).

Hounds on TV:  Produced by HomeTown Television, the following games will be televised via tape-delay and will air on HomeTown Sports Indiana (Comcast and Brighthouse Channel 81): Jan. 27 vs. Wisconsin-Parkside, Jan. 29 vs. St. Joseph's (Pack the House), Feb. 10 vs. Southern Indiana and Feb. 17 vs. Northern Kentucky.

Hounds on the Web:  Get all the up-to-date information on the Greyhounds ANYTIME, day or night at http://athletics.uindy.edu.  The official home of Greyhound athletics, you can find rosters, schedules, stats, news, media information and weekly releases.  Follow the Hounds on Twitter:  twitter.com/UIndySID

Hounds on Radio:  Once again, the Greyhounds will be broadcast on WICR 88.7 FM live!  Join the crew as they bring you all the play-by-play action.  You can also catch the Greyhounds on the Internet via live streaming.  Get details at http://wicr.uindy.edu.