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INDIANAPOLIS – In its final home game of the calendar year, the UIndy men's basketball team remained undefeated with a staggering 109-39 rout of visiting IU Northwest Saturday afternoon.  Senior Leland Brown scored 20 points to lead seven Greyhounds in double figures and push the team's record to a perfect 6-0.

UIndy shot 39-for-67 (.582) from the field while hitting 11 shots from behind the arc for the second consecutive game.  Individually, a number of Greyhounds set career highs on the afternoon, including 12 points and four 3-pointers by Kendall Vieke, eight assists from Reece Cheatham and four steals by Brennan McElroy.
 
Playing their second game in as many days and third in the last four, the RedHawks (3-8) managed just 32-percent shooting while turning the ball over 26 times, both season worsts for a Greyhound opponent.
 
Meanwhile, Northwest's 39 points marked the lowest for a UIndy adversary since Temple Baptist mustered just 38 on Dec. 30, 2008.
 
The Hounds scored the game's first 26 points while nearly 10 minutes ticked off the clock before the RedHawks could muster any offense.  IUN freshman Quentin Palmer hit a pair of free throws with 10:18 on the clock to finally break the seal, but not before the Northwest missed eight shots and amassed 12 turnovers before getting on the scoreboard.
 
UIndy went on to earn a 50-14 cushion at the break as Brown's first-half point total alone matched that of the RedHawks.
 
IUN shot a respectable 37 percent from the floor in the second half only to see UIndy connect on a gaudy 67 percent of its shot attempts over that span.  Senior Jared Grady led all scorers with 11 points in the final 20 minutes.
 
One road trip remains before UIndy begins conference play next month.  The Hounds will leave their winter coats behind when they travel to Puerto Rico to face fellow Division-II schools P.R.-Bayamon and P.R. Rio Piedras Dec. 17 and 18, respectively.
 
 
Notes:  The last time seven Hounds scored 10 or more points was Nov. 27, 2010 in a 103-79 win against Wilberforce … UIndy executed back-to-back alley-oop plays in the second half, both featuring a Cheatham pass and a McElroy dunk.