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INDIANAPOLIS – The No. 10 UIndy men's basketball team (17-2, 9-2 GLVC) made a statement Saturday afternoon, taking down 18th-ranked and GLVC East-leading Wisconsin-Parkside, 82-60, at Nicoson Hall.  Junior Joe Lawson had a monster game for the Greyhounds, amassing 32 points, 12 rebounds and two steals.
 
Facing one of the conference's top big men in Zygimantas Riauka, Lawson reached his career-high point total on 12-of-26 shooting.  His 32 points represented the second-highest total by a Greyhound this season*, while his 26 field goal attempts were the most by a Hound in three years**.
 
Sophomore Jordan Loyd was the only other Greyhound in double figures.  He chipped in a season-best 18 points while hitting all eight of his foul shots.
 
Looking beyond the offensive success, the Hounds came up with a solid defensive effort.  UIndy held the Rangers (17-3, 10-1) to just 38 percent from the floor – lowest by a Greyhound conference opponent this season.  Parkside managed just 28 points in the second half, including a 1-for-11 performance from behind the arc.
 
The loss marked the Rangers' first of the conference season, snapping their 10-game win streak in GLVC play.  With its second win versus a ranked team this week, UIndy is now just one game out of first place in the East Division standings.
 
With Lawson scoring 11 of the team's first 13 points, UIndy broke an early 8-8 tie with a 21-7 run.  The result was a 14-point led for the home team midway through half.  The Rangers shot just 2 of 10 in that span while committing four turnovers.
 
 After the score settled at 43-32 UIndy at the half, the Hounds quickly pushed the deficit to 20 after the break.  Parkside slowly crept to within eight points with seven minutes to go, but UIndy put the hammer down with a 13-point spurt in the next two-plus minutes.  The Greyhounds scored three points on four straight possessions, with two and-ones from Lawson, one from Jared Grady and a 3-pointer from Reece Cheatham.
 
Later, Lawson delivered his 30th point on a two-handed flush at the two-minute mark to put the margin above 20 points for good.
 
UIndy has one last weekend road trip before starting a four-game homestand.  The Hounds travel to Maryville Thursday night before heading across town to Missouri-St. Louis Saturday.
  
 
Notes:  Cheatham has made 136 3-pointers in his UIndy career, good for a share of seventh on the program's all-time list; he also notched career steal No. 100 in the first half, becoming just the 11th Greyhound to reach triple digits in the category.
 
 
_{* Cheatham, 33 points at Oakland City, 12/4/13
** Darius Adams, 31 FG attempts at Lewis 1/15/11}