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INDIANAPOLIS – In front of a Senior Night crowd of 3,228 fans, the No. 16 UIndy men's basketball team put a bow on its regular season with a 113-96 win against Saint Joseph's Thursday night in Nicoson Hall.  The victory upped the Greyhounds' record to 22-4 overall and 14-4 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, securing a first-round bye in the upcoming GLVC Tournament.
 
Prior to the contest, UIndy honored its four seniors: Joe Lawson, Brennan McElroy, Dai-Jon Parker and Kendall Vieke.  Contributing to their 87th win as a group, each member of the quartet scored in double figures, with Lawson's 25 good for a team high.
 
Meanwhile, junior Lucas Barker hit a major milestone in the first half, breaking UIndy's 49-year-old record for most assists in a season.  The Australian native finished with nine dimes on the night to surpass Vasco Walton's 1965-66 total.
 
The final game of the regular season turned into a shootout, as the in-state opponents combined for 25 3-pointers and 209 total points.  Amazingly, the Pumas (6-22, 4-14) shot 56 percent from the floor in the loss, highest by any Greyhound opponent this season.
 
After leading 51-42 at the break, the Hounds sprinted out to a 22-point advantage, using an 18-5 run to build a cushion.   UIndy hit treys on three consecutive possessions during the surge – one each from Vieke, Lawson and Jordan Loyd.
 
Led by senior Cameron Vines and his game-high 29 points, the Pumas whittled the margin to nine with 7:30 to go but would get no closer.
 
Later, Parker's emphatic one-handed jam punctuated the night.  The Baton Rouge, La., native finished with 15 points and three steals in his final home game.
 
Loyd continued his hot streak with 21 points on 7-of-10 shooting.  He has averaged 20.8 points over the last four games.
 
McElroy notched his team-best seventh double-double with 15 points and 10 boards, Vieke drained four triples on the way to 14 points, while Barker added 12 points to go with his game-high nine assists.
 
UIndy locked down the No. 4 seed in the upcoming GLVC Tournament and thus earned a bye into the quarterfinals.  After seeds five through 12 battle it out this Sunday, those four winners will join the top-four teams in St. Charles, Mo., for the conference quarters Thursday, Mar. 5.  Ticket information can be found on the tournament's official homepage.