RENSSELAER, Ind. – The Greyhound men's basketball team fell 90-86 to Saint Joseph's College Thursday night, in what might be the last Division II game ever played in Richard F. Scharf Alumni Fieldhouse.

With the recent announcement that Saint Joseph's will be closing its doors in May, Thursday night's game became perhaps the last in Pumas regular season history. That provided a backdrop to the already-intense in-state rivalry, which reached 99 all-time contests.

"This has been a great rivalry since I've been at UIndy, and it's hard to play here," Head Coach Stan Gouard told WICR afterward. "I'm not making excuses. Since I came to the league as a student-athlete in 1993 it's been a hard place to play.

"My heart goes out to everyone at Saint Joseph's. It's a tough situation. It's sad to see."

Despite leading by as many as 13 points in the second half, UIndy (15-11, 12-6 GLVC) couldn't stop the Pumas (12-16, 6-12) down the stretch. Saint Joseph's scored 51 second-half points, many of which came during a crippling 22-5 run that put the home side up for good.

Freshman Tate Hall netted a career-high 24 points on 8 of 15 shooting, adding seven boards. Sophomore Jesse Kempson tallied his fourth double-double of the season with 23 points and 12 rebounds, and classmate Jimmy King recorded his first double-double with 14 points and a career-best 10 assists.

It was a rough offensive start for the home team, as the Pumas connected on just three of their first 17 points, allowing UIndy to grab an early double-figure lead at 18-8.

Saint Joseph's eventually warmed up, though, and drained three consecutive long triples as part of an 11-1 run to tie the game back up with under nine minutes left in the half.

The period ended with an exciting final stretch, and the Hounds eventually carried a 44-39 lead into the break, shooting above 51 percent (17-33) as a team.

UIndy took advantage of another slow start from the Pumas in the second, going on an 8-0 run while keeping SJC scoreless for more than three-and-a-half minutes.

King dropped eight of the Hounds' first 10 points in the period, as well, helping swell their lead to 13, their biggest of the night to that point.

As they did in the first half, however, the Pumas eventually settled in and clawed their way back into the contest. An extended 35-13 stretch, in which the Hounds coughed up the ball seven times, saw Saint Joseph's go from down 13 to up nine in under 10 minutes.

The Pumas knocked down 11 of 17 shots during that run, and hit 9 of 10 from the free throw line.

The Hounds made a late comeback bid, getting within two points after Hall's free throw with 39 seconds left, but ultimately came up empty on their final possession.

"We got out-toughed in the second half," Gouard lamented. "Our offense got stagnant, but we didn't defend. At the end of the day you have to rebound and defend in transition...We didn't want it."

UIndy hit only four of its 19 3-pointers (21%), while finishing 31 of 52 from inside the perimeter (60%). The Hounds tied a season-high with 12 steals, but turned the ball over 17 times.

Saint Joseph's finished just above 43 percent from the field, but was plus-21 in 3-pointers. Davone Daniels led the Pumas with six triples and 18 points.

The Hounds will now host a GLVC Championship Tournament first round game Sunday in Nicoson Hall. Having earned the No. 5 seed, UIndy will meet No. 12 Missouri-St. Louis for a 3:15 p.m. ET tip-off. The winner will advance to the quarterfinal round, played next week at the Ford Center in Evansville, Ind.