INDIANAPOLIS – Everything was going right for the UIndy men's basketball team (4-0) on Sunday afternoon, as the Greyhounds shot their way to a 95-71 win over in-region Grand Valley State (3-1) at Nicoson Hall.
 
Trevor Lakes led all scorers with 23 points, while Jimmy King added seven rebounds and seven assists to go along with 16 tallies.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Greyhounds led for more than 38 minutes on Sunday, taking the lead for good after a 3-pointer from Cory Miller Jr. at the 17:37 mark in the first half. As a team, UIndy dilled nine of 18 from beyond the arc, with Jordache Mavunga hitting three before the break.
 

?? | Marcus Latham finds the bucket for three!  @UIndyMBB leads Grand Valley State 27-17. #GLVCmbb pic.twitter.com/H7rCDvcjye

— UIndy Athletics (@UIndyAthletics) November 17, 2019

The Lakers got within two after a pair of jumpers right after halftime, but the UIndy offense continued to fire on all cylinders. Five different scorers used an 11-0 run, while limiting the Grand Valley offense scoreless for three-and-a-half minutes. Lakes drilled his fourth deep ball of the game during that stretch, while freshman Kendrick Tchoua slammed one home to get Nicoson rocking.
 
Grand Valley State was six of 10 from 3-point land in the first half, however, the UIndy defense followed the offense's suit and limited the visitors to just 14.3 percent from deep in the second. The Greyhounds outscored the Lakers, 46-27, in the second half to run away with another in-region victory.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
-Lakes returned to form on Sunday, shooting five of 10 from deep after hitting just six 3-pointers in the first three contests
-UIndy paint men Jacob Polakovich and Tchoua combined for 12 points, five rebounds and two blocks against the Lakers
-The team's 15 long balls are the most since the Greyhounds sunk 19 against Tiffin on Nov. 22, 2017
-Mavunga nailed five 3-pointers – six field goals in total – to match his season-high 18 points
-Lakes added nine rebounds to his day, marking the third time this season the junior has pulled down at least eight boards
 
MORE NOTES
Grand Valley State now leads the all-time series, 5-4 … the Greyhounds earn wins in consecutive seasons over the Lakers for the first time since 2003-04 … Christian Negron led the Lakers with 17 points and eight rebounds.
 
UP NEXT
UIndy hits the road for a two-game set at Cedarville University this coming weekend. The Greyhounds will battle Ohio Dominican on Friday at 5:30 p.m. from the Callan Athletic Center, before taking on the host Yellow Jackets on Saturday evening.