INDIANAPOLIS – A hot first half led the No. 17 UIndy men's basketball team (7-0) to a 112-66 win over the visiting Spring Hill Badgers (1-5) on Tuesday evening inside Nicoson Hall.
 
Jordache Mavunga drilled five straight 3-pointers to end the half, as redshirt-senior Jimmy King soared into fourth place in the program record book, dishing out seven of his eight assists to surpass the 400 mark. Trevor Lakes tallied 15 of his game-high 21 points in opening half.
 

?? | Jordache Mavunga is just getting started! Jordache connected on 5 of 6 from the three point line. @UIndyMBB leads Spring Hill 56-31. #GLVCmbb pic.twitter.com/upUuQWPJSp

— UIndy Athletics (@UIndyAthletics) November 27, 2019

HOW IT HAPPENED
Lakes kicked off the shooting for the Greyhounds, who drilled 65.6 percent of their shots to lead 56-31 at halftime. Mavunga totaled all 20 of his points in the first half, with his five deep balls coming in the final three minutes.
 
The fiery Greyhounds did not relent in the second half, as Cory Miller Jr. proceeded to slam one home before blocking an opposing 3-pointer in the first two minutes. UIndy pulled away from Spring Hill, putting up 56 points in both halves.
 
Kendrick Tchoua dominated the second half for the Greyhounds, scoring 14 of his 20 points after the break. The true freshman sunk eight of nine shots from the field, while hauling in three rebounds.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
-UIndy's 112 points is the most it scored since January 12, 2017 in a league win over Missouri S&T
-King now has 403 career assists, 83 helpers from the top three in program history
-Lakes added nine rebounds to his game-best 21 points
-Three Greyhounds finished with at least 20 points, as Mavunga joined Lakes and Tchoua with the feat
-Twelve different scorers recorded points in the win, including Jaylin Chinn putting up eight in just nine minutes of action.
 
MORE NOTES
UIndy's 7-0 start is the best since it began the 2014-15 campaign on a 17-game winning streak … Marcus Latham chipped in 10 points off the bench for the Greyhounds … Spring Hill's Gresyn Rogers led the Badgers with 16 points … In total, UIndy led for over 35 minutes on Tuesday and led for good after a Tchoua layup gave the Greyhounds a 19-18 advantage ... Tuesday marked the first battle between UIndy and Spring Hill.
 
UP NEXT
The Greyhounds will take a week off before opening conference play next Tuesday evening against No. 3 Bellarmine at Nicoson Hall. UIndy has knocked off the Knights in each of the past two seasons in Indianapolis.