INDIANAPOLIS – The No. 23 UIndy men's basketball team (11-3, 3-3 GLVC) shot 64 percent from the field in the second half to pull off a comeback win over the visiting Lindenwood Lions (8-6, 2-4 GLVC) at Nicoson Hall, 79-67.
 
Senior Jimmy King led the way for the Greyhounds with 19 points, eight rebounds and four assists, while junior Trevor Lakes came off the bench to record 15 points and nine boards.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
It was a grind in the opening half, with Lindenwood's TJ Crockett scoring 14 of the team's 35 points. The Lions forced the UIndy big men into foul trouble early, drawing a pair of fouls both Jacob Polakovich and Kendrick Tchoua to fuel an 11-0 run late in the half and lead by as many as six points.
 
The Greyhounds took over the second half, however, shooting 64 percent as a unit and 50 percent from 3-point range. Lakes gave UIndy the lead for good at the 12:43 mark with his first 3-pointer of the night, before sinking another one just 26 seconds later.
 
Cory Miller Jr. put an exclamation point on the eventual-11-point run with a slam on the fast break, assisted by Lakes, who scored nine in the stretch. Two more deep balls from Jordache Mavunga and Lakes put the game out of reach with less than five minutes left, as the Greyhounds led by 19 before calling off the dogs.
 

?? | Cory Miller Jr. goes way up for this slam! @UIndyMBB leads LIndenwood 55-47. #GLVCmbb pic.twitter.com/qEVzU3CAX7

— UIndy Athletics (@UIndyAthletics) January 17, 2020

Jaylin Chinn scored the team's final four points to give the Greyhounds a 79-67 win.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- King finished with a game-high 19 points on 9-of-13 shooting.
- Lakes hit all three of his 3-pointers in the second half, finishing 3-for-5 from deep.
- Marcus Latham, who drew his first start of the season on Thursday, scored 13 points in 23 minutes.
- Lakes and King also led the night in rebounding, totaling nine and eight boards, respectively.
- Miller Jr. added four assists to his 11 points in the win.
 
MORE NOTES
Thursday marked the first-ever meeting between UIndy and Lindenwood. ... Crockett led the Lions with 18 points, though he scored just four in the second half … Josh Bryan made his first career start for the Hounds … Terr'e Moss, brother of former Greyhound-standout Adrian Moss, saw his first action at Nicoson Hall with two minutes at the end of the game.
 
UP NEXT
The Greyhounds begin a tough two-game road stretch ahead, traveling to No. 18 Missouri-St. Louis on Saturday afternoon before facing top-ranked Bellarmine Monday night. Tipoff from UMSL is scheduled for 4 p.m. ET.