ST. LOUIS – The No. 23 UIndy men's basketball team (11-4, 3-4 GLVC) had four players in double figures and hit 10 shots from behind the arc Saturday but could not hold off 18-ranked Missouri-St. Louis (15-2, 6-1), falling 69-66 in a tough GLVC road contest.

Senior Jordache Mavunga led the Greyhounds with 16 points, while sophomore Jacob Polakovich recorded his second double-double of the season.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Facing the conference's top defensive team, the Greyhounds splashed six 3-pointers in the first half alone and led by as much as eight points in the second half. But a 10-0 Triton run gave the home team its first lead of the day with 12:29 left, 48-46.
 
The teams would continue to trade big shots, as seven ties and five leads changes occurred in the final 13-plus minutes. Mavunga, Jimmy King and Marcus Latham all hit clutch threes for UIndy down the stretch, but UMSL seemed to find an answer each time.
 
Trailing by a deuce in the final minute, the Greyhound defense got the stop it needed and called a timeout with 13.9 seconds to go. But on the ensuing possession, the Tritons forced a turnover before the Hounds could get a shot up to all but seal it.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Mavunga earned his team-high point total thanks in part to a  4-for-5 performance with behind the arc. The Greyhounds finished 10-of-23 (.435) as a team from deep.
- Polakovich amassed 15 points and 12 boards, with both numbers coming one shy of matching career highs.
- King (14 pts) and Cory Miller Jr. (10 pts) also finished in double figures. The former added nine dimes, upping his league-leading average to 6.8 assists per game.
 
MORE NOTES
UIndy is now 25-7 all-time versus the Tritons, with today's result snapping the Hounds' 10-game winning streak in the series … UMSL came into the day as the GLVC leader in scoring defense, allowing just 59 points per game. The Tritons also led the league in rebounding margin at +9.9 prior to tipoff, but the Hounds out-rebounded their hosts, 35-32.
 
UP NEXT
The Greyhounds have a quick turnaround as face another tough road opponent Monday night when they travel to Louisville, Ky., to battle the No. 1-ranked Bellarmine Knights.