LOUISVILLE, Ky. – In its final regular season game at Knights Hall, the 23rd-ranked UIndy men's basketball team (12-4, 4-4 GLVC) handed No.  1 Bellarmine University its first loss of the season with an 81-76 overtime victory. The Knights (14-1, 7-1) overcame a 15-point halftime deficit to force OT, but the Greyhounds made the plays down the stretch to earn their first win in Louisville since 2014.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Hounds authored an explosive first half, shooting 52 percent on the way to a sizable 42-27 advantage. But the Knights turned the tables in the second, ending the half on a 25-11 run, capped by an Ethan Comb 3-pointer with 25 seconds left to send it to OT.
 
That's when the Greyhound defense clamped down; UIndy allowed zero field goals and just two points in the final four minutes. Meanwhile, the Hounds scored nine of the game's final 11 points, highlighted by a two-handed flush by sophomore Jacob Polakovich and a clutch 4-for-4 performance at the foul line by senior Jimmy King.
 
Junior Trevor Lakes and senior Marcus Latham led the Hounds offensively, scoring 17 and 16 points, respectively. Lakes added 10 boards to notch his first double-double of the year. Polakovich and fellow big man Kendrick Tchoua combined for 19 points on 9-for-10 shooting, eight rebounds and two blocks.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Lakes rained down five 3-pointers on the way to his team-high point total. No other player hit more than two from distance.
- King dished out six assists to maintain his conference-leading average in the category. He also finished with 12 points, five boards and a steal.
- The Hounds were whistled for a season-high 24 fouls. As a result, the Knights shot twice as many free throws as their guests.
- Bellarmine came into the night ranking second in DII in field goal percentage (.532) but were limited to under 45 percent on the night.
 
MORE NOTES
Saturday marked UIndy's final regular-season game in Knights Hall, as Bellarmine is moving out of the Great Lakes Valley Conference in 2020-21 to begin its transition to NCAA Division I. The two GLVC charter members have now faced off 106 times, with the Knights owning a 59-47 edge  … Tonight's result snapped a five-game losing streak for the Hounds in Louisville.

UP NEXT
UIndy returns home later in the week to host Drury University Thursday night. Tip-off from Nicoson Hall is slated for 7:30 p.m.