SPRINGFIELD, IL - The University of Indianapolis men's basketball team bounced back with a road win on Saturday to secure the season sweep over Illinois Springfield. The Hounds posted a 62-50 win in to improve to 11-6 overall and 5-4 in GLVC play.
HOW IT HAPPENED
UIndy led for the first ten minutes of the low-scoring first half until Illinois Springfield took their first lead of the game at the 10:11 mark. The next six minutes saw eight lead changes until
Josiah Tynes put the Hounds head for good with a three-pointer with just under four minutes remaining. UIndy closed out the first half with an 11-3 run to take a 28-21 lead to the locker room.
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The Prairie Stars pulled within four early in the second frame but back-to-back three's from
Cory Miller Jr. and
Aaron Etherington put momentum back on UIndy's side. Miller Jr. knocked back a three at the 11:21 mark to give the Hounds their largest lead of the game at 17.
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Illinois Springfield threatened late, trailing by four with just over six minutes remaining, but this time
Jakobie Robinson silenced the Stars with a step back three-pointer.Â
Jesse Bingham and Miller Jr. combined to shoot a perfect six-for-six from the charity stripe in the final minute to seal the win.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Three Hounds scored in double figures in Miller Jr. (14), Bingham (12) and Tynes (11).
- Bingham and
Kendrick Tchoua paced UIndy with six rebounds each.
- Robinson posted a team-high three steals and three assists.
UP NEXT
Next week features a pair of home games for UIndy. They'll host William Jewell on Thursday and Truman on Saturday in GLVC action.
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