BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The UIndy men's basketball team dropped its lone exhibition contest of the season on Tuesday evening, suffering a 68-50 defeat at Western Kentucky.
 
The Greyhounds remain 2-0 on the young campaign, while the Hilltoppers improve to 3-0, as it counted as a regular season game for the hosts.
 
David Ejah recorded 11 points and five rebounds, while Sean Craig drilled four triples off the bench.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
A pair of 3-pointers from Aaron Etherington and Ejah knotted the game at 27 apiece with 5:10 on the clock in the opening half. However, the Hilltoppers used an 11-0 run in the final three minutes to pull away and lead at the break, 38-27.
 
The WKU defense held steady in the second half, holding UIndy to 28-percent shooting from the field. Jesse Bingham entered double digits with just over five minutes left in the contest, drilling a 3-ball to put the Hounds within 12 for the team's final field goal.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- The Hounds outrebounded the Hilltoppers, 44-40, with Kendrick Tchoua leading the team with seven.
- Ejah shot 50 percent (4-for-8) from the floor, hitting three 3-pointers.
- It was a clean game between UIndy and WKU, as neither team reached bonus in either half. The Hounds committed just nine fouls compared to the Tops' 11.
- A total of nine free throws were shot between both teams. Bingham went 2-of-3 from the charity stripe in the only attempts for the Greyhounds.
- Jakobie Robinson dished out a team-best three assists, while also recording six rebounds, five points, and two steals.

HOUND BYTES
Head coach Paul Corsaro's overall thoughts on the game...
"I'm really proud of guys tonight, especially on the defensive end. We held a team that averages 97 points to 68, and held them to under 40-percent shooting from the field. We outrebounded a team that has NBA length. Our kids battled for 40 minutes and there were opportunities to win that game. We have to clean some stuff up on offense, but overall we got better today."
 
UP NEXT
The Greyhounds travel to Grand Valley State on Sunday afternoon for the first of two in-region contests in the state of Michigan. Tip is scheduled for 2 p.m. in Allendale.
 
UIndy picked up an 88-80 win last time it visited GVSU in Nov. 18. Jesse Kempson finished with 13 points and 13 boards.