INDIANAPOLIS- Despite a late push in the fourth quarter by Missouri-St. Louis, the UIndy women's basketball team collected a 58-53 victory over the Tritions on Saturday afternoon at Nicoson Hall. With the win, the Hounds improve to 8-8 (4-4 GLVC) while UMSL falls to 5-9 (3-5 GLVC).
Elana Wells scored a team-high 15 points while
Jada Patton added 13 points to also score in double figures. In total, nine different players for UIndy scored two or more points.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Despite UMSL hitting a pull-up jumper as time expired in the first half, the Hounds found themselves carrying an advantage of nine points into the intermission. Neither team found much luck shooting the ball in the opening 20 minutes as each squad was sitting under 34 percent from the field with less than 10 shots made. Even though the Greyhounds forced 16 turnovers and earned 12 points off those takeaways, the Tritions stayed strong by dominating the boards and out-rebounding UIndy by 12 in the first half which kept the game within reach.
A game-changing 11-2 scoring run by UMSL spanning from the end of the third quarter and into the fourth kept the Tritions within a single possession of the hometown Hounds with just under seven minutes remaining in the game. Then, a made free throw with 3:17 remaining locked the game into a tie. However, clutch play down the stretch with made buckets and free throws ended up winning the game for UIndy.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
-It was another strong game from the free throw line for the Hounds who went 19-of-24.
-UMSL out-rebounded UIndy by 18.
-Along with leading the team in scoring, the Hounds were plus 14 when Wells was on the floor.
-The Tritons were 0-of-10 from behind the arc. The Hounds were 5-of-12.
-Freshman
Patricia Chikamba earned her first start of the season and scored four points in the process.
UP NEXT
UIndy will return to Nicoson Hall on Monday for a conference clash with Maryville beginning at 5:30 p.m. ET. The two teams met earlier in the season on Dec. 11 and the Saints won 88-83 in St. Louis.
