ST. CHARLES, Mo. – The No. 7 and top-seeded UIndy men's basketball team (26-3) survived a double-overtime scare from eighth-seeded Quincy (14-15) in the GLVC Quarterfinals on Thursday, pulling out a 79-77 victory.
 
The triumph matches the program's single season wins record, which ties the 1963-64 team with 26.
 
Reigning GLVC Player of the Year Kendrick Tchoua was dominant all afternoon, finishing with 23 points and 13 rebounds for his ninth double-double of the season.
 

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— UIndy Athletics (@UIndyAthletics) March 2, 2023

 HOW IT HAPPENED
Quincy ended the second half on a 6-0 run to force OT following a free throw from Tchoua put the Hounds up by six with 3:13 left to play. Josiah Tynes finally ended the scoring drought early in the first extra session, sinking a pullup in the corner.
 
Leading late once again with a layup from Jesse Bingham, QU's Jamaurie Coakley knotted the game at 68 apiece with four seconds left. A three-quarters heave from Jakobie Robinson nearly ended the game at the buzzer, but the attempt fell just short.
 
Neither team could pull away in the second overtime period until Bingham and Robinson each converted an old-fashioned 3-point play to give the Greyhounds a 77-73 lead with 90 seconds left. Ben Nicoson, who drilled a pair of 3-pointers on Thursday, swished two free throws late to seal the victory.
 
UIndy played strong defensively all afternoon, forcing 18 turnovers and a 33.3 field goal percentage. It was the Hawks, however, that capitalized on the indiscretions, outscoring the Hounds, 28-15, off turnovers.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Robinson secured a season-best 11 rebounds in the win, adding 10 points for his third double-double of the season.
- Tchoua set new career-highs in both free throws made and attempts, sinking a smooth 13-of-14 from the charity stripe.
- The Greyhounds scraped 24 points off the bench, with Jarvis Walker accounting for exactly half of the total.
- The team grabbed 47 boards on Thursday, its third-highest mark of the season and most in program history during the GLVC Championship Tournament. Julian Steinfeld tallied eight in 16+ minutes off the bench.
- UIndy led for more than 43 minutes, as Quincy was ahead for just 49 seconds. Thirteen of those seconds were in the final 30 minutes.
 
MORE NOTES
Tchoua also tied the program's single-game record in the GLVC tourney with 13 boards, matching his first-round total last season against Missouri S&T … Steinfeld also grabbed 13 rebounds in the league title game last season … the Hounds improve to 25-14 in the all-time series against the Hawks … UIndy advances to its third straight GLVC semifinal, all under head coach Paul Corsaro.
 
UP NEXT
UIndy now advances to its third consecutive GLVC semifinal and awaits the winner of Rockhurst and Missouri-St. Louis. The Greyhounds will tip on Saturday at 1 p.m. ET from Hyland Arena against either the Hawks or Tritons.