UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. – The UIndy men's basketball team suffered a heartbreaker on Sunday afternoon, as in-region Saginaw Valley State drilled a 3-point buzzer beater for an 84-83 win.
 
Brody Whitaker, who scored a game-high 22 points, missed the front end of a 1-and-1 in the waning seconds before SVSU's Freddie McIntosh knocked in his fifth 3-pointer of the game for the win.
 
Four Greyhounds finished in double figures, including Dashawn Jackson (13) and Pierce Thomas (11).
 
INS & OUTS
In what will prove to be one of the most fluid games of the winter, the Cardinals took the 27th - and final - lead at the buzzer. The teams were also tied 10 times with neither the Hounds nor Cardinals leading by more than seven at any point.
 
Trailing by six with under four minutes left, Thomas and Jackson quickly evened the game at 76 apiece with a pair of triples. Whitaker then put the Greyhounds ahead with his third 3-pointer of the afternoon before Jackson stretched the lead to four with just 19 ticks remaining.
 
The Cardinals endured, however, as McIntosh sunk two free throws just before his dagger at the horn.
 
Lavonte Harris scored six of his 10 points in the second half, totaling 13 minutes off the bench.
 
INSIDE THE BOX
-UIndy won the turnover battle with just seven miscues, marking the fourth straight game the Crimson & Grey has coughed up possession 10 or less times.
- Noah Kon dished out a season-high five assists and is averaging 3.0 helpers per game.
- Whitaker grabbed a team-high six rebounds, as the Hounds led the board game for the first time this season.
- Freshman Tucker Tornatta picked the right time for his lone bucket of the game, slamming home a fast-break dunk with under two minutes left.
- Each of the first four games in the Heady Era have been decided by six or less points, with the last three contests by a combined four points.
- Dylan Ingram accounted for half of the team's blocks, swatting away two Cardinal field-goal attempts.
 
UP NEXT
The Greyhounds will enjoy a 10-day break before hosting Roosevelt University on Wednesday, Nov. 27, from Nicoson Hall to begin the Thanksgiving festivities.