INDIANAPOLIS – The UIndy men's basketball avenged its early season loss to William Jewell College on Thursday evening, earning a 70-68 victory from inside Nicoson Hall amidst another rowdy student section.
 
David Ejah came alive in the second half, scoring 14 of his 21 points after the break with three triples. The senior nearly finished with a double-double, securing nine rebounds in the win.
 
The Greyhounds improve to 13-2 all-time against the Cardinals, with five of the past six meetings decided by four points or less.
 
INS & OUTS
The intensity grew in the second half, after William Jewell went into the break with a six-point advantage. It took just more than three minutes after halftime for UIndy to snag its first lead of the night, with Josiah Tynes finding Jarvis Walker in the corner for the junior's lone 3-pointer of the evening.
 

Jarvis gives us our first lead of the night! ???? pic.twitter.com/lnnEa93R3b

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The GLVC foes traded leads nine times down the stretch, with a huge defensive play from Kendrick Tchoua under 12 minutes left setting the tone for a game that would seemingly come down to a single possession.
 

DEFENSE CREATES POINTS pic.twitter.com/IAQ3jmSSQ5

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Jesse Bingham gave the Greyhounds the lead for good with six minutes remaining, following a jumper with a driving dunk over a defender. The Cardinals had a shot at the buzzer, trailing by two after an Ejah free-throw attempt, but Kobe McKinley's triple sailed as time expired.
 
INSIDE THE BOX
- UIndy scored 17 points off turnovers – including 12 in the second half – to come away with the win.
- The Greyhounds have now held their opponent to 68 or less points 15 times this season.
- Ejah added a pair of blocks and one steal in the second half.
- Led by Tchoua's eight o-boards, UIndy scored 18 second-chance points behind the team's dominant effort on the offensive glass.
- In less than eight minutes off the bench, Zac Szul dished out three of the team's 11 assists on the night.
 
MORE NOTES
Bingham now has 131 career blocks and sits just six behind Steve Kahl atop the category in the program record book … Jewell's McKinley, who scored 17 first-half points, finished with a team-high 21 ... Thursday was the third annual #D2Day celebrated by the national office.
 
POSTGAME INTERVIEW

Dave & Jo with the postgame remarks ???? pic.twitter.com/SVgeYgpSYJ

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UP NEXT
UIndy will celebrate its four seniors on Saturday prior to battling Rockhurst for a 3 p.m. tip. The -Greyhounds are looking for the season sweep of the Hawks, after picking up a 72-48 victory in Kansas City back in January.