ST. LOUIS – The UIndy men's basketball team secured its second straight GLVC regular season title on Thursday night, earning a 67-57 victory at Missouri-St. Louis at the Mark Twain Building.
The victory also cements back-to-back 20-win seasons for the Greyhounds for the first time since 2015-16 when they rattled off five consecutive campaigns.
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Jarvis Walker led all scorers – again – with 25 points; the junior has now recorded 20+ points in three of the past four games.
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INS & OUTS
UIndy built a 19-point advantage at the break, using a 14-4 run in the final six minutes to head to the locker room with a cushion. Ten of those points came from the hands of Walker, who drilled three triples during the stretch.
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Jesse Bingham scored 13 of his 18 points in the second half, including the first and final bucket for the Hounds. On its way to a lead of a game-high 21,
Sean Craig drilled his first 3-pointer of the night before Walker hit a jumper in the paint with 12:11 on the scoreboard to put UIndy ahead, 50-29.
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After an and-1 opportunity for
Julian Steinfeld at the 6:08 mark, the Tritons forged a comeback attempt that saw the Hounds' lead dwindle to eight with less than three minutes remaining.
Kendrick Tchoua made a huge block on a driving Matt Enright in the waning moments, as Bingham sunk all four of his final free throw attempts to seal the road win.
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The Greyhounds successfully completed the (regular) season sweep over the Tritons and have won consecutive games against the league foe for the first time since 2018-19.
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INSIDE THE BOX
- UMSL's 57 points is the least amount UIndy has allowed since Feb. 3 at Maryville.
- Bingham logged 38 minutes on Thursday, his third-highest mark of the winter.
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Josiah Tynes led the Hounds with eight rebounds, matching his career-high set last season against William Jewell.
- UIndy held UMSL to just four 3-pointers, its lowest total allowed since Jan. 21, 2023, against McKendree.
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MORE NOTES
Troy Glover II posted a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds … UIndy has shot at least 50 percent from the field seven times this season, including four times in February … the Greyhounds now lead the all-time series, 28-12.
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HOUND BYTES
Head coach Paul Corsaro on winning the GLVC regular season…
"To win the GLVC outright for the second year in a row – and the fact there hasn't been a back-to-back regular season champion since 2000 – is extremely impressive. I'm proud of the men in our locker room."
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UP NEXT
UIndy concludes the regular season on Saturday against McKendree. As the Greyhounds look for the season sweep, the Bearcats will celebrate Senior Day prior to the contest. McKendree lost in a shootout on Thursday against Lewis, 87-81.
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