SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The UIndy women's basketball team rallied late to earn an 80-75 overtime victory at Illinois Springfield on Thursday.
 
Elana Wells became the 25th Greyhound in program history to reach 1,000 career points on Thursday, maneuvering around the defense in the third quarter to surpass the milestone scoring number.
 

Euro step for 1K pic.twitter.com/Hv5QgoZ2cu

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It was Jaelynne Murray, however, that sealed the win, hitting a layup with 0.2 seconds left off an inbound pass from Wells.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Murray's game-winner put her in double-digit points with 10, adding nine rebounds, six assists, and four steals to the impressive stat line.
 

Take the bench's word for it! pic.twitter.com/hgsTkBjdHu

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Amyrah Sapenter provided the first buzzer-beater of the night, sending the game to overtime after a step-back 3-pointer with just 1.4 seconds remaining in regulation. Wells earned the assist on that, as well, forcing UIS to double team her, which gave Sapenter an opening.
 

AMYRAH! OVERTIME! pic.twitter.com/w7vCpuWWHf

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Wells scored seven of her 11 points in the extra session, including three at the charity stripe. Kylah Lawson stepped up in the late moments, sinking a pair of free throws to put UIndy ahead, 77-76, with 22 seconds left. It appeared as if the Prairie Stars would extend the game to a second overtime with their own bucket before a Greyhound timeout advanced the ball into the front court.
 
UIndy trailed by as many as 12 midway through the third quarter before Patricia Chikamba ignited a spark with 11 of her 24 points in the final 6:56 of regulation.
 
INSIDE THE BOX
- The team's 80 points is the most in a game this season.
- Sapenter accounted for the Hounds' only two 3-pointers of the evening.
- UIndy shot 55.6 percent from the floor in the second half and overtime, with a 5-for-6 effort in the final 5:24 of action.
- Chikamba and Murray shared the team lead on the glass with nine rebounds apiece.
- Queen Baker saw two minutes at the beginning of the second half, making efficient use of her time with a field goal.
 
HOUND BYTES
Head coach Jama Sharp on Wells' accomplishment…
"Hitting 1,000 career points puts her in some elite company and I'm really happy for her that she could reach that milestone. She's put in a lot of work the last four years to get here."
 
Sharp on the fight and comeback win…
"Nothing went our way, but we kept fighting. We executed down the stretch, with Amyrah stepping up to hit a huge shot to even force overtime."
 
MORE NOTES
Wells is the first Hound to reach 1,000 career points since Taylor Drury during the 2020-21 season …Emari Doby and Kayla Rice each scored 22 points for the Prairie Stars ... UIndy now leads the all-time series, 13-6.
 
UP NEXT
UIndy wraps up the weekend at McKendree on Saturday, scheduled for a 1 ET tip in Lebanon, Ill. The Bearcats used a 35-point fourth quarter in January's matchup at Nicoson Hall to overrun the Greyhounds to open the 2025 calendar year.