BOLIVAR, MO— The University of Indianapolis men's basketball team defeated Southwest Baptist 78-71 in Thursday night's GLVC matchup.
The Greyhounds held the Bearcats to 27 points and 30 percent shooting in the second half. The Hounds were led by Carmelo Harris, who went 8-for-8 from the charity stripe in his 21-point game.
INS & OUTS
After trailing by as many as 12, the Hounds fought their way to victory in the second half. Kelvin Amoako gave the UIndy energy backing down his defender for a one-handed jam off a feed from Harris to cut the Bearcat lead to eight with 15:40 remaining.
The Bearcats remained steady, keeping their energy and taking the lead back to 10 with a Shasha Glushkov slam less than two minutes later. The Harris got off a three before a nearly two-minute scoring lull, which was broken by an Amoako bucket in the paint.
Though the Hounds would not take the lead back until 2:10 remaining, the tides turned when Tyler Parrish used a shot fake at the three-point-line to drive past two Bearcats before throwing down a dunk on SBU's Tyler Franklin.
UIndy went on a 15-7 run, capitalized by a Harris turnaround jumper to bring the Hounds ahead one, before a Zac Reedus free-throw evened the scoring once again.
Parrish pushed the Greyhounds ahead with a four-point play, nailing a shot from the charity stripe after getting fouled on a dagger from three right in front of his bench.
The Greyhounds finished 9-for-10 from the line in the final minute to secure the seven-point victory.
The Hounds started hot, going three-for-three from beyond the arc with buckets from Nate Dudukovich, Elad Bakshi and Harris to open the contest.
INSIDE THE BOX
-Parrish and Arnold joined Harris with double-digit scoring, adding 17 and 15 points, respectively.
-After only two trips to the line in the first half, the Greyhounds shot 21 free throws in the second half, finishing 19-for-23 and 82.6 percent from the stripe for the second game in a row.
-The Hounds saw a higher three-point percentage than overall field goal percentage, shooting from a .500 clip from beyond the arc and a .455 clip from the field.
UP NEXT
UIndy has a quick turnaround and travels to Springfield, MO, to face the Drury Panthers tomorrow, Friday, Jan. 23, at 8:45 p.m. ET.
