ALLENDALE, Mich. — UIndy lost to Grand Valley St. 87-70 on Sunday at GVSU Fieldhouse Arena. The Hounds now hold a 2-1 record and will travel to Hillsdale, Mich. on Wednesday Nov. 25 at 3 p.m. ET.
INS & OUTS
The Greyhounds answered an early 11-5 Lakers lead with perimeter scoring, getting 3-pointers from
Deuce Jackson and
Nate Dudukovich to tie it at 11 and later 3-pointers from
Braeden Moore and
Kuzma Goncharov to stay within 19-17 at 12:01. The Lakers pushed back with a stretch that included 3-pointers from Myles Sidney and Antaune Allen, building a 29-19 lead at 9:40 before later going ahead 35-25 on Parker LePla's free throw at 5:22. The Greyhounds cut into it with an 8-0 run, as Dudukovich scored inside and added a 3-pointer around Jackson's layup and
Chase Barnes' technical free throw to make it 35-33 at 3:35. In the closing stretch, Jackson's 3-pointer pulled the Greyhounds within 37-36, Moore tied it at 39 with another 3-pointer, and after the Lakers hit from deep with :29 left, Moore answered with a 3-pointer at :21 off Jackson's assist to send the teams to halftime tied 42-42.
After Dylan Smith put the Lakers in front 44-42 early in the second half, the Greyhounds got a free throw from
Aaron Humphrey Jr., but the Lakers built the margin with Antaune Allen's 3-pointer, Shamus Thompson's inside scoring and Austin Tory's steal and dunk during a run to 56-44. The Lakers continued to add on through Smith and Allen, reaching 68-50 before the Greyhounds forced four straight turnovers from 12:23 to 10:52 and got free throws from Humphrey and Jackson. The Lakers answered with another scoring stretch, including a Tory 3-pointer, and led 83-60 before
Trey Coles hit a 3-pointer, Dudukovich made two free throws and Moore scored inside for the Greyhounds. The Lakers closed out the 87-70 final, with Coles adding the Greyhounds' last basket on a 3-pointer with 19 seconds left.
INSIDE THE BOX
-Moore had his third straight game with double-digit scoring, finding a season-high 17 points.
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Aaron Humphrey Jr. grabbed a game-high 10 boards for the Hounds.
-Jackson and Dudukovich also recorded double-digit points for UIndy with 16 and 12 points, respectively.
