KIRKSVILLE, Mo.— The University of Indianapolis men's basketball squad secured an 84-67 victory over the Truman State Bulldogs in their final road trip of the regular season.Â
The Hounds tied their season-high with 13 steals and took care of the ball with only nine turnovers, compared to the Bulldogs' 17. Tyler Parrish led all scorers and recorded his second 30-point game of the season, shooting from a .550 clip, while going 3-for-5 from three-point range.
INS & OUTSÂ
The match was the Greyhounds' from the start. After winning the tip, UIndy grabbed four offensive rebounds before Noah Kon found the first bucket in his first start since the New Year. The senior out of Houston, Texas, found the game's second basket with a driving layup after the GLVC steals leader, Shaun Arnold, intercepted his first of the night.
The Greyhounds took the early lead and did not look back. The Bulldogs got hot from three in the middle of the opening half to cut into what had been a 12-point UIndy lead to single digits. Amoako swung the momentum back in favor of the visitors with a one-handed jam off the Carmelo Harris dish. Harris would hit his second three-pointer of the night on the next trip down the court in the Hounds' 12-3 run, which extended their lead to 16 points.Â
In the final half the Hounds used an 11-3 run to gain their largest lead of the night, leading the Bulldogs by 21 points with 15 minutes remaining. Justin Duff found his first basket of the night for the home team from beyond the arc to try to get the game back within Truman State's reach. The Bulldogs went for eight unanswered points, but could not continue their run before the momentum swung back in favor of UIndy, who went on a 10-8 run, negating the previous run by Truman.Â
The Greyhounds' lead never dwindled below 13 points in the final 20 minutes, capitalized with a 17-point victory in their final road match of the regular season.Â
INSIDE THE BOX
-Every UIndy player who touched the court recorded at least one point in tonight's contest.Â
-The Greyhounds won the war on the boards, grabbing eleven more than the BulldogsÂ
-UIndy was able to convert 18 points off of Truman's 17 turnovers.Â
-In addition to Parrish, the Hounds saw double-digit scoring from Harris (16pts), Ethan Edwards (13pts) and Amoako (11pts).Â
UP NEXTÂ
UIndy closes out the regular season hosting Quincy on Saturday, Feb. 28, at 3:30 p.m. for Senior Day.Â
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