Indy Standard

Hounds Fall to Tritons in Penultimate Game of Regular Season

The No. 4 UIndy men's basketball team (24-3, 16-3 GLVC) saw its 18-game winning streak come to an end on Thursday, dropping a 64-57 decision at Missouri-St. Louis (19-9, 11-8 GLVC).

 

The Tritons even the regular-season series with the victory, redeeming a Greyhounds' 77-70 win in mid-January.

 

Kendrick Tchoua posted his eighth double-double of the season with 16 points and 11 rebounds, while Bruno Williams added 11 points and two assists.

 

HOW IT HAPPENED

The host Tritons bounced back late in the first half, as seven straight points from Williams put the Hounds up 18-6 early. Missouri-St. Louis forged a 27-9 run before the break to lead 33-27 at intermission.

 

Sean Craig and Josiah Tynes drilled back-to-back 3-pointers to pull UIndy within three early in the second half, but the Tritons continued to fight back. Missouri-St. Louis quickly stretched its lead to eight by the under-eight media timeout, fending off every Greyhound comeback attempt.

 

A pair of free throws from Jesse Bingham cut the deficit to five with just over three minutes remaining. However, the Tritons would not let the visitors get any closer before the final buzzer.

 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

- It was lucky number three for Craig, who went 3-for-3 from beyond the arc on Thursday, while securing three boards.

- Julian Steinfeld recorded five rebounds in 16 minutes off the bench.

- Tynes dished out a team-high three assists, adding 11 points to his stat line.

- UIndy committed just 10 personal fouls, but turned the ball over on 11 occasions.

 

MORE NOTES

The loss snaps the Greyhounds' 18-game win streak, which matched the program's DII record dating back to the 1996-97 season ... the Tritons have now won three straight home games in the series … UIndy leads the all-time series, 26-10 … Victor Nwagbaraocha led all scorers with 18 points, while adding three steals and two blocks for Missouri-St. Louis on the defensive end ... the Greyhounds and Tritons were both within the top four - UIndy No. 1, Missouri-St. Louis No. 4 - in the most recent DII Midwest Regional poll.

HOUND BYTES

Head coach Paul Corsaro on the loss...

I don't think we had the toughness or togetherness it takes to win a GLVC road game tonight; we weren't our very best. We need to learn from it and get better for Saturday.

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