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INDIANAPOLIS - Centenary guard Maxx Nakwaasah's tip-in of a Chase Adams miss as time expired silenced a raucous sellout crowd and sent the Gents to a 58-56 win over IUPUI on Saturday night. The win was Centenary's first-ever over the Jaguars in Indianapolis and improved their record to 5-14 overall and 3-4 in The Summit League. 

IUPUI dropped to 9-9 on the season and 2-5 in The Summit.

IUPUI Head Coach Ron Hunter and his staff coached in their bare feet on Saturday as part of a growing partnership with Samaritan's Feet, which set a nationwide goal of raising a million pairs of shoes for less fortunate children this weekend. 

Hunter, who was the first coach to participate a year ago, has helped draw national attention to the cause over the course of the calendar year and personally delivered shoes to Peru last summer.

"Tonight was bigger than basketball," Hunter said. "We helped kids all over the world tonight, and I'm proud of that. My feet hurt, but we have the choice of wearing shoes. Imagine waking up and not having shoes to put on your feet, or to put on your kids feet.

"By doing this, we're going to bring hope and smiles to many, many people across the world."

"This is an absolute blessing," Samaritan's Feet founder and President Manny Ohomne told the media contingent afterwards. "To see everyone in their bare feet for this - it's amazing. I can't thank Coach Hunter and all the other coaches across the country enough."

Centenary Head Coach Greg Gary and his staff also went barefoot, as did IUPUI Head Women's Coach Shann Hart in game one of Saturday's doubleheader. 

The crowd in attendance was treated to a see-saw affair over the final two minutes as Centenary gained its first conference road sweep in its Summit League (formerly Mid-Con) history. Nick Stallings put the Gents up 56-55 when he slashed through the lane and dropped a floater over two defenders with 35 seconds left. At the other end, IUPUI junior Robert Glenn tied the score after making the second of two free throws after fouling out Stallings on his way to the rim with 17 seconds left. 

Centenary opted for a timeout and put the ball in Adams hands on the final possession. The junior point guard dribbled from the right wing down the right side of the lane and threw a wild shot over the rim, off the opposite corner of the backcourt. 

The IUPUI defense had no rebounders on the weak side and Nakwaasah's tip-in sat on the front of the rim before falling through before the final horn. It was just Centenary's sixth offensive rebound of the night as IUPUI controlled the glass 34-27 overall. 

Stallings led all players with 13 points and Adams added 12 points and seven assists. 

IUPUI got 13 points from Leroy Nobles and double-doubles from Billy Pettiford and Glenn. Pettiford had a career-high 14 rebounds and 10 points and Glenn tossed in 12 points and 10 rebounds. It was Pettiford's fifth career double-double and Glenn's second of the season. 

However, IUPUI's offense pumped in a season-low 33.3 percent from the floor, despite hitting 6-of-9 (66.7 percent) second half threes. Centenary shot a respectable 45 percent from the field and 9-of-21 (43 percent) from three-point range.  

Nobles made back-to-back threes to cap a 14-2 run that all but erased Centenary's 13-point lead it held with 14:52 to play. The Jaguars took their first lead of the game at 42-41 on a pair of Pettiford freebies, but Adams answered with a tough three with two seconds left on the shot clock to put the Gents back in front. 

There were five ties and eight lead changes over the final seven minutes.

IUPUI's offense sputtered from the outset, scoring just four points over the first eight minutes as Centenary gained a 14-4 lead. The lead grew as high as 11 with 1:09 left before halftime when Nakwaasah splashed a three and Hunter was whistled for his first technical foul of the season after the play. 

Gary Redus II made both foul shots to make it 29-18 before the Jaguars cut it back to 29-20 by halftime. 

The loss extended IUPUI's losing streak to four straight, matching the program's longest since 2004. It's also the first time the Jaguars have lost four consecutive league games since the 1999-00 season. 

The Jags now hit the road for their next four games, beginning with Oakland next Thursday night. Game time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. EST. That game can be seen on Fox Sports Indiana or be heard on XL 950. XL 950's pregame coverage begins at 6:30 p.m..