RICHMOND, Va. - The IUPUI basketball team will look to keep the positive momentum rolling when the Jaguars play Richmond (6-4) inside Robins Center on Tuesday (Dec. 23) at noon as part of the 2014 Gotham Classic. Tuesday's game will be IUPUI's third of four scheduled games in this year's event, hosted by the Gazelle Group. Tuesday's game will be heard only on WNDE 1260's iHeartRadio channel as Will Flemming (pxp) calls the action from courtside. 

IUPUI (3-8) stopped a six-game losing skid on Saturday, picking off South Alabama 71-65 in overtime inside Indiana Farmers Coliseum. The Jaguars led by as many as 13 in the second half, but needed a late DavRon Williams layup and a defensive stop to get to overtime. In overtime, the Jaguars scored the first six points and used a key steal from Marcellus Barksdale with 12 seconds left to seal the win. Williams finished with a career-high 13 points, seven rebounds and three steals in 23 minutes of work and Barksdale added 10 points, seven caroms and four steals.

IUPUI improved to 3-0 this year when scoring 70 points or better. 

Tuesday's game with Richmond will be the first-ever meeting between the two schools. 

QUICK HITTERS
  - Today's game is the third of four legs in this year's Gotham Classic - a tournament that will see the Jaguars travel more than 6,500 miles over a 12-day stretch. After today's game, IUPUI is slated to head west to Los Angeles to play at Pepperdine on Dec. 27.  
- IUPUI has had nine different leading scorers this year (includes ties) through 11 games. Marcellus Barksdale, Leo Svete (three times) and Mason Archie, II and DavRon Williams (twice) are the only Jags to have led the team in scoring in more than once. 
- Nearly 44 percent of IUPUI's points have come from the bench this season, including a season-high 44-point effort at Purdue. All total, IUPUI has 11 players averaging between 2-10 points per game. 
- IUPUI has been relegated to just nine scholarship players for the past month with Khufu Najee sidelined. Three other scholarship players are sitting out the season as Division I transfers. 
- Today's game is the first-ever meeting between Richmond and IUPUI on the hardwood.   
- This marks the 43rd season of IUPUI basketball, beginning with the 1972 campaign.
- IUPUI will play every home game at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum this season in year one of a five-year pact. IUPUI last played home games at the Coliseum from 1975-79. The building was home to the Indiana Pacers from 1967-74.  
- More than half of IUPUI's 13-man roster is newcomers this year. All total, the Jaguars welcome seven new faces this year with four Division I transfers and three true freshmen.   

FIVE COUNT - QUICK TIDBITS FROM THE LAST GAME
IUPUI 71, South Alabama 65 (ot) - Dec. 20 - Indianapolis (Indiana Farmers Coliseum)
WORKING OVERTIME
    IUPUI has gone to overtime in three of five home games this season, winning two of those three contests. On Saturday, the Jags scored the first six points of overtime and outscored South Alabama 12-6 for a six-point win. 

DAVRON'S DAY
    Senior DavRon Williams was half expecting to sit out Saturday's game nursing an injury, but was pressed to action midway through the first half. The Marion, Ind.-native came up when it mattered most, scoring the game-tying basket in regulation and four points in overtime in the 71-65 win. Williams closed with a career-high 13 points (4-8 FG, 5-6 FT), seven boards and three steals in 23 minutes. 

CELLUS STEALS
    Junior Marcellus Barksdale finished with at least three steals for the third straight game, with none bigger than his steal of an outlet pass with 12 seconds left in overtime. Leading by two, Mason Archie, II missed the second of two free throws, allowing South Alabama an easy rebound. However, Barksdale picked off the outlet pass and was immediately fouled before pushing the lead to four at the foul line. 

SEASON HIGHS
    IUPUI got the free throw line a season-high 32 times, making 22 (68.8 percent). 

NEW FIVE
    Head Coach Jason Gardner opted to shake up the starting five, giving D.J. McCall his first career start and Justus Stanback his first start of the year. They were joined by Archie, Barksdale and Aaron Brennan. 

UNCOMMON BALANCE
    Eleven different IUPUI players are averaging between two and 10 points per game through 11 games, led by Marcellus Barksdale's 9.6 points per game. IUPUI has already had nine different leading scorers (including ties). P.J. Boutte, Marcellus Barksdale, Leo Svete, D.J. McCall, DavRon Williams, Jalen McCallum, Elijah Ray, Mason Archie and Aaron Brennan have each led the squad in scoring in a game thus far. 
    IUPUI has nine players averaging at least 14 minutes per game as well. 

LOW LEADER
    Barksdale's 9.6 points per game scoring average would easily be the lowest total to lead the Jaguars in a single-season in program history. The lowest scoring output to lead the Jaguars in a season is 12.4 points per game by Charles Price in 2001-02. 

HITTING 70
    IUPUI is 3-0 this season when scoring at least 70 points and 0-8 when failing to reach that number. 

THEFTS
    IUPUI is tied for 32nd nationally (second in The Summit) with 9.1 steals per game. Junior Marcellus Barksdale leads the squad at 2.4 steals per game while P.J. Boutte averages 1.5 steals a night. Freshman Aaron Brennan is third on the squad with 12 steals.  

42 STRAIGHT
    Junior Marcellus Barksdale has now started 43 straight games, dating back to the 2012-13 season opener. No other IUPUI player has started more than 11 straight games. Barksdale and Mason Archie are the only two Jags to start every game this season. 

MR. INDISPENSABLE
    While Gardner has shown a deep and versatile bench, the one constant for the Jaguars this season is junior guard Marcellus Barksdale. The 6-foot-5 veteran is playing nearly 34 minutes per game, ranking among the league's top players. Barksdale leads the team in scoring (9.6 ppg), free throws made (35) and steals (26) and is second in rebounding (4.8 rpg) and assists (2.4 apg).

BENCH PRODUCTION
    Through 11 games, IUPUI's bench has scored 294 of the team's 674 points, equivalent to 43.6 percent of the team's scoring. The IUPUI bench has outscored the opposition in nine of the season's 11 games.

WHISTLES UNKIND
    Whistles have piled up on the Jaguars this season, resulting in a heavy scoring deficit at the foul line. Here's the numbers:
        Fouls    FT-ATT (per gm)
    IUPUI:     250 (22.7/gm)    150-210 (13.6-19.1)
    Opp.:     207 (18.8/gm)    200-284 (18.2-25.8)

FUTURE HOST
    Good news piled up for Indianapolis and the IUPUI program in November as Indy was awarded the 2021 Men's Final Four and 2017 First/Second Round games.
    IUPUI will co-host this year's Final Four at Lucas Oil Stadium, along side partners from the Horizon League and Indiana Sports Corp. In 2017, games will be played at Bankers Life Fieldhouse and the Men's Final Four returns to Indy and LOS in 2021.  

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