IUPUI (15-13, 7-8) vs. Green Bay (15-13. 9-6)
Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019 - 1:00 p.m.
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Series:	IUPUI leads 5-3
Last Meeting:	Jan. 17, 2019
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INDIANAPOLIS - The IUPUI basketball team will cap the regular season home slate on Sunday afternoon (Feb. 24) when the Jaguars host Green Bay (15-13, 9-6 HL) at 1:00 p.m. inside Indiana Farmers Coliseum. IUPUI will acknowledge the senior trio of Evan Hall, Ahmed Ismail and D.J. McCall prior to the game, along with senior manager Matt Cobb. 

IUPUI (15-13, 7-8 HL) is coming off a hard earned 67-60 win over Milwaukee on Friday night, paced by sophomore Jaylen Minnett's game-high 22 points. Minnett and Ismail keyed the Jags down the stretch as the Jags outlasted the Panthers over the final five minutes after the score was tied at 54 all. 

Junior Camron Justice pumped in 15 points and Ismail added 13 points and eight boards in his fourth start of the season. Defensively, IUPUI was strong in the second half, holding to Milwaukee to roughly 30 percent shooting and just 24 points overall. 

Sunday's game will be another pivotal affair as Green Bay comes in having won three-in-a-row and five of their past six games. The Phoenix rallied from 19 down to knock off UIC on Friday night, 63-62. Green Bay sits alone in third-place in the Horizon League standings while IUPUI is tied for Detroit Mercy for the No. 7 spot in the standings. This weekend's slate of games will help provide clarity to the league standings as the top eight qualify for the postseason tournament and the top four seeds will host quarterfinal round games. 

IUPUI won the earlier meeting at Green Bay, 76-70, behind 18 points from McCall and 16 from Justice. The Jags are 3-0 against Green Bay since joining the Horizon League last season. 

HL STANDINGS (as of 2/20/2019):
t-1. Northern Kentucky (11-4)
t-1. Wright State (11-4)
3. Green Bay (9-6)
t-4. UIC (8-7)
t-4. Oakland (8-7)
6. Youngstown State (8-8)
t-7. IUPUI (6-8)
t-7. Detroit Mercy (7-8)
9. Milwaukee (4-11)
10. Cleveland State (3-13)  

QUOTABLE: "I'm really proud of my guys. I thought defensively we were pretty good in the second half and that was the difference in the ballgame. We forced them into some tough shots and I thought we did a better job of limiting them to one shot with our work on the glass in the second half. Jaylen really gave us a spark offensively tonight with his ability to make shots. He kind of got us going in the first half and carried it over to the second half. He's a confident kid and has the ability to make some really tough shots. I think you saw that tonight," Gardner said after Friday's victory. 

UP NEXT: IUPUI will hit the road for the final road trip of the regular season when the Jaguars head to Michigan for a two-game swing. The trip will begin at Detroit Mercy on Thursday, Feb. 28 at 8:00 p.m. inside historic Calihan Hall. In addition, Thursday's game will be broadcast on ESPN+.     

QUICK NOTES (click here to access the full notes for Sunday's game): 
    JAGS GET PAST MILWAUKEE LATE IN 67-60 WIN
    The IUPUI basketball team snapped a four-game skid on Friday night (Feb. 22) as the Jaguars outlasted Milwaukee, 67-60, inside Indiana Farmers Coliseum. Sophomore Jaylen Minnett hit for a game-high 22 points and Camron Justice added 15 as IUPUI all but assured a spot in the eight team Horizon League Tournament. Senior center Ahmed Ismail added 13 points and eight rebounds in making his third straight start. 
    IUPUI came up with timely baskets and even more timely defensive stops late after the game was tied at 54 all with 5:48 to play. The game featured 15 lead changes, the final coming when Minnett combined a stop and a bucket by collecting a steal near midcourt and racing to the other end for an uncontested layup, which sparked a pivotal 6-0 run. Ismail contributed the final four points of the run as he scored on a pair of free throws and then dropped in an easy layup off a Justice assist with 2:43 left to make it 60-54. 
    Milwaukee banked in a long three with 1:45 left, but IUPUI countered when Ismail put back a Minnett miss with 1:16 left to retain the two possession lead. From there, IUPUI made enough free throws and took advantage of some Panther misses to escape victorious. 
    Here are more notes from Friday's victory:
    -The win gave the two teams a split in the season series with each team winning at home. IUPUI improved to 3-1 against Milwaukee since joining the league last season.
    -Evan Hall added to his league best blocked shot total, swatting three to up his total to 37 on the season. Hall ranks fourth on the program's all-time list with 93 swats. 
    -Milwaukee made it's first six three-point attempts of the game in building a six-point first half lead before IUPUI recovered to lead by one at halftime. 
    -It was Minnett's fourth 20-point scoring game of the season. 
    -IUPUI held Milwaukee to just eight field goals after halftime as the Panthers shot just 31 percent after the break. MKE's 24 second half points were the fewest by an IUPUI foe this season, while IUPUI also scored a season-low 30 second half points. 
    -Hall of Famer Matt Crenshaw had his No. 21 jersey retired at halftime of Friday's game with current NBAer George Hill among those in attendance to celebrate the honor. 

    MILESTONES
    -The UIC game marked the 150th game of Jason Gardner's IUPUI career. 
    -Senior Evan Hall became the 15th player in IUPUI history to grab 500 career rebounds at UIC (Jan. 4). Fellow senior D.J. McCall followed in line as the 16th in school history to hit the number against Wright State (Feb. 3).
    -Senior D.J. McCall delivered his 200th career assist against UIC (Feb. 9).
    -Sophomore Jaylen Minnett hit his 100th career three in the win over Detroit Mercy (Jan. 26). He tallied his 500th career point against UIC (Feb. 9).
    -The game at Green Bay was Evan Hall's 100th career game played. 
    -Elyjah Goss grabbed his 250th career rebound at Milwaukee.
    -Fifth-year senior D.J. McCall played his 2,500th career minute at NKU. 

    STREAKS
    -Minnett has made a three in an IUPUI D1 record 31 straight games, dating back to last season. His streak is one of the nation's 10 longest streaks for consecutive games with a triple.  
    -Senior D.J. McCall has started 55 straight games, dating back to last season.      

    NEW FIVE
    For just the third time this season, IUPUI used a new starting five at Youngstown State on Feb. 14 due to an injury to Elyjah Goss. 
    Senior center Ahmed Ismail (13.3 pts, 7.6 reb, 75.0 FG%) has filled in admirably in his three most recent starts, getting the nod in Goss' stead the past three outings. Ismail also started the season opener in place of an injured Evan Hall. 
    Otherwise, the quintet of Camron Justice, D.J. McCall, Grant Weatherford, Goss and Hall has started 23 times this year. 

    INDICATORS
    As the season wears on, three trends have become indicators as to how IUPUI will fare.  
    1.) IUPUI is 13-1 this season when shooting a higher percentage than their opponent. That number has been consistent under Gardner as IUPUI is 57-9 (.864) in his five seasons when shooting a higher percentage than their opponent. 
    2.) IUPUI is now 10-1 this season when holding opponents to 70 points or less. In IUPUI wins, IUPUI holds foes to 41 percent and an average of 67.7 points per game. In IUPUI losses, foes are shooting 49 percent and scoring 80 points per game. 
    3.) IUPUI is 14-5 this season when outrebounding opponents and 1-8 when being outrebounded or rebounds are equal. 

    GLASS EATERS
    IUPUI has been strong on the glass all year long, outrebounding foes by a league-high 4.7 rebounds per game to rank 46th in the nation. However, the Jags have been particularly impressive on the glass in league play with a league best +6.0  margin in Horizon League games. 
    IUPUI has outrebounded its opponent by 10 or more boards nine times this season, including six times in Horizon League play. 

    DO IT INSIDE
    Bucking the national trend, IUPUI relies heavily on the interior for points this season. The Jags average 34.4 points per game in the paint and also rank among the nation's leaders in free throws made and attempted. 
    In league play, IUPUI is hitting just 6.5 treys per game while seven Horizon League teams hit 8-or-more 3's per game in league play. 

    HEAVY HITTERS
    IUPUI opened conference play with arguably the toughest opening schedule in Horizon League history, taking on the top three picks in the league's preseason polls, all on the road. The trio of Wright State, Northern Kentucky and UIC collected 39 of the 40 possible first-place votes and easily separated from the second tier of selections. 
    The Jaguars dropped the first two of the three-game stretch, losing at Northern Kentucky and Wright State, before rebounding to win at UIC last Friday (Jan. 4).

    HE GO, WE GO - JUSTICE NOTES
    In this instance, 'he' being Camron Justice. IUPUI is 9-4 this season when Justice scores 20-or-better. Justice was the first IUPUI player to score 20-or-more in four straight games since Jan. 14-28, 2012 when Alex Young went for 27-27-26-22 in a four-game span.
    -The Kentucky-native has led IUPUI in scoring in 18 of 28 games and scored in double-digits in 27 of the Jaguars' 28 games. 

    TURN BACK THE CLOCK
    IUPUI got a skosh younger over the holiday break in terms of years of eligibility remaining. Grant Weatherford was awarded a clock extension from the NCAA in December, allowing him a sixth year in which to complete his four playing seasons - thus making him a sophomore eligibility-wise. IUPUI Associate AD for Compliance Laura Hue took the lead on applying for the successful waiver. 

    CLASS ACTS
    Nine Jaguars were named to the department's Academic Advisor's List for the fall semester for earning a 3.0 GPA or better - Daniel Alston, Elyjah Goss, Jack Hansen, Jamil Jackson, Trevor Johnson, Jakoby Kemp, Brandon Kenyon, D.J. McCall and Grant Weatherford. Hansen notched a perfect 4.0 GPA during the fall semester. 
    McCall and Weatherford were also named to the Horizon League's Academic Honor Roll.  

    BEST START SINCE...
    The Jags' 8-3 start was the program's best start in head coach Jason Gardner's five seasons and best start since the 2009-10 season. That squad  finished 25-11 overall and earned a spot in the CBI that season. This marks the first time Gardner has had IUPUI above .500 beyond the fourth game of any of his five seasons.

    ROLLING ON DUBS
    IUPUI has points-rebounds double-doubles from three different players this season as Elyjah Goss, Evan Hall and Ahmed Ismail have all pulled the trick. For perspective, IUPUI hasn't had three different players get double-doubles in a season since 2013-14 when four different players registered at least one (Marcellus Barksdale, Donovan Gibbs, Khufu Najee & Mitch Patton).  

    BLOW OUT THE CANDLES
    Head coach Jason Gardner celebrated his 38th birthday in style, collecting his 50th career head coaching win at Boston College on November 14. The win was the Jaguars' first over an ACC opponent since 2001 and first over a Power 5 school since winning at Seton Hall in 2009. 
    Gardner is third on the program's all-time wins list at 60, but is a far cry from the top two in program history. Current Georgia State head coach Ron Hunter (275) and IUPUI Hall of Famer Bob Lovell (195) own the top two spots in program history.