ROCHESTER, Mich. - Freshman DJ Jackson led four Jaguars in double-digits with a career-high 23 points and Jlynn Counter added 18 points and seven rebounds, but the Jaguars fell just short at Oakland on Wednesday night (Feb. 15), 85-81. IUPUI's upset chances were hindered by 20 turnovers that the Golden Grizzlies converted into 22 points.

Trey Townsend and Jalen Moore paced Oakland (12-16, 10-7 HL) with 23 points apiece. 

The Jaguars were efficient when they did get looks, shooting 56 percent from the floor and 5-of-13 (38.5 percent) from three-point range. IUPUI (4-24, 1-16 HL) held Oakland to just 2-of-18 from three-point range, but the Golden Grizzlies offset that margin by getting to the free throw line 32 times to IUPUI's 14 attempts. 

IUPUI was ahead 72-69 with 5:16 remaining when Jackson snuck free for an easy layup, but Oakland responded with a 9-0 run and held the Jaguars without points for nearly four minutes. Counter sank an open trey with 1:22 left to make it a one-possession game, but the Jaguars never got closer than two points down the stretch.

"We're right there, but that's the difference between playing with underclassmen and playing with seniors. I thought we panicked a couple times and made some careless mistakes and (Oakland) kind of let their upperclassmen play through it. I'm encouraged that we came on the road and put ourselves in a position to win a basketball game in one of the tougher environments in our league. 

"The next step for us is consistently getting over that hump and getting to the finish line."

The game featured 16 ties and 15 lead changes, the last of which came on a Moore three-pointer with 4:12 to play. Jackson missed a potential game tying drive on the ensuing possession and Moore scored on a drive as part of the Golden Grizzlies' 9-0 run. 

Neither side led by more than six points at any point during the game, but the Jaguars struggled to get stops in key moments. Oakland turned it over just nine times and shot 49.2 percent from the floor. 

Townsend and Chris Conway combined to shoot 12-of-16 on the interior and grab 10 boards for the victors. 

Freshman Vincent Brady II finished with 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting, including four treys, for the Jaguars. John Egbuta contributed 10 points off the bench and Chris Osten tallied eight on 3-of-3 shooting and blocked three shots. Marlon Taylor, who was awarded his first collegiate start on Wednesday, closed with four points and three boards in 12 minutes of work. 

IUPUI will play its final regular season road game on Sunday (Feb. 19) at Detroit Mercy at 1:00 p.m. on ESPN+.