MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. - The IUPUI basketball team's upset bid of No. 6 Robert Morris fell just shy inside the UPMC Events Center on Tuesday night (Feb. 28) as the visiting Jaguars fell to the Colonials, 67-64. RMU's Michael Green III swished a game-winning three from the top of the key with 2.1 seconds left after IUPUI had completely erased a 14-point halftime deficit. Sophomore Jlynn Counter led four Jaguars in double-digits with 25 points and both DJ Jackson and Chris Osten tallied 13 apiece. 

Kahliel Spear led RMU (16-16) with 17 points, 11 rebounds and four blocked shots in the win and Green contributed 16 points, including four treys, off the bench. 

"We wanted to put ourselves in a position to win the basketball game at the end and that's what we did. Give credit to (Green), he came down and made a big time shot. That's not to take anything away from what our guys did though - they fought until the very, very end," head coach Matt Crenshaw said. "That's what I'm most proud of is that we fought for every second until the final horn. 

"That's going to continue to be a staple within this program."

IUPUI (5-27) trailed 34-20 at halftime and appeared to be dead in the water with 3:19 remaining as RMU led 60-48 after a made free throw. However, Counter single-handedly willed the Jaguars back into the game before ultimately tying the score with 10.1 seconds left. 

He drilled a corner three with 1:45 to play to cut the RMU lead back to eight and after a defensive stop, rainbowed in a wing three with 1:18 to play to narrow the lead to five. RMU extended the lead back to eight with 38 seconds left before Osten put back a miss moments later to make it a two possession game. IUPUI got the ball back and Counter drew a foul and calmly made both attempts to make it a four-point game. 

After a timeout, Counter collected a steal out of the press and raced the other way for a three-point play opportunity. RMU left the door open by splitting a pair of free throws and Counter knotted the score with a driving layup with 10.1 seconds left, setting up Green's game-winner. The tie with 10.1 seconds left was the lone tie of the game and the Jaguars never led as the hosts opened the contest with the game's first six points. 

DJ Jackson just missed sending the game to overtime as his 60-footer at the horn glanced off the front iron. 

Osten was a perfect 6-of-6 from the floor in his final collegiate game and grabbed seven rebounds. Jackson grabbed eight rebounds and Vincent Brady II finished with 10 points in the loss. Two other seniors were the only other two players to score as Marlon Taylor had two points and seven boards and Jonah Carrasco finished with one point off the bench. 

IUPUI shot 45.1 percent from the floor and held RMU to under 36 percent shooting. The Jags also rallied to win the glass, closing with a 41-35 advantage.