HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - In a tale of two halves, it was a second half slog that doomed the IU Indianapolis men's basketball team against South Carolina State at the Bulldog Bash on Saturday (Nov. 23) as the Jaguars fell, 72-62. The Jaguars built a 42-28 halftime lead, but shot just 26 percent from the floor after intermission, including 1-of-14 from three as the Bulldogs rallied from 14 down. 

Jarvis Walker scored a season-high 21 points, including 8-of-10 at the foul line, in the loss and senior Alec Millender had a season-high 13 points off the bench. Paul Zilinskas joined them in double-digits with 10 points. 

Drayton Jones paced South Carolina State (4-3) with 23 points and seven rebounds and Colin McKenzie added 11 points, including three threes. 

IU Indy (2-5) trailed 24-20 with 8:21 remaining before halftime, but flipped a defensive switch and outscored the Bulldogs 22-4 to close the half. Zilinskas and freshman DeSean Goode ignited a 15-0 run, beginning with a wing three and Goode's old fashioned three-point play. Walker was fouled on a three-point attempt and hit the ensuing free throws and Goode capped the run with back-to-back identical layups. The Jags took a 14-point lead to the locker room when Zilinskas was fouled on a desperation three with 0.7 seconds before the horn and made all three freebies. 

South Carolina State scored the first 10 points of the second half and held the Jaguars scoreless until Walker hit a pair of free throws at the 14:10 mark. With the margin tighter, the Jaguars refused to relinquish the lead until McKenzie stuck an open corner three on a broken play with 7:42 remaining to spark a 7-0 run. 

Facing their first deficit in nearly 20 minutes, the Jaguars struggled to find points, missing both open and contested attempts. 

IU Indy finished at 37.5 percent from the floor and 5-of-28 (17.9 percent) from three. Meanwhile, SCSU shot 46 percent from the floor and 6-of-16 from three (37.5 percent).

The Bulldogs earned 31 trips to the free throw line, hitting 24 while the Jaguars were 15-of-19 (78.9 percent) from the stripe. 

Goode finished with seven points and seven rebounds and Timaris Brown had seven points and five rebounds off the bench. 

The Jaguars will conclude the three-game Huntsville trip on Monday (Nov. 25) when they face Alabama A&M at 2:00 p.m. CST (3 Eastern) inside the AAMU Events Center.