ROCHESTER, Mich. - Sophomore
DJ Jackson scored a team-high 17 points but the Jaguars were on the wrong side of a lopsided effort at Oakland on Saturday (Feb. 17), falling to the Golden Grizzlies, 107-59. Oakland (18-10, 13-4 HL) shot 66.1 percent from the field and 15-of-27 (55.6 percent) from three-point range, burying the Jaguars in a complete effort.
Jack Gohlke connected on 10-of-15 from three in scoring a game-high 31 points and Rocket Watts contributed 15 points, both coming off the bench.
IUPUI (6-22, 2-15 HL) shot a pedestrian 35 percent from the floor, including making less than 28 percent in the opening half as Oakland built a 51-24 lead by halftime. Fortunes didn't change in the second half as Oakland shot 76 percent overall in the second half and topped 50 points in each half.
IUPUI stuck a pair of early threes from
Bryce Monroe and
John Egbuta to take a quick 6-2 lead, but then went without a field goal for more than seven minutes as the hosts built a 20-point lead. The Jaguars never threatened as Oakland dominated in virtually every facet of the contest.
The Golden Grizzlies won the glass by a 37-25 margin and outscored IUPUI in the paint, 42-22. Osei Price had 14 points and Trey Townsend closed with 12 points.
Monroe finished with nine points and
Qwanzi Samuels added eight off the IUPUI bench.
Vincent Brady II and
Jlynn Counter had matching stat lines of seven points, three rebounds and three assists and
Abdou Samb had five points and a team-high six rebounds.
IUPUI will be back on the road again next weekend when the Jaguars take on Northern Kentucky on Sunday (Feb. 25) on ESPN+.