INDIANAPOLIS - The IU Indianapolis men's basketball team will be back home on Sunday (Jan. 19) to host the red hot Cleveland State Vikings inside the Jungle for a 2:00 p.m. tip-off. CSU enters play atop the Horizon League standings at 13-6 overall and 7-1 in league play while the Jaguars come in at 6-13 overall and 2-6 in Horizon League contests. As part of Indy Pro Sports Day, fans wearing gear of their favorite Indianapolis-based professional franchise can receive a FREE ticket to Sunday's game. In addition, those who attended Head Coach Paul Corsaro's summer camps this past summer can receive a FREE ticket by wearing their camp t-shirt. 

Sunday's game will be broadcast on ESPN+ as Greg Rakestraw (pxp) and Hall of Famer Bob Lovell (analyst) describe the action from courtside.

The Jaguars fell on the road at Oakland on Wednesday, 72-59, as the Golden Grizzlies shot an efficient 49 percent overall in the victory. Jarvis Walker finished with 16 points and three steals and Sean Craig just missed a double-double with 13 points and eight rebounds. Paul Zilinskas returned from injury to score eight points off the bench and Alec Millender added six points, all from the foul line. 

The Jaguars enter play 5-3 at home this season, having already exceeded last year's home win total. The Jags' last game inside the Jungle was a 95-61 triumph over Detroit Mercy as six IU Indy players scored in double-digits in that win. Walker led the way with 20 points and Craig finished with 19 points, seven assists and five rebounds. DeSean Goode finished with a 15-point, 13-rebound double-double and was later named #HLMBB Freshman of the Week for the second time this season. 

For the season, UIndy-transfers Zilinskas (17.3 ppg, 52 3's), Walker (16.1 ppg, 38 3's) and Craig (10.6 ppg, 8.1 rpg) top the team in scoring and Millender is tops on the team in assists (71). 

GAME SPONSOR
Sunday's game is presented by Citizens Energy Group.

QUOTABLE
"I didn't think we played our best basketball and the end was result was a loss. (Oakland) was very physical, especially up front, and that was the difference in the game. Their big guys are really strong and really tough and I didn't think we necessarily matched their physicality," head coach Paul Corsaro said. 

SCOUTING CLEVELAND STATE
CSU is 13-6 overall and 7-1 in Horizon League play. The Vikings are 4-4 away from home with road victories at Valparaiso, Green Bay, Robert Morris and Youngstown State. CSU has won nine straight, having not lost since a road loss at Milwaukee back on Dec. 5 to open Horizon League play. Tevin Smith (13.4 ppg), Tahj Staveskie (12.1 ppg, 45 3's) and Dylan Arnett (10.9 ppg, 7.6 rpg) all average double-figures. As a team, CSU holds teams to under 43 percent shooting and has a turnover margin of +5.0 per game. 

SERIES HISTORY
Cleveland State leads the all-time series between the two schools by a 13-4 margin. IU Indy is 3-5 in the eight meetings in Indy and has dropped 12 straight to the Vikings dating back to 2019. 

UP NEXT
The Jaguars will trek to Green Bay on Wednesday (Jan. 22) for a 6:00 p.m. CT (7 Eastern) tip-off in a game that will be broadcast on ESPN+.