CHARLESTON, S.C. - The IU Indianapolis men's basketball team's comeback effort fell short on Tuesday night (Nov. 18) as the Jaguars were upended on the road at Charleston Southern, 103-91. Junior Kyler D'Augustino scored a season-high 28 points on 12-of-16 shooting to lead four Jaguars in double-digits and JP Dragas added 15 points off the bench in the loss. 

A'lahn Sumler led Charleston Southern (3-3) with 29 points on 11-of-13 shooting and Armari Carraway added 24, including seven treys. CSU connected on 17-of-39 (43.6 percent) from three-point range and shot a blistering 52.3 percent for the game. 

Meanwhile, the Jaguars shot just 43 percent overall and 11-of-34 (32.4 percent) from three. 

IU Indy (2-4) blazed out to a quick 11-2 lead in the game's opening 2:25 and then pressed pause on the offense. A 17-3 CSU run gave the hosts a five-point lead and it later grew to 28-17 when Carraway splashed a three. The CSU lead ballooned to 61-35 just before halftime when Brycen Blaine hit a three before IU Indy scored the final six points before intermission. 

Having to play catch-up the entire second half, the Jaguars continually chipped away, but were unable to cash in, despite frequent lulls from the CSU offense. Back-to-back Maguire Mitchell threes cut the lead back to 73-60 with 13:40 to play, but the Jaguars were unable to capitalize on a slew of missed CSU shot attempts ahead of a Sumler trey that pushed the lead back to 16. 

CSU extended the lead to 93-76 with 5:15 remaining when Nate Brafford hit a corner three, but the Jaguars proceeded to force five straight turnovers over the next two minutes to fuel an 8-0 run. Blaine eventually stopped a three-minute scoreless spell at the free throw line and the hosts were able to keep the Jaguars at bay until the final horn. 

The Jaguars committed just four turnovers and forced 17 CSU miscues, but were unable to offset CSU's torrid shooting. 

Mitchell, the reigning Horizon League Freshman of the Week, finished with 13 points and fifth-year senior Matt Compas added 11 points and three steals. Senior Finley Woodward finished with nine points and four rebounds while sophomore Aiden Miller grabbed a team-high eight rebounds. 

Blaine finished with a double-double of 19 points and 10 rebounds. 

The Jaguars will continue the lengthy road trip on Friday (Nov. 21) when they face Alabama State in the opening game of the Air Force Classic in Colorado Springs, Colo.