INDIANAPOLIS - Junior Kyler D'Augustino scored a game-high 25 points and sophomore Micah Davis added a career-high 24 as the IU Indianapolis men's basketball team snapped a three-game skid with an 85-80 home win over Morehead State inside the Jungle on Saturday (Nov. 29). 

Defensively, the Jaguars limited Morehead State (3-5) to just 41 percent shooting while the Jags connected on 46 percent overall, including 14 threes. Sophomore Kameron Tinsley tallied 13 points off the bench and fifth-year Matt Compas registered 10 points. 

"Really proud of our guys," head coach Ben Howlett said. "We had a really tough trip last week, but I thought we responded with a week of really good practices. I thought the crowd was great today and was really into it and made a difference in the game. 

"This is a good win for us to kind of get us feeling better about ourselves."

The Jaguars (3-5) were primed to run away and hide after building a 65-49 lead with 9:24 to play after Davis made back-to-back threes in a 15 second span. However, Morehead State reeled off a 12-0 run, almost exclusively from the foul line, to make it a two-possession game. 

Davis stopped the run with a trey off a Finley Woodward assist and then hit again on the next possession off D'Augustino's assist. After MSU answered with a trey, Davis hit a wide open triple from the corner after he was freed by a Woodward screen. The Jags were finally able to exhale when freshman Maguire Mitchell collected a steal and fired ahead to Davis for a two-handed dunk with 2:06 to play. 

The Jaguars, who went the opening 38 minutes without attempting a free throw, iced the game at the line, making 7-of-9 down the stretch. 

"It feels good, getting the dub and getting the team back to where we want to be as a group and just coming out with a win," Davis said. "It's dangerous the way we play. If you give your effort and your all everyday, you're going to get the outcome at the end of the day."

D'Augustino carried the load in the first half, scoring 15 points on 7-of-9 shooting as the Jaguars built a 33-30 halftime lead.

MSU took a 41-40 advantage on an Anouar Mellouk runner with 16:21 remaining but the Jaguars rattled off 11 quick points to take a double-digit lead. Freshman Maguire Mitchell punctuated the run with two threes in just 11 seconds. 

Jon Carroll led Morehead State with 19 points and 11 rebounds and Davion Cunningham also finished with a double-double of 12 points and 10 rebounds. George Marshall added 16 points, but was just 3-of-12 from the floor. MSU outscored the Jaguars at the free throw line, 25-7, earning 32 attempts to the Jaguars' nine. 

Davis, making his first collegiate start, had six assists, five steals and four rebounds to accompany his career-high 24 points. Woodward closed with four points, seven rebounds and nine assists and Mitchell finished with nine points, all from beyond the arc. 

The Jaguars will be back in action on Wednesday (Dec. 3) when they open Horizon League play at Detroit Mercy at 7:00 p.m. on ESPN+. That game will also be heard in Central Indiana on 1430 Indy's Sports Ticket as Jimmy Cook (pxp) and Chaz Hinds (analyst) are on the call.