HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - The IU Indianapolis men's basketball team will hit the road for a final time during the regular season on Sunday (Feb. 23) when the Jaguars take on Northern Kentucky at 1:00 p.m. inside Truist Arena. Sunday's game will be broadcast on ESPN+.
The Jaguars (9-19, 5-12 HL) are looking for back-to-back road wins, having defeated Detroit Mercy earlier this week. Graduate transfer
Paul Zilinskas pumped in 28 points and
Jarvis Walker added 20 as the Jags outgunned Detroit Mercy, 80-71, inside Calihan Hall. IU Indy led by as many as 18 points after intermission and connected on 11-of-23 (47.8 percent) from three in the victory inside Calihan Hall. Senior
Alec Millender had a season-high 16 points and five assists in the win and
Sean Craig closed with six points and a career-high 16 rebounds. The Jags shot 50 percent from the floor in the opening half and had a 34-31 lead at the break, but quickly pushed it out to double-digits early in the second half. Walker helped seal the win with a late trey and a pull-up 16-footer as Detroit Mercy tightened things up down the stretch.
IU Indy is looking for a series split with NKU on Sunday, having lost the earlier meeting 66-64 in Indy back in early December. Zilinskas had 24 points and six threes in that contest while Walker hit 10-of-15 shots in a 23-point outing. Walker tied the game on a jumper with nine seconds left before NKU won it at the buzzer on a Trey Robinson layup as time expired. The play was originally called a goaltend in real time and confirmed after a lengthy review among the three officials.
QUOTABLE
"It was a great road dub. We came together as a team. We got out to a lead early on them and everyone contributed. It's a great win for us," Walker said following Wednesday's road win at Detroit Mercy.
#HLMBB STANDINGS
| School |
Conf |
CPct. |
Overall |
Pct. |
Streak |
| Cleveland State |
13-4 |
.765 |
19-9 |
.679 |
W1 |
| Robert Morris |
13-5 |
.722 |
21-8 |
.724 |
W5 |
| Milwaukee |
12-5 |
.706 |
19-9 |
.679 |
W3 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne |
12-6 |
.667 |
19-10 |
.655 |
W1 |
| Youngstown State |
12-6 |
.667 |
18-11 |
.621 |
L1 |
| Oakland |
9-8 |
.529 |
12-16 |
.429 |
L1 |
| Northern Kentucky |
8-9 |
.471 |
13-15 |
.464 |
W1 |
| Wright State |
7-11 |
.389 |
13-16 |
.448 |
L3 |
| IU Indy |
5-12 |
.294 |
9-19 |
.321 |
W1 |
| Detroit Mercy |
4-14 |
.222 |
8-21 |
.276 |
L5 |
| Green Bay |
1-16 |
.059 |
3-25 |
.107 |
L1 |
SCOUTING NORTHERN KENTUCKY
NKU comes in at 13-15 overall and 8-9 in Horizon League play following a four-point road win at Wright State on Friday night (Feb. 21). The Norse are 9-6 on their home court this season. Trey Robinson (15.2 ppg, 6.1 rpg) and Josh Dilling (12.1 ppg, 77 3's) pace the NKU attack while Sam Vinson (11.3 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 4.0 apg) initiates the offense. Keeyan Itejere (7.2 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 48 blk) anchors the inside for a defense that holds opponents to 45 percent shooting on the season.
SERIES HISTORY
IU Indy is just 4-15 all-time against NKU and 2-8 in the 10 meetings in Highland Heights, Ky. NKU has won the last six meetings in the all-time series.
UP NEXT
The Jaguars will return home to host Robert Morris inside the Jungle on Thursday, Feb. 27 at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN+.
