INDIANAPOLIS - The IU Indianapolis men's basketball team came up short in its upset bid of the Horizon League's top team, Robert Morris, inside the Jungle on Thursday night (Feb. 27). With the win, RMU earned a share of the Horizon League regular season title while the Jaguars lost any chance of hosting an opening round game in the upcoming Horizon League Tournament. Sean Craig and Jarvis Walker paced the Jaguars with 17 points apiece while Josh Omojafo had a game-high 27 points on 10-of-12 shooting for the victors. 

Kam Woods finished with 21 points and 11 rebounds as RMU (23-8, 15-5 HL) won the glass 37-18 and shot 57.4 percent from the floor. The Colonials finished 10-of-27 (37 percent) from three while IU Indy closed at 9-of-24 (37.5 percent). 

"I'm not thrilled that we lost the game, but honestly, I don't fault our effort," head coach Paul Corsaro said. "I thought we played incredibly hard and I thought we executed well in committing just two turnovers. We missed a lot of layups and a lot of shots in close and that was costly. Defensively, I thought we guarded well in the first half in holding them to 34 points. 

"I challenged some of our guys tonight and they responded. I challenged Paul and he responded and I really got into Jarvis and when he came back (in the game), he was a difference maker."

After RMU led 34-31 at the break, the Colonials took control early in the second half, using a 14-0 run to build a 15-point advantage with 14:30 to play. The lead grew as large as 17 before the Jaguars used a 9-0 run to close within eight. Walker scored seven points during the run, including a trey, to get the Jags back in the game. However, RMU retaliated with seven straight points, capped by a Woods trey to essentially seal the win. 

The Jaguars had an early 14-11 lead when Keenan Garner scored on a putback, but RMU scored the game's next nine points to build a six-point lead. The Jags stayed within a possession or two for the remainder of the half before RMU led by three at the break. 

Craig hit three treys as part of his 17-point night and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds while Walker made a pair of triples as part of his 17-point evening. Paul Zilinskas finished with 14 points and three assists and Alec Millender, DeSean Goode and Garner closed with six points each. Millender also had four assists while Garner grabbed four rebounds. 

"It's been an emotional week for our basketball team and I think that took a toll on us," Corsaro said. "We were tired. Our guys have been through a lot (this week), but we continued to fight. That's what I'm most proud of."

The Jaguars will close out the regular season on Saturday (Mar. 1) inside Corteva Coliseum when they host Wright State at 2:30 p.m. The program will honor Walker and Zilinskas ahead of Saturday's game as part of Senior Day.