MILWAUKEE - The IU Indianapolis men's basketball team will look to break a five-game skid when the Jaguars cap a two-game road trip at Milwaukee (7-10, 3-3 HL) on Sunday (Jan. 11). Sunday's game is set for a 2:00 p.m. CT tip-off and can be seen on ESPN+ and heard on 1430 Indy's Sports Ticket in Central Indiana.
The Jags (4-14, 0-7 HL) is coming off a 75-59 road loss at Green Bay on Friday night as they shot a season-low 32 percent from the floor against the Phoenix. Green Bay scored 17 straight points and held the Jaguars without a bucket for over seven minutes, spanning the end of the first and start of the second halves. The end result was pushing a one-point lead into an 18-point advantage early in the second half.
Senior
Jaxon Edwards had a team-high 18 points (7-10 FG) and six rebounds and junior
Kyler D'Augustino finished with 15 points. Sophomore
Aiden Miller had 11 points in his second career start.
Since the start of Horizon League play, Edwards is second on the team in scoring (12.0 ppg) while leading the team in rebounding (4.7 rpg), steals (12) and blocked shots (7). The Indianapolis-native is shooting 64 percent from the floor in seven games against Horizon League foes.
SCOUTING MILWAUKEE
Milwaukee is 7-10 overall and 3-3 in Horizon League play. The Panthers are 5-2 at home this season, including non-league wins over Hampton and Little Rock. Milwaukee enters play having dropped four straight, including three straight Horizon League contests. Below is a rundown of Milwaukee's possible starting five.
G- Amar Augillard (6-5, R-Sr.) - 11.2 ppg, 34 3's
G- Isaiah Dorceus (6-0, Jr.) - 5.8 ppg, 4.2 apg
G- Esyah Pippa-White (6-2, Jr.) - 4.5 ppg, 1.7 apg
G- Aaron Franklin (6-5, R-Sr.) - 4.1 ppg, 5.1 rpg
F- Danilo Jovanovich (6-8, Sr.) - 12.4 ppg, 59.5 FG%
INSIDE THE SERIES
Milwaukee leads the all-time series between the two squads, 19-6 overall and 12-2 in the 14 meetings in Milwaukee. The Panthers have won the last 10 meetings with IU Indy's last victory coming in Indianapolis on Jan. 29, 2021.
UP NEXT
The Jags will return home to kickoff a two-game homestand, beginning against Robert Morris on Thursday, Jan. 15 at 6:30 p.m. inside the Jungle.