MILWAUKEE - The IU Indianapolis men's basketball team added another near miss to its latest collection as the Jaguars fell on the road at Milwaukee on Sunday (Jan. 11), 95-83. The Panthers made their final nine field goal attempts of the game and outscored the Jaguars 23-8 to close the contest. 

Junior Kyler D'Augustino led the Jaguars with 24 points on 9-of-13 shooting and freshman Maguire Mitchell added 19 points and a season-high six boards. Sophomore Micah Davis also finished in double-digits with 15 points, four assists and four steals and senior Finley Woodward contributed 10 points and eight assists. 

Amar Augillard had a game-high 28 points on 10-of-16 shooting and freshman Josh Dixon scored 20 points, including four threes. Aaron Franklin finished with a double-double of 19 points and 14 rebounds, including six off the offensive glass. 

"We keep getting close, but we have to learn how to finish it. We have to continue to make plays and stick with it when it gets tight and it gets tough down the stretch. That's the next step," head coach Ben Howlett said. "We've continued to fight and scrap and claw and that's a testament to this group. There's no quit in this group."

Milwaukee (8-10, 4-3 HL) finished the game at 60 percent from the field and connected on 21-of-29 (72.4 percent) in the second half. The Jags shot 48 percent for the game and 8-of-25 (32 percent) from three-point range. 

Neither team led by more than seven in the opening half as the Jaguars ultimately claimed a 43-41 halftime advantage. The Jags shot 53 percent from the floor in the opening half and went up 43-36 with 1:24 to play on a D'Augustino runner before Milwaukee tallied the final five points of the session. 

The Jags started the second half well, regaining a seven point lead at the 18:29 on a pair of D'Augustino runners sandwiched around an Aiden Miller three. The Jags maintained the lead for the bulk of the half as both teams struggled to find defensive stops. 

After Woodward put the Jags ahead 75-72 with 6:40 to play, Milwaukee finally began stringing together stops to deliver the decisive run. Augillard delivered a game-tying three on a possession that featured a pair of Milwaukee offensive rebounds. Esyah Pippa-White put the Panthers in front with a pull-up jumper with 5:18 to play before Edwards split a pair of freebies for the Jags on the ensuing trip. 

Augillard scored in close on each of Milwaukee's next two trips before Isaiah Dorceus pushed the lead to seven with 3:47 left, prompting an IU Indy timeout. The Jags misfired on a pair of shots in close on their next two possessions and Sekou Konneh scored on each of Milwaukee's next two offensive trips to build a double-digit lead. 

Milwaukee finished with a 37-24 rebounding margin and 48-42 gap in points in the paint.

Edwards finished with eight points and five rebounds and Miller contributed seven points in his third straight start. Howlett continued to tighten his rotation as four Jaguars played more than 30 minutes each. D'Augustino played 39 minutes and Woodward played 38 minutes up front. 

The Jaguars will head home for a two-game homestand this week, beginning with a Thursday night (Jan. 15) tilt with Robert Morris. That game is slated for 6:30 p.m. inside the Jungle and will be broadcast on ESPN+ and 1430 Indy's Sports Ticket.