Box Score GREEN BAY, Wisc. - The IU Indianapolis men's basketball team's offense went silent as the Jaguars were upended at Green Bay on Friday night (Jan. 9), 75-59. The Jaguars shot just 32 percent from the field and 8-of-34 (23.5 percent) from three in the road loss.
Green Bay (9-8, 4-2 HL) reeled off a fourth straight Horizon League win and earned a series sweep of the Jaguars.
Jaxon Edwards led the Jaguars with 18 points and six rebounds and
Kyler D'Augustino finished with 15 points, five rebounds and five assists. Sophomore
Aiden Miller joined them in double-figures with 11 points. Preston Ruedinger led the victors with 24 points and Lebron Thomas added 16 points, fueled by a 10-of-13 effort at the free throw line.
Green Bay outscored the Jaguars 21-7 at the free throw line as the Jags were saddled with 22 personals against the Phoenix's 12 fouls.
An already chilly first half went ice cold for the Jaguars over the final five-plus minutes, essentially moving the momentum in favor of the Phoenix. An Edwards two-handed dunk made it 25-24 with 5:22 to play before halftime, but the Jaguars proceeded to miss their final seven field goal attempts and a pair of foul shots for good measure as Green Bay closed the half on a 13-0 run, building a 38-24 lead. Green Bay proceeded to score the opening four points of the second half to push the lead to 18 before Miller sank a three, stopping a seven-minute scoring drought.
After trailing by as many as 20 in the second half, the Jaguars used a late 12-2 burst to get within 10 at 66-56 with 2:23 to play. Green Bay's C.J. O'Hara ended any suspense with a corner three to cap his 14-point performance.
Freshman
Maguire Mitchell finished with six points for the Jaguars and senior
Finley Woodward contributed four points, seven rebounds and three assists.
The Jags will cap the two-game roadtrip at Milwaukee on Sunday (Jan. 11) with a 2:00 p.m. tip-off against the Panthers. Sunday's game will be aired on ESPN+ and can be heard in Central Indiana on 1430 Indy's Sports Ticket as Jimmy Cook (pxp) calls the action.