CHICAGO, Ill. – With the game tied at 81, Dylan Allen (SO/Indianapolis, Indiana) heaved a three that found the bottom of the net, lifting the Indiana University South Bend men’s basketball team to an 84-81 victory over Saint Xavier University on Saturday afternoon. The win snapped a five-game losing streak for the Titans.
GAME FACTS
Score:Â IU South Bend – 84 Â |Â Saint Xavier – 81
Records:Â IU South Bend 3-8, 1-3 CCACÂ |Â Â Saint Xavier 3-8, 1-3 CCAC
NAIA Top-25 Rank: IU South Bend – not ranked  | Saint Xavier – not ranked
Location:Â Shannon Center |Â Â Chicago, Illinois
STAT TRACKER
- Allen: game-high 22 points on 8-of-16 shooting and three assists
- Norell Smith (SO/St. Johns, Indiana): career-high 15 rebounds, eight points, and two steals
- Myles Simmons (JR/Indianapolis, Indiana): 14 points, four assists, and two steals
- Donyell Meredith IIÂ (FR/Indianapolis, Indiana): career-high 16 points
- Rashaan Jackson (SR/Warsaw, Indiana): 10 points on 3-of-4 shooting
NEWS AND NOTES
- The Titans overcame a 10 points deficit
- All three of the Titans wins this year have come when scoring 80 or more points
- IU South Bend holds a 3-2 record over the Cougars in the last five meetings
- Simmons now has 21 steals on the year, ranking him in the top 30 in the NAIA
- Miguel Mahan (JR/Baldwin, Michigan) picked up his 13th block of the year, ranking him in the top 30 in the NAIA
- Allen registered his eighth double-digit scoring effort of the season
UP NEXT
- The Titans will travel back to Chicago on Tuesday to take on Robert Morris. Tipoff is set for 8:00 p.m. eastern time.
