IUSB men end skid win with at St.X

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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:  IU South Bend – 84   | Saint Xavier – 81

Records:  IU South Bend 3-8, 1-3 CCAC |   Saint Xavier 3-8, 1-3 CCAC

NAIA Top-25 Rank:  IU South Bend – not ranked   | Saint Xavier – not ranked

Location:  Shannon Center |   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 II (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.

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