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Indianapolis, Ind. - The University of Indianapolis shot 59.4% (19-for-32) from the field and 55.0% (11-for-20) from three-point range in the first half, as the host Greyhounds snapped the four-game winning streak of the Lewis University men's basketball team with the 84-70 Great Lakes Valley Conference victory over the visiting Flyers at Nicoson Hall on Saturday (Dec. 5) afternoon.

Seven different Greyhounds hit at least one three-pointer in the opening 20 minutes. UIndy also capitalized on 10 Flyer first-half turnovers and scored 17 points off of the Lewis miscues as it built a 51-27 halftime lead.

"Nothing went right for us in the first half," Lewis head men's basketball coach Scott Trost said. "They were more aggressive and tougher than we were."

UIndy guards Eric Davidson and Joe Retic each hit three trifectas and finished with a team-best 17 points on the afternoon. Alex Etherington (15 points) and Jordan Loyd (11 points) both hit three treys as well for the Greyhounds.

With the win, UIndy improves to 6-2 overall and 2-0 in GLVC action, while the Flyers are now 6-2 on the campaign and 1-1 in conference play.

As a team, UIndy shot 50.0% (15-for-30) from three-point range and 50.9% (28-for-55) overall. Lewis shot 44.2% (23-for-52) from the field and a season-low 7.1% (1-for-14) from three-point range.

The Greyhounds' led by as many as 28 in the first half, but the Flyers battled to the end, getting as close as nine points in the final stanza.

"I was proud of the way we didn't quit," Trost said. "We fought our way back in, but we need to learn from this experience and bounce back for our next game."

Lewis sophomore swingman Max Strus (Hickory Hills, Ill./Stagg) picked up his fifth double-double of the season with game-highs of 18 points and 10 rebounds.

Flyer junior guard Miles Simelton (Oswego, Ill./Oswego) had 13 points, followed by 12 points and seven boards from senior center Kyle Nelson (St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles North). Lewis freshman guard Delaney Blaylock (Wyoming, Mich./Godwin Heights) had 11 points and six rebounds in the loss.

Lewis returns to action on Wednesday (Dec. 9), as they welcome Olivet Nazarene to Neil Carey Arena for a 7:30 PM tip-off.