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Louisville, Ky. - It was a physical game that featured 50 total fouls and the No. 15 Indianapolis Greyhounds made the most of their chances.
Indianapolis drained 35-for-41 of their free throw attempts, as the third-seeded Greyhounds earned the 78-59 win over the seventh-seeded Lewis University men's basketball team in the NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinals at Bellarmine University's Knights Hall on Sunday (March 15) evening.
UIndy junior guard Jordan Loyd went to the line early and often, as he converted all 16 of his free throw attempts and finished with a game-high 24 points. Greyhound senior forward Joe Lawson finished with 20 points, followed by 12 points - all three pointers - by senior guard Kendal Vieke. UIndy senior forward Brennan McElroy had a game-high 12 rebounds.
The Greyhounds (25-5) move on to the 'Sweet 16' and will take on top-seeded Bellarmine on Tuesday night. Lewis ends the 2014-15 campaign with a record of 22-9.
While Indianapolis went to the free throw line 41 times, the Flyers reached the charity stripe just 19 times. Lewis, however, managed to hit just 52.6% (10-for-19) of their attempts. Lewis actually had more field goals made (21) than the Greyhounds (18).
Lewis senior guard
Gabe Williams (Chicago, Ill./Farragut) topped the Flyers with 13 points, followed by 12 points from junior forward
Kyle Nelson (St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles North).
Indianapolis led throughout the contest, building a 55-43 lead with 10:25 remaining following a Vieke trifecta. The Flyers went on a 10-1 run over the next 2:15, led by eight points from Williams, to cut the Greyhound advantage to 56-53 with 8:10 left in the game.
UIndy answered with a 13-2 run over the next four minutes, highlighted by a pair of three-pointers from Lawson to put the game out of reach for the Flyers.
Lewis committed just 10 turnovers on the afternoon, but the Greyhounds made them pay, as they scored 21 points off of the Flyer miscues. UIndy also outrebounded the Flyers, 43-28.
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