ROMEOVILLE, Ill. - The Lewis University men's basketball team scored the final five points of the contest against Indianapolis to beat the Greyhounds 82-81 in overtime Saturday (Jan. 27) at Neil Carey Arena.

RECORDS
Indianapolis 12-6 overall (8-2 in Great Lakes Valley Conference) | Lewis 11-7 (7-3 GLVC)

LEWIS LEADERS
Points: Beau Frericks (Cary, Ill./Cary Grove) (22), Paxton Warden (Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard West) (17), Rob Stroud (Danville, Ill.) (14)
Rebounds: Jamere Hill (Joliet, Ill./Joliet West) (7), Gary Solomon (Eastpointe, Mich.) (6)
Assists: Hill (7)
Blocks: Solomon (2)

SUMMARY
Indianapolis scored the first five points of the game, but the Flyers came back with the next eight points. After a Greyhound three-pointer to tie the game, Lewis reeled off 11 straight points to lead 19-8 as Warden hit a pair of three-pointers during the stretch.

The two teams went back-and-forth for the remainder of the first half with the Greyhounds getting no closer than five points the rest of the half as the Flyers led 37-28 at the half.

Lewis built its lead back to 11 on a Warden jumper at the 17:11 mark to make it 41-30 before Indianapolis made its run. The Greyhounds outscored the Flyers 19-9 to cut the deficit to 50-49 with 9:31 remaining.

A Ryan Renfro (Glen Ellyn, Ill./U.S. Military Prep) basket stopped the run and a Warden three-pointer put the Flyers up 55-49. Multiple times the Greyhounds cut the deficit to one point, but they finally evened the score at 67-67 with 2:07 left.

A jumper put the Greyhounds ahead for the first time in the second half, but a Renfro dunk with 48 seconds left evened the score at 69-69. Indianapolis missed on two shots to take the lead and a Lewis three-pointer was off the mark, sending the game into overtime.

Indianapolis scored the first four points of overtime before four Lewis free throws tied the score at 73-73 midway through the overtime period. A dunk with 37 seconds left gave the Greyhounds a 78-73 advantage.

The two teams traded free throws before a Stroud three-pointer made it 79-77 with 10 seconds left. The Greyhounds converted a pair of free throws with eight seconds left to make it a two possession game at 81-77.

A Frericks jumper made it 81-79 with three seconds left. The Flyers forced a turnover on the inbounds, giving them one more chance. They took advantage as Devon Vanderheydt (Washington, Ill./Washington) scored his only points of the game with a three-pointer at the buzzer for the win.

UP NEXT
The Flyers look for their fourth straight win Thursday (Feb. 1) when they travel to St. Louis to take on Maryville at 7:30 p.m.