INDIANAPOLIS — After a major win over GLAC rival William Jewell in Saturday's first round of the men's NCAA Division II basketball tournament, the UIndy Greyhounds dropped their second round game in overtime to Ferris State on Sunday.
The Greyhounds, playing on their home court, had got out to a nice lead early in the game, but the Ferris State Bulldogs were never far behind.
Ferris State stayed close to the Greyhounds throughout the first half. Statistically speaking, the two teams were evenly matched with UIndy shooting 48% from the field in the opening half and Ferris State shooting 47%.
Midway through the first half, the Greyhounds began to pull out to a decent-sized lead. A 9-3 run gave UIndy a 27-18 lead with about 10 minutes to play in the first half. UIndy continued to pull away as the half continued, entering halftime with a 44-35 lead.
During the early minutes of the second half, it appeared as though UIndy might be able to continue their tournament run and get the game wrapped up. However, with about five minutes left in regulation, the Bulldogs started to mount a comeback.
Both teams swapped the lead several times as the clock ticked away. With about a minute and a half to play, Jesse Bingham made a jump shot to give the Greyhounds a 74-71 lead. A missed jump shot from Ferris State's junior forward Dolapo Olayinka and rebound by UIndy's Sean Craig forced the Bulldogs to start fouling.
Craig missed his free throw while Olayinka grabbed the defensive rebound. Olayinka passed to freshman guard Ethan Erickson who knocked down a game-tying 3-pointer with 48 seconds left.
UIndy guard Jarvis Walker attempted a buzzer-beater 3-pointer, but missed, forcing the game into overtime.
An intense overtime saw even more frequent lead changes early, before Ferris State knocked down consecutive 3-pointers midway through the overtime period to pull out to an 85-81 advantage.
From that moment, UIndy ran out of time to respond as more missed 3-pointers provided Ferris State a chance to put the game away.
Jarvis Walker led the Greyhounds in scoring with 28 points while Ben Davidson led the Bulldogs with 25 points.
The Greyhounds finished the season with a 23-9 record.
FERRIS STATE 94, UINDY 87, OT
FERRIS STATE (27-7) — Davidson 8-11 5-6 25, Munson 5-8 5-9 15, Olayinka 2-5 2-2 6, Scholler 0-1 0-0 0, Ammerman 0-3 0-0 0, Erickson 6-16 6-7 22, Lee 3-6 5-8 11, Grazulis 0-1 0-0 7-8 7, Hazelton 2-3 1-3 5, Reng 0-1 3-6 3. Totals: 26-55 34-49 94.
UINDY (23-9) — Walker 9-24 6-10 28, Tchoua 6-8 4-6 16, Ejah 5-6 3-5 16, Bingham 5-16 4-5 14, Tynes 2-7 3-3 9, Craig 1-3 0-1 2, Steinfeld 1-3 0-0 2, Szul 0-2 0-0 0, Ingram 0-4 0-0 0. Totals: 29-73 20-30 87.
Halftime—UIndy 44-35. 3-Point Goals—Ferris State 8-19 (Davidson 4-5, Erickson 4-11). UIndy 9-29 (Walker 4-11, Ejah 3-4, Tynes 2-5). Rebounds—Ferris State 36 (Scholler 6). UIndy 45 (Tchoua, Craig 8). Assists—Ferris State 17 (Lee 5). UIndy 19 (Walker 5). Fouled Out—None. Total Fouls—Ferris State 22, UIndy 29. A—578.
