INDIANAPOLIS, IND. – Junior Hunter Reine scored a season-best 14 points, but it wasn't enough to top Indianapolis, as the University of Missouri-St. Louis men's basketball team suffered a 79-68 loss to the No. 25 ranked Greyhounds on Saturday in Great Lakes Valley Conference play.
 
The Tritons trailed by five with just over three minutes to play after a 13-point deficit, but missed their next three field goals, while the Greyhounds sealed the win by making all six free throw attempts in the final 35 seconds.
 
UMSL falls to 6-8 overall, including 0-4 in the GLVC, while UIndy improves to 10-2 and 4-0 in the league with its ninth straight win.
 
The Greyhounds used a 39-20 rebounding advantage to help garner the win, including a 24-7 advantage in the first half. UIndy led 40-30 after the first 20 minutes of play.
 
UMSL jumped out to an early 8-2 lead five minutes in, but that was quickly followed by a 16-0 Indianapolis run for an 18-8 lead at the 11:10 mark. The Tritons then pulled within five twice, including 30-25 on Reine's layup with 4:25 to go, but the Greyhounds closed out the opening frame with a 10-5 run.
 
The hosts equaled their largest lead of the game at 42-55 with 13:31 to play before UMSL followed with a 12-4 spurt, pulling within 59-54 on a Reine dunk. The Greyhounds countered with a 10-5 run to push the advantage back to double figures with 4:28 to play. A pair of free throws from redshirt sophomore Andreas Kefalas cut the deficit to 70-65 80 seconds later, but the Tritons would get no closer.
 
UMSL shot 48.2 percent from the floor, including 51.7 percent in the second half, while UIndy shot 48.2 percent, following a 51.9 percent first half outing.
 
Senior Brandon Marquardt also scored 14 points, while redshirt freshman Joshua Webster added 13 points and four assists. Reine pulled down a team-best five rebounds.
 
UMSL was 9-of-15 at the free throw line, while UIndy was 23-of-25.
 
The Tritons return home next weekend, hosting UW-Parkside on Thursday and Lewis on Saturday.