#10 IU East edged by #17 Washington Adventist, 73-69, in #RSCgotw MBB
By IU East sports information
TAKOMA PARK, Md. - The Indiana University East men's basketball team ran out of time in its game of catch-up on Dec. 29, falling 73-69 at Washington Adventist University. The matchup was the River States Conference Men's Basketball Game of the Week. The 10th-ranked Red Wolves are 12-5. The 17th-ranked Shock improved to 13-2.
KEY MOMENT
* Washington Adventist built a 15-point lead in the first five minutes of the second half. IU East never quite caught up.
SIGNIFICANT STATS
* IU East posted a .278 field goal percentage in the first half and shot .356 for the game. The Red Wolves made 3 of 18 shots from 3-point range.
* Jordan Furlow scored 14 points for IU East.
* Nate Niehoff grabbed 10 rebounds as IU East enjoyed a 49-37 rebounding advantage.
* Eric Lindsey made four 3-pointers and scored 21 points for Washington Adventist.
* IU East finished with a 3-3 record against Top 25 teams in the non-conference portion of the schedule.
NOTABLE QUOTABLE
"We got off to a slow start and had to play catch-up for the rest of the game. We weren't able to convert on some easy buckets, which didn't help us in the end." - IU East's Kendall Rollins
NEXT UP
IU East plays at Asbury University on Jan. 3 in the second game of a women's-men's River States Conference doubleheader. Tipoff is at 8 p.m.