Detroit Mercy UDM 6-12,2-5 Horizon

IU Indy IUIndy 6-12,2-5 Horizon

Detroit Mercy UDM

6-12,2-5 Horizon

Final

Jan. 09, 2025

IU Indy IUIndy

6-12,2-5 Horizon

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Detroit Mercy UDM	29	32	61
IU Indy IUIndy	45	50	95

Summary
Box Score

Redshirt freshman Grant Gondrezick II posted 21 points at IU Indy.

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 01.09.25

IU Indy Races By Shorthanded Titans

INDIANAPOLIS (1/9/2025) -- Down three starters, the University of Detroit Mercy men's basketball team put up a fight early, but IU Indy went on a run and never looked back as the Titans fell, 95-61, on the road on Thursday night.

Detroit Mercy (6-12, 2-5 HL) - already without the services of senior Mak Manciel and junior Jared Lary - was without leading scorer Orlando Lovejoy, who is day-to-day with an ankle injury.

Redshirt freshman Grant Gondrezick II led the way with 21 points and five assists, his third 20-point game of the season. Freshman Nate Johnson had nine points, while freshman Miles Mitchell posted five points and a season-high nine rebounds.

IU Indy (6-12, 2-5 HL) led just 15-14 at the 11:43 mark, but the Jaguars went on a 15-2 run and the Titans could not recover. The Titans got to within seven with a little over four minutes remaining in the opening period, however IU Indy closed the half on a 13-4 run and took a 45-29 lead into the halftime break. Detroit Mercy was 11-of-26 from the field in the first half.

Any hopes of a comeback by the Titans were quickly erased by the Jaguars. UDM struggled shooting in the second half, going just 9-of-22 from the field and 2-of-8 from three-point range.

Freshman TJ Nadeau had eight points. Freshman Chase Kuiper scored his first career points in a Titan uniform, going 4-of-4 at the charity stripe, and freshman Ryan Kalambay pulled down a season-tying six boards.

As a team, Detroit Mercy was 20-of-48 from the field (41.7%), 5-of-17 from three-point land, and 16-of-22 (72.7%) from the free throw line.

The Titans continue their #HLMBB road trip with a game at Purdue Fort Wayne on Saturday night. Tipoff is set for 7:00 PM.

Game Notes:

The Titans still lead the all-time series, 8-4, but are now 3-4 on the road
Every Titan player that played scored for the second-straight game
Gondrezick II was back in double figures for the first time in three games and the seventh time this season
Gondrezick II's other 20-point games were 22 at Eastern Michigan and 20 at Wisconsin
Miles' previous season high in rebounds was eight at NKU, while his high in points was eight against Rhode Island
Kalambay also had six rebounds at Davidson