EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Southern Indiana men's basketball team held off Maryville University in the closing seconds and won a 64-62 decision Saturday afternoon in Chesterfield, MO. USI rises to 17-6 overall and 10-5 in the GLVC, while Maryville falls to 10-14 overall, 5-10 GLVC.
 
The Screaming Eagles and Saints exchanged baskets through the first ten minutes of the first half before USI utilized a 16-5 run beginning with 11:23 left in the first half to take a 25-16 lead. Maryville would battle back towards the end of the first half to close the Eagles' lead to 34-28 at the halftime break.      
In the second half, Maryville quickly attacked the Eagles advantage, as the Saints regained the lead at 47-46 with a three pointer with 11:30 left in the second half. USI would answer with a triple from junior Travis Britt (Rantoul, Illinois) to retake a 49-47 lead. Exchanging baskets through the middle portion of the second half, Maryville executed a 6-0 run to take a 55-52 lead with 8:32 remaining.
 
The Saints, however, would retake the lead at 62-59 with 3:07 left to play. Trading missed shots and turnovers, the ball landed in the hands of sophomore Bobo Drummond (Peoria, Illinois) who promptly buried a triple from the right wing to tie the score at 62-62 with 1:57 left.
Back-to-back Maryville turnovers provided the Eagles with an opportunity to recapture the lead. With under one minute to play, senior Austin Davis (Freeport, Illinois) attempted a right wing three-pointer and subsequently was fouled. Davis stepped to the charity stripe and sank two of his three attempts.
Off of another Saints turnover, USI took their time entering the frontcourt to set-up their offense. After securing an offensive rebound with 18 seconds left to play, Davis passed the basketball to senior Gavin Schumann (Cincinnati, Ohio), who was fouled. Schumann would miss the front end of a one-and-one to give Maryville an opportunity in the closing seconds. Saints senior Armon Provo attempted a contested three-pointer near the buzzer that missed off the front of the rim and was tipped out as time expired.
 
The Eagles were led by Schumann and Drummond, who each tallied 13 points in the victory. Junior Shane Seniour (Newburgh, Indiana) scored 12 points and brought down eight rebounds in 29 minutes of play while nursing four fouls for the majority of the second half.
 
After shooting 10-19 from beyond the arc against the University of Missouri-St. Louis on Thursday, USI shot just 4-22 (18.2%) from deep against the Saints.
Maryville was led by Armon Provo, who notched 21 points on 3-8 shooting from three-point range.

USI returns to the PAC next weekend when they entertain the University of Indianapolis and St. Joseph's College. Saturday's contest against St. Joseph's is Senior Day and the final regular season home game for the Eagles as USI will honor the team's three seniors.