INDIANAPOLIS - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville missed the game-tying shot with four seconds left as Indianapolis held off a late Cougar charge 85-81 in men's Great Lakes Valley Conference basketball on Thursday at Nicoson Hall.
         The Cougars, 21-7 overall and 14-5 in the GLVC, have an identical record with Indianapolis in league play. Indianapolis, 19-7 opverall, can grab the No. 3 seed for next week's GLVC Tournament in Evansville, Ind., with a win over Quincy or an SIUE loss at Saint Joseph's on Saturday.
         SIUE was bombarded by 16 three-pointers, which tied the GLVC high for the season. Justin Barnard hit 6 of 8 as seven different Greyhound players hit from behind the three-point line.
         The Cougars were no slouch from behind the three-point themselves, hitting 12 of 22 shots. Anthony Jones, who scored a team-high 22 points, had five three-pointers. Justin Ward added four and Joel Jaye nailed three-three-pointers.
         Indianapolis was down 41-40 with seconds left on the clock to end the first half. Mickey McGill hit a three-pointer with one second left to give the Greyhounds the advantage going into halftime.
         The Greyhounds controlled play for most of the second half, leading by as much as 13 points on a three-pointer from Barnard with 3:59 left to play.
         SIUE scratched back to six points with 18 seconds. Anthony Jones hit a three-pointer with 12 seconds left. Indianapolis' David Logan then turned the ball over by falling down with nine seconds to go. SIUE's final shot by Anthony Jones hit the rim but bounced out.
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