Columbus Standard

The Indiana University East men's basketball team picked up its third win in a row with a 99-84 victory at Ohio Christian University on Tuesday, Jan. 24.

IU East is now 12-9 overall and 6-5 in the River States Conference, while Ohio Christian is 9-12 and 5-7.

Current RSC Player of the Week Jake Johnson topped the Red Wolves in scoring with 20 points as four other teammates also reached double figures in the Maxwell Center.

Colt Meyer finished with 19 points with Tobey Billups adding 16 points and four assists. Bryce Long tossed in 15 points as Kobe Ward had a dozen points and a team-high nine rebounds.

The contest was tight in the opening period as both teams held small leads before IU East scored seven straight points to grab a 36-30 with 4:27 remaining in the first half.

The Trailblazers fought back to tie it, but the Red Wolves were able to hold a 42-40 edge by the intermission.

In the second half, IU East worked its way to a 55-46 lead after Billups drilled a 3-pointer at the 15:04 mark.

Over the next five minutes, Ohio Christian closed the gap to 65-63 with 10:03 remaining. However, from that point the Red Wolves built a double-digit advantage to take control of the contest.

Next up for the Red Wolves is a trip to the University of Rio Grande on Saturday, Jan. 28. The conference affair gets underway at 3 p.m.

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