SOUTH BEND Ind. – The Indiana University South Bend (22-8, 16-6 CCAC) men's basketball team posted a crucial Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference regular-season finale 87-81 victory over Saint Xavier on Senior Day Saturday, Feb. 22, inside the Student Activities Center. The win, marked the highest regular-season finish for the Titans as IUSB clinched the three seed in the conference tournament.  

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Prior to the game, IUSB honored its three seniors in Miguel Mahan, Kourtlandt Martin and Myles Simmons. Martin led the offense with a game-high 23 points off 8-of-15 shooting from the floor to go along with five rebounds and five assists for a stat-stuffing performance.

Junior Norell Smith added a double-double with 16 points and 13 rebounds. Junior counterpart Dylan Allen scored his 1000th career point with 11 on the day to go along with four assists.

In a game that went back-and-forth in the first half, the Titans led by as many as six, 39-33, with just three minutes before the half that led to a five-point advantage at half. In the second, SXU cut the deficit to three, 84-81, under a minute to play but a pair of free throws from Allen and Martin sealed the ninth-straight victory at home this season for IUSB.

As a team, IUSB converted 49.2 percent of its shots and 8-of-20 three-point attempts. Saint Xavier finished 29-of-64 (45.3 percent) from the floor and just 9-of-23 from distance. IUSB dished out 20 assists, tallied five steals, and racked up three blocks and held a 42-31 edge on the glass.

IU South Bend embarks on its first conference tournament since the 2015-16 season on Wednesday, Feb. 26 to host Indiana University Northwest for the CCAC Quarterfinals inside the Student Activities Center. Time to be announced at a later date.