NEW ALBANY, Ind. – The IU Southeast men's basketball team defeated IU Columbus 100-96 in a high-scoring affair on Tuesday.
 
IU Southeast jumped out to a 13-7 lead five minutes into the game. Trailing 16-9, IU Columbus used an 8-2 run to cut the IU Southeast lead to one at 18-17.
 
IU Columbus took a 23-22 lead on a three, but IU Southeast used back-to-back buckets to take a 26-23 lead. IU Columbus retook the lead at 27-26 and used a three to take a 30-28 edge.
 
The teams traded baskets and it remained a one-possession game until IU Columbus used back-to-back layups to take a 42-38 edge. IU Columbus took a six-point lead at 45-39 after a made three, but a 5-0 run by Nathaniel Hoffman cut the Crimson Pride lead to one at 45-44.
 
IU Columbus led 54-48 lead at halftime.
 
IU Columbus opened the second half with back-to-back baskets to extend their lead to double digits at 58-48. IU Southeast responded with a 12-2 run to tie the game at 60-60.  
 
The Crimson Pride extended their lead back to four at 66-62, but another Caleb Brown three cut the IU Columbus lead to one at 66-65. Back-to-back Xavier Price layups gave IU Southeast a 69-66 lead.  
 
An IU Columbus layup made it 69-68, but another Xavier Price basket gave IU Southeast a 71-68 advantage.
 
After an IU Columbus layup cut the Grenadier lead to one at 73-72, a 5-0 run gave IU Southeast a 78-72 advantage. IU Southeast extended their lead to nine at 85-76 with 7:54 remaining.
 
IU Columbus used a 5-0 run to cut their deficit to four at 85-81, but a three by Nathaniel Hoffman gave IU Southeast an 88-81 lead with 6:56 left.
 
The Crimson Pride cut the IU Southeast lead to four once more at 89-85, but another Nathaniel Hoffman three extended the Grenadier lead to 92-85 with 5:07 left.
 
IU Columbus clawed back to cut the Grenadier lead to four at 94-90 with 3:08 remaining. After IU Southeast went one of two at the free throw line, the Crimson Pride answered with a three to make it 95-93 with 2:18 remaining.
 
A tip-in by Ashton Myles-Devore gave IU Southeast a 97-93 lead with 1:27 left. A Grenadier free throw made it 98-93, but another IU Columbus three cut the Grenadier lead to two at 98-96.
 
IU Columbus drew a foul down two with five seconds remaining, but an injury allowed IU Southeast to choose the free throw shooter. IU Columbus missed the front end of the one-and-one, and IU Southeast grabbed the rebound and connected on a pair of free throws to secure a 100-96 win.
 
"Well to say I'm disappointed is an understatement," IU Southeast head coach Wiley Brown said. "I thought we would come out locked in on defense after we got destroyed by Brescia. It's very frustrating to watch this team getting beat off the dribble and not guarding the three-point line. I don't know when they are going to realize that we have to hang our hat on the defensive end because we are not a knock down shooting team, and we don't have much scoring in the paint. We are giving our fans a heart attack and me. Back to the lab!"
 
Lane Lauderbaugh led IU Southeast with a career-high 36 points and nine rebounds. Nathaniel Hoffman had 19 points and six rebounds off the bench. Camden Pfeister had nine points, seven rebounds, and five assists. Caleb Brown and Xavier Price both scored nine points apiece. Ethan Haddaway had eight points, and Ashton Myles-Devore had seven points and eight rebounds. Trent Hinkle had a team-high six assists.
 
IU Southeast shot 42.7 percent from the field and 38.5 percent from three (10-26). IU Columbus shot 57.6 from the field and 47.8 percent from three (11-23). IU Southeast went 26-34 from the free throw line while IU Columbus went 17-20.
 
IU Southeast (6-8, 3-2 RSC) returns to action on Thursday at Miami-Middletown.