INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - IU Southeast men's basketball suffered their first loss of the 2026-27 season, falling 96-82 on the road at Marian Tuesday night.
Jordan Treat hit a layup to put the Grenadiers up 10-7 early in the first half. After Treat's layup, the Grenadiers went on a 15-9 run and led 25-16 with 11:24 left in the first half. The Knights stormed back, hitting back-to-back threes to cut the IU Southeast lead to three. Later, with the score tied at 32-32, the Knights went on a 14-6 run to go up 46-38. The score at halftime was 49-44.
The story of the first half, however, was how the teams shot from the field. IU Southeast shot 58% from the field and the Knights shot 64% from the field, including 64% from beyond the arc.
Seven different Grenadiers scored in the first half, led by Alex Johnson with ten points and Cole Thomas with nine.
The Grenadiers overcame a seven-point deficit early in the second half and went on a 8-0 run to go up 52-51. Later in the half, Marian held a 69-64 lead with 10:47 remaining in the game. Then, the Grenadiers used a jump shot by Treat, a layup by Jeremy Rose, and an and-one play by Elexander Harris to tie the game at 71-71.
IU Southeast was unable to take the lead, however, and the Knights would go on a 13-2 run over the next four minutes. The Grenadiers were unable to overcome to Knights' run, and Marian would go on to win 96-82.
Four Grenadiers finished with double-digit points. Johnson had 20, Rose had 14, Thomas had 13, and Treat had 11. As a team, the Grenadiers shot 50% from the field and 39% from beyond the arc.
IU Southeast drops to 2-1 following Tuesday night's loss to the Knights. Grenadier men's basketball will hit the road Friday for the Campbellsville Classic. IU Southeast will take on No. 10 Cumberlands on Friday at 4:00 p.m. EST, then will play Campbellsville at 2:00 p.m. EST on Saturday.
