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by UMSL Daily | Feb 27, 2023

UMSL's Victor Nwagbaraocha had the crowd transfixed as he slammed the ball through the basket during the Tritons' 67-54 upset victory over fourth-ranked Indianapolis.

University of Missouri–St. Louis men’s basketball player Victor Nwagbaraocha has the crowd transfixed as he slams the ball through the basket during the Tritons’ 67-54 upset victory over fourth-ranked Indianapolis last Thursday on “Pack the Stands” night at the Mark Twain Athletic Center. Nwagbaraocha scored a team-high 18 points in the victory, which snapped the Greyhounds’ 18-game winning streak.

This photograph was taken by UMSL photographer August Jennewein and is the latest to be featured in Eye on UMSL.

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