(RV) Little Giants Hold Off Ravens at Buzzer

It came down to the final possession, but Wabash College (5-1) held off the Anderson University men's basketball team (2-4) by a score of 77-75 at the final buzzer on Tuesday in O.C. Lewis Gymnasium.

Wabash is receiving votes in the D3hoops.com preseason poll.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Ravens entered halftime with a 45-39 lead.
• Anderson pounded the paint, attempting four 3-point attempts and 24 2-point attempts in the first half. The Ravens powered to a 71.4-percent (20-of-28) shooting clip from the field in the first half.
• On the game, Anderson outscored Wabash 48-32 in the paint.
• The Little Giants opened the second half with a 9-2 run in the first 2 minutes, 37 seconds to take a 48-47 lead.
• After the Ravens evened the score at 51-all, Wabash put together an 8-0 run during the next 1:50.
• Anderson steadily chipped away at Wabash's lead. Tate Ivanyo knocked down a 3-pointer to tie the game at 81-all with 1:28 left in the game.
• Edreece Redmond hit a shot for the Little Giants. After the Ravens missed their next basket, Sam Comer hit two free throws to give Wabash an 85-81 lead with 27 seconds to go.
• Camden Smith made a pair of free throws to cut the lead to 85-83 with 21 seconds remaining.
• Wabash's Vinny Buccilla was put to the line for two free throws and he missed them both. On the following possession, Anderson was called for an offensive foul. Avery Beaver drained two free throws to give the Little Giants an 87-83 lead.
• Camden Smith made a quick layup to cut the lead to 87-85 with 9 seconds remaining.
• Comer was brought to the line for two free throws and he missed them both. Anderson got one final to tie the game, but the buzzer-beater attempt fell short.
• Wabash knocked down 11-of-21 (52.4 percent) shots from 3-point range while Anderson hit 5-of-8 (62.5 percent) attempts from the perimeter.
• The Little Giants capitalized on their 28-19 advantage in free-throw attempts. Wabash converted 20-of-28 (71.4 percent) attempts while Anderson drained 16-of-19 (84.2 percent) shots.
• Wabash held a 21-10 advantage in assists.
• The Ravens drained 32-of-54 (59.3 percent) shots from the floor while the Little Giants hit 28-of-58 (48.3 percent) attempts from the field.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Camden Smith – 24 Points, 4 Assists, 10-of-13 (76.9 percent) from field
• Tate Ivanyo – 23 Points, 9-of-12 (75 percent) from field, 4-of-5 (80 percent) from 3-point range
• Gavin Dowling – 9 Points, 2 Blocks
• Bryson Huckeby – 8 Points, 7 Rebounds
• Alex Hunt – 8 Points
• Jordan Gadis – 5 Points, 3 Steals
• Elijah Mattingly – 5 Points
• Fred Shropshire – 3 Points

COACH CARTER COLLINS'S COMMENTS

We're never going to be happy after a loss in this program, and we certainly aren't right now. But, knowing what I know about some changes we're in the process of making, I'm really proud of the guys for putting that stuff to the side, not using it as an excuse, and competing down to the wire against a high-quality Wabash team. We are a young team and we're working on getting some things figured out, but I still feel very confident in our ability to hit our goals this season.

UP NEXT

Anderson challenges Trine University (4-0) on Wednesday, Nov. 30 at 7 p.m. in Angola.