Anderson Outscores IUPUI in Second Half of Exhibition

NCAA Division I's IUPUI fights past the Anderson University men's basketball team with a 72-55 victory during Monday's exhibition at Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis.
 
Monday's matchup counted towards IUPUI's record as the Jaguars improved to 1-2 on the season. IUPUI started off with a 49-29 lead at halftime. Anderson then limited the Jaguars to 23 points in the second half while outscoring them by three points.
 
"We have some big positives coming out of the game [on Monday]," Coach Owen Handy said. "I thought our progress defensively from the first to the second half in terms of our commitment to helping and rotation was vastly improved. We have a team with a lot of people in new roles and I think we are growing into those roles. That is not a linear process, but as a global evaluation, we competed at a much higher level than we did in our scrimmage a week ago."
 
The Ravens are willing to utilize opportunities to face opponents like IUPUI to learn and prepare for the regular season.
 
"We have played two really good opponents in our two preseason games. The benefit of that is it exposes our weaknesses and shows us where we need to improve as a team."
 
IUPUI held Anderson to 22-of-68 (32.4 percent) shooting from the field and 4-of-24 (16.7 percent) shooting from 3-point range.
 
"We take too many bad shots at the offensive end of the floor. That needs to continue to be an area of improvement for us."
 
Dalton DuBois (Plainfield, Ind./Cascade) led the Ravens with 17 points. The sophomore from Plainfield converted 7-of-10 (70 percent) shots from the field. Michael Rogers (Indianapolis, Ind./North Central) and Malik Laffoon (Bloomington, Ind./Bloomington North) tallied eight points apiece. Maurice Knight (Frankton, Ind./Frankton) contributed seven points and Jake Gudorf (Brookville, Ohio/Brookville) provided six points apiece. Austin Lyons (Anderson, Ind./Lapel), Tate Cooper (Terre Haute, Ind./North) and J.D. Bembry (Fishers, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern) rounded out Anderson's scoring with three points each.
 
Gudorf pulled down eight rebounds to pace the Ravens. Knight blocked three shots while DuBois added two blocks.
 
"We have a group that is willing to be coached and that means we have a chance to reach our ability as a team."
 
Anderson kicks off the regular season with two home contests at O.C. Lewis Gymnasium. The Ravens clash with Adrian College (0-1) on Friday at 7:30 p.m. Anderson then squares off with Kalamazoo College (0-1) on Saturday at 3 p.m.