Anderson Hangs Tough with IUPUI in Exhibition

The Anderson University men's basketball team opened up the 2021-2022 season on Wednesday, taking on NCAA Division I's IUPUI in an exhibition at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum. Anderson put up a tough fight, but ultimately fell to IUPUI Jaguars 74-60.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The game started off back and forth, with the Ravens holding two separate leads. The Jaguars then took a 5-4 lead with 16:54 on the clock before pulling away.
• Anderson was never able to catch up to IUPUI in the first half.
• With 3:52 remaining in the half, the Jaguars held a 19-point lead over the Ravens.
• At halftime the Ravens trailed 34-21.
• Austin Lyons brought the Ravens within eight to start the second half, hitting a 3-pointer and a jumper to make it 34-26.
• Lyons then went on another run with 16:51 remaining in the game. Austin hit a jumper before being fouled. Lyons made the free throw then at 16:26 made another three to put the Ravens within seven as they trailed 41-34.
• IUPUI then took off with the lead. With 3:00 remaining in the game, the Jaguars held a 22-point lead, the largest of the game, over the Ravens.
• In the end, the Ravens were able to bring the game within 14 as Josh Durham made a free throw with nine seconds on the clock to make it a 74-60 game.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• Maurice Knight – 17 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assist, 4 blocks
• Austin Lyons – 16 points, 3-for-6 (50%) from three-point range.
• Fred Shropshire – 5 rebounds
• Camden Smith – 5 points, 3-for-4 (75%) free throws, 4 rebounds
• Jordan Gadis – 2 rebounds, 2 assist, 1 block

HEAD COACH OWEN HANDY'S COMMENTS:

•  I'm relatively pleased with how we played. We kept our turnovers down against a team that put some pressure on us defensively, we did a nice job on the glass and I thought we competed hard.
• There were some specific areas of improvement, even since our scrimmage on Saturday.
• We clearly have work to do between now and the season to keep growing into the team we are capable of being, but the things we need to get better at are all within our grasp as a group.

UP NEXT:

The Ravens now get a little over a week break before getting back in action. Anderson will hit the road for back to back road games in Michigan. On November 12, the Ravens head to Adrian, Michigan to take on the Bulldogs of Adrian College (0-1) at 7:30PM. Then, on November 13, they take on the Kalamazoo Hornets (0-0) in Kalamazoo, Michigan at 5:30PM.