Knight Eclipses 1,000 Career Points in Victory against Blueboys

Anderson University men's basketball senior Maurice Knight (Frankton, Ind. / Frankton) eclipsed 1,000 career points as Anderson (3-0) topped Illinois College (3-2) by a score of 64-48 on Wednesday in O.C. Lewis Gymnasium.

Knight contributed 18 points to boost his career total to 1,011 points.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Anderson jumped out to a 13-5 lead with 16 minutes, 30 seconds left in the first half. Austin Lyons and Francis Uzorh each scored five points during that stretch.
• After the Ravens led 15-12, Knight made a layup with 11:23 left in the half, sparking the first of five consecutive layups made between the two teams. The Ravens led 21-16 with 10:15 to go.
• After Illinois College cut the lead to 23-18 with 8:44 remaining in the first half, Anderson capped the half with a 14-2 run.
• The Ravens held the Blueboys scoreless for the final 5:43 of the half.
• Following an Illinois College technical, Knight drained a free-throw to score his 1,000th career point and put Anderson ahead 31-20.
• Anderson led Illinois College 37-20 at halftime.
• Illinois College chipped away at its deficit, cutting the lead to 41-33 with 13:03 left in the half. The Blueboys' smallest second-half deficit was eight points, which occurred three times.
• Anderson built the lead back up to 16 to seal the win.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Anderson outrebounded Illinois College 42-30.
• The Ravens knocked down 17-of-24 (70.8 percent) shots from the free-throw line while the Blueboys made 6-of-14 (42.9 percent) attempts from the charity stripe.
• Knight led the Ravens with 18 points.
• Lyons tallied 13 points.
• Uzorh recorded a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds.

COACH OWEN HANDY'S COMMENTS

Our defensive effort and mental toughness in the second half were simply fantastic. I have never had a team that could score five points over nine minutes against a quality opponent and maintain a double-digit lead at the same time. We gave up a couple of direct line drives early when we did not square up the ball, and a couple when we sagged off a ball-screen switch, but we cleaned those up and did a great job executing our defensive game plan for the last 30 minutes.

UP NEXT

Anderson battles Olivet College (1-0) on Saturday at 3 p.m. in O.C. Lewis Gymnasium.