Anderson Surges Past Mount St. Joseph in Second Half

After trailing in the first half, the Anderson University men's basketball team came back to secure a 63-55 victory over the Mount St. Joseph University Lions on Saturday. Maurice Knight and Tate Ivanyo led the Ravens (5-2, 1-1) in a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) victory over the Lions (3-3, 0-1).

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Anderson opened up the first half with the lead. Tate Ivanyo got the game started with a layup at 19:08. Mount St. Joseph answered with a jumper to make it a 2-2 game with 16:45 remaining in the half.
• Ivanyo then hit a three to give the Ravens a 5-2 lead.
• With 14:48 on the clock, the Lions tied up the game 5-5 before following with a 3-pointer to take the lead. Mount St. Joseph would hold on to the lead for the remainder of the half.
• Before heading into the locker rooms for halftime, the Ravens would close in on the Lions lead. Austin Lyons made it a two-point game after rebound the ball and making a layup. The Lions led 24-22 with 2:13 on the clock.
• At halftime, the Lions held a five-point lead as they led the Ravens 27-22.
• Coming out of halftime, the Ravens applied pressure offensively. At the 17:22 mark, the Ravens finally took back the lead after Fred Shropshire made a layup to put the Ravens ahead by one. Anderson led 30-29.
• The Ravens and Lions would be tied up once again at 32 apiece before the Ravens took the lead back and ran with it.
• A three from Austin Lyons with 15:54 remaining gave the Ravens the lead that would last for the remainder of the game.
• As Mount St. Joseph came within five points, Tate Ivanyo knocked down a 3-pointer with 2:30 left in the game, giving Anderson a 55-47 lead.
• Multiple Ravens put their name on the board as time was ticking down.
• Francis Uzorh closed out the game with a dunk for the Ravens.
• The Lions would get one more point before the final whistle blew. Anderson secured a 63-55 victory over Mount St. Joseph University.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Anderson led Mount St. Joseph in points in the paint, securing 28 points while holding the Lions to 18.
• Off the bench the Ravens secured 15 points.
• Maurice Knight led the Ravens in points, bringing in 18 points, six rebounds, three assists.
• Tate Ivanyo earned his first career start as a Raven. Ivanyo recorded 17 points, five rebounds, one assist.
• Francis Uzorh led the Ravens with seven rebounds

COACH OWEN HANDY'S COMMENTS

• This is an immensely satisfying win. We've dropped two games in a row on the road to really good opponents, and to eke out a win on the road against a third really good opponent took a lot of courage and toughness.
• We've had a number of different players step up in our wins this season, and [on Saturday] Tate Ivanyo got the chance. He kept us in the game offensively in the first half and buried a huge three down the stretch to give us some breathing room.
• I give Mount St. Joseph a lot of credit for making things difficult for us in the first half, and I give our guys a lot of credit for correcting some of those things coming out of halftime.

UP NEXT

The Ravens will be back in action Saturday as they are set to host the Earlham College Quakers (1-4, 0-1) in HCAC action. Tipoff is set for 1PM inside O.C. Lewis Gymnasium.