Ravens Take Down Thunder

The Anderson University men's basketball team (7-2) extended its winning streak to three on Saturday after defeating the Trine University Thunder (5-4) by a score of 65-57 in O.C. Lewis Gymnasium.

Trine was receiving votes in the latest D3Hoops.com poll. Maurice Knight once again led the Ravens to victory, recording a double-double with 22 points, 12 rebounds.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Anderson got the game started with a 7-to-1 run over Trine that lasted until 15 minutes, 25 seconds. Trine then spent the next minute to come within one of the Ravens.
• The Ravens and Thunder kept it a close game from there on out, with Trine building to a 14-11 lead with 10:27 on the clock before Austin Lyons laid down three free throws to tie it up 14 apiece.
• Trine kept trying to build a lead over Anderson, but the Ravens never let them get far ahead.
• With 3:36 left in the half, Maurice Knight and Cade Gentry laid down back-to-back three to give the Ravens a 25-21 lead.
• Anderson closed out the half with a 29-23 lead after the duo of Knight and Gentry each recorded a layup.
• Coming out of halftime, the Thunder knocked down back-to-back threes to tie the game.
• A back and forth battle emerged as both teams looked to build a lead over the other.
• A layup by Trine's Nick Bowman with 11:49 marked the last time the Thunder would have the lead as they led the Ravens 38-37.
• With 10:18 left in the game, Cade Gentry hit yet another three to give the Ravens the lead for the remainder of the game. 15 seconds later, Fred Shropshire recorded a three of his own.
• 47-45 would mark the closest the Thunder would come to the Ravens lead for the remainder of the game.
• In the final minute and 13 seconds, the Ravens closed out the game with a 5-0 run to seal a 65-57 victory

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Anderson went 24-of-50 (48 percent) from the field and 8-of-18 (44.4 percent) from the three while holding Trine to just 20-of-57 (35.1 percent) and 5-of-20 (25 percent), respectively.
• Coming off the bench, the Ravens capitalized on their chances, recording 23 points total.
• Maurice Knight controlled the game, leading the Ravens with 22 points, 12 rebounds, four assists and three blocks.
• Cade Gentry came off the bench for 11 points. Gentry went 4-of-7 (57.1 percent) from the field and 3-of-5 (60 percent) from three.
• Francis Uzorh tallied 10 rebounds, six points, two steals, and one block.

COACH OWEN HANDY'S COMMENTS

• I keep telling our team the uglier the game gets, the more confident I am about the outcome. We have a tough, resilient team that is starting to love digging in and guarding.
• I hear a lot of people tell me, when talking about a recruit, "he could be great at your level." Those people all need to come watch a game like this, see Nick Bowman and Maurice Knight and understand what "Great at Our Level" looks like.
• I am really looking forward to our game on Tuesday. Wabash is an immensely talented and well-coached team with a ton of weapons. It is going to be a great measuring stick to see where we are at this point.
• I want to say something about Cade Gentry. Cade started all of last season. He played quite a bit early in the season, but has fallen out of the rotation lately. We would not have won [on Saturday], without Cade. All he does is show up, practice hard, and have a great attitude. The type of toughness it takes to do that and be mentally ready for the next time his name is called is incredible.

UP NEXT

Anderson will be back in action on Tuesday as they head to Crawfordsville to take on the Wabash Little Giants (6-3) in the final non-conference game of the 2021-2022 season. Tip-off between the Ravens and Giants is set for 7PM.