Ravens Take Two-Game Lead in HCAC

The Anderson University men's basketball team (10-6, 8-1) captured a 69-55 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) victory against Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (9-7, 6-3) to take a two-game lead in the HCAC standings on Wednesday in O.C. Lewis Gymnasium.

Prior to Wednesday's contest, first-place Anderson held a one-game lead over second-place Rose-Hulman. Four teams were tied for third two games behind Anderson. In the current HCAC standings, Rose-Hulman, Franklin College (10-6, 6-3) and Manchester University (8-8, 6-3) are currently tied for second two games behind Anderson.

COACH CARTER COLLINS'S COMMENTS

I'm really happy with our effort in this one. I didn't feel like we truly found our rhythm offensively until midway through the second half - credit to Rose-Hulman's tough defense for that. But we battled defensively and on the glass all night long, and we were ultimately able to win because of those two areas. If you want to be a good team, you have to be able to win games in multiple ways, so that was encouraging to see.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Leading 40-38 with 15 minutes, 38 seconds to go, Anderson sparked a 16-0 run to go ahead 56-38. Rose-Hulman went 7:48 in between baskets.
• The Fightin' Engineers turned the ball over 14 times while the Ravens committed 12 turnovers. Anderson outscored Rose-Hulman 17-10 off turnovers.
• The Ravens converted 29-of-66 (43.9 percent) shots from the field while the Fightin' Engineers knocked down 22-of-66 (33.3 percent) attempts from the floor.
• Anderson hit 9-of-27 (33.3 percent) shots from 3-point range while Rose-Hulman made 5-of-21 (23.8 percent) attempts from the perimeter.
• The Fightin' Engineers edged the Ravens on the boards by a 41-40 margin.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Tate Ivanyo – 16 Points, 10 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 4/7 3FG (57.1%)
• Bryson Huckeby – 15 Points, 10 Rebounds, 2 Blocks
• Elijah Mattingly – 12 Points, 4 Blocks, 5/7 (71.4%) FG
• Jordan Gadis – 9 Points
• Camden Smith – 6 Points
• Gavin Dowling – 4 Points
• Fred Shropshire – 4 Points
• Alex Hunt – 3 Points

UP NEXT

The Ravens battle Mount St. Joseph University (6-10, 5-4) in HCAC action on Saturday at 2 p.m. in Cincinnati.