Ravens Fight Past Beavers in Double Overtime

The Anderson University men's basketball team (12-6, 10-1) fought past Bluffton University (4-14, 2-9) by a score of 85-78 in double overtime during Thursday's Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) matchup in Bluffton, Ohio.

Tate Ivanyo dropped 38 points for the Ravens, the highest single-game point total for the program since Stanley Duncan scored 40 points on Nov. 29, 2017.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Anderson jumped out to a 9-5 lead with two 3-pointers from Tate Ivanyo and one from Fred Shropshire.
• Bryson Huckeby knocked down a 3-pointer to give the Ravens a 14-6 lead with 15 minutes, 8 seconds remaining in the first half.
• The Beavers sparked a 16-1 run to take a 22-15 lead with 9:52 left in the first half. Nevin Robson provided six points on the run.
• Bluffton put together another 12-2 run later in the half to take a 37-24 lead.
• The Beavers led the Ravens 38-30 at halftime.
• Anderson chipped away and tied the game at 44-44 when Ivanyo drained a 3-pointer with 12:02 left in the second half.
• Elijah Mattingly drained a 3-pointer to give the Ravens a 49-46 lead.
• For most of the second half, Anderson led, but Bluffton remained close.
• Cam Rogers knocked down a 3-pointer to tie the game at 59-59 with 30 seconds left in regulation. Bluffton stopped Anderson on the final possession of the period to enter the first overtime.
• Bluffton took the lead in overtime as Michael Stammen provided a bucket.
• Ivanyo hit a 3-pointer with 2:33 left in the first overtime to tie the game at 63-63.
• Following three consecutive defensive stops, Anderson built a 67-63 lead with 30 seconds left in overtime.
• Stammen made bucket with 19 seconds remaining to go trim the deficit in half. Camden Smith was immediately fouled and hit both free throws. Rogers drained a 3-pointer to cut the score to 69-68.
• Shropshire was immediately fouled and hit both free throws, giving Anderson a 71-68 lead. Stammen knocked down a 3-pointer to tie the game at 71-71 with three seconds left in the first overtime.
• Anderson pulled away in the second overtime as Ivanyo scored 10 points during the period.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Anderson rolled to a 20-4 advantage in fast-break points.
• Bluffton converted 30-of-72 (41.7 percent) shots from the field while Anderson made 28-of-69 (40.6 percent) attempts from the floor.
• The Ravens drained 15-of-36 (41.7 percent) shots from 3-point range while the Beavers hit 12-of-24 (50 percent) attempts from the perimeter.
• Anderson converted 14-of-22 (63.6 percent) attempts from free-throw line while Bluffton made 6-of-10 (60 percent) shots from the charity stripe.
• Tate Ivanyo – 38 Points, 5 Steals, 8/12 (66.7%) 3FG
• Bryson Huckeby – 17 Rebounds, 7 Points, 4 Assists, 3 Steals
• Camden Smith – 19 Points, 8 Assists
• Fred Shropshire – 10 Points
• Elijah Mattingly – 7 Points
• Alex Hunt – 5 Blocks, 3 Points
• Jordan Gadis – 4 Assists, 1 Point

COACH CARTER COLLINS'S COMMENTS

[Thursday] was a tale of two halves. The first half we just didn't show up ready to play - not even close. But the second half and overtimes were both played fairly well by us, especially down a couple of our main rotation guys. Tate Ivanyo and Bryson Huckeby were especially huge - Bryson was a man amongst boys on the boards (as a freshman) and Tate was nearly unstoppable on the offensive end. We have a special group that continues to find ways to win close games.

UP NEXT

The Ravens take on Earlham College (3-15, 2-9) in HCAC action on Saturday at 3 p.m. in O.C. Lewis Gymnasium.