Anderson Locks Up Win against Transylvania

The Anderson University men's basketball team (15-8, 13-3) locked up a 91-83 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) victory against Transylvania University (13-10, 10-6) on Saturday in O.C. Lewis Gymnasium.

COACH CARTER COLLINS'S COMMENTS

Transylvania REALLY tested our toughness and resolve in the second half, and they nearly pulled off a huge comeback, but our guys stayed together and made a couple huge plays down the stretch to close the deal. Next up, we have a road game at Rose-Hulman - always a tough place to get a win - with a chance to clinch a share of the conference title on the line. All you can ask for this time of year is the chance to play meaningful games late in the season, and we've earned this opportunity with the hard work we've put in since October.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Anderson built a lead as large as 50-31 before entering halftime with a 50-35 advantage.
• The Pioneers steadily chipped away in the second half until they cut their deficit to 82-81 with 2 minutes, 8 seconds remaining.
• Hunter Penn came up with a key block for Transylvania to set up a transition play, but Elijah Mattingly delivered a critical block to give Anderson the ball back. Camden Smith was immediately fouled and hit two free throws.
• Bryson Huckeby recorded a steal on the following possession and Tate Ivanyo was fouled in transition. Ivanyo hit both free throws to put the Ravens ahead 86-81.
• After Transylvania came up empty on its following possession, Mattingly delivered a dagger 3-pointer to put Anderson ahead 89-81 with 26 seconds remaining.
• Smith punctuated the game with a fast-break dunk at the buzzer for the Ravens.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• The Pioneers drained 24-of-31 (77.4 percent) shots from the paint, which includes a 78.9 percent (15-of-19) shooting clip in the second half. Anderson made 23-of-37 (62.1 percent) attempts from the paint.
• The Ravens knocked down 12-of-30 (40 percent) shots from 3-point range while the Pioneers hit 6-of-23 (26.1 percent) attempts from the perimeter.
• Anderson committed 14 turnovers while Transylvania turned the ball over 13 times, but the Ravens still outscored the Pioneers 17-10 off turnovers.
• Both teams shot an identical 35-of-68 (51.5 percent) from the field.
• The Ravens hit 9-of-13 (69.2 percent) attempts from the free-throw line while the Pioneers made 7-of-14 (50 percent) attempts from the charity stripe.
• Tate Ivanyo – 28 Points
• Camden Smith – 19 Points, 6 Assists
• Elijah Mattingly – 17 Points, 9 Rebounds, 2 Blocks, 5/7 (71.4%) 3FG
• Bryson Huckeby – 11 Points, 10 Rebounds, 4 Assists
• Fred Shropshire – 8 Points
• Jordan Gadis – 6 Points
• Gavin Dowling – 6 Assists
• Alex Hunt – 2 Points

UP NEXT

The Ravens take on Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (14-9, 11-5) in HCAC action on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in Terre Haute.