Strong First Half Enough for Ravens to Beat Mountaineers

The Anderson University men's basketball team (4-1) gets back in the win column with a 89-72 victory against Berea College (3-3) on Thursday in Anderson.

COACH CARTER COLLINS'S COMMENTS

I thought that the first 18 minutes of the game were outstanding - we were really clicking on all cylinders, and playing extremely well on both ends. We lost focus at the end of the first half, and allowed Berea to go on a run that made the deficit at halftime much closer than it was just a couple minutes earlier. The start of the second half was sluggish as well, until Kenney Troutman checked in and gave us a spark with a couple deflections on defense. He really righted the ship for us, and we were mostly ok from that point forward. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Anderson shot 19-of-35 (54.3 percent) in the first half, compared to Berea's 9-of-33 (27.3 percent)
• The Ravens dominated in the paint, outscoring the Mountaineers 56-22 in the paint.
• Anderson charged to a 26-6 points advantage on fast-break opportunities
• The Mountaineers hit 8-of-27 (29.6 percent) shots from 3-point range while the Ravens converted 7-of-29 (24.1 percent) attempts from the perimeter.
• The Mountaineers committed 19 turnovers to the Ravens 18. The Ravens outscored the Mountaineers 25-21 off turnovers.
• The Ravens nailed 35-of-69 (50.7 percent) on shots from the field while Mountaineers converted 27-of-69 (39.1 percent) attempts from the floor.
• Anderson went 12-of-15 (80 percent) on its free-throw attempts, while Berea nailed 10-of-16 (62.5 percent) attempts from the charity stripe.
• Anderson stole the ball 13 times throughout the game, while Berea was able to gather 10 steals. 
• Anderson held a 31-30 advantage from points off the bench and a 17-13 advantage against Berea in second chance opportunities
• Bryson Huckeby – 19 Points, 3-5 3PT (60%), 5 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 2 Steals
• Tate Ivanyo – 13 Points, 5 Rebounds, 1 Assist
• Elijah Mattingly – 11 Points, 11 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 2 Steals, 1 Block
• Kenney Troutman – 9 Points, 5 Steals, 1 Rebound
• Alex Hunt – 8 Points, 5 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 1 Steal
• Jordan Gadis – 8 Points, 5 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 1 Steal
• Cam Smith – 7 Points, 6 Rebounds, 6 Assists
• Robert Davidson – 6 Points, 1 Assist
• Gavin Dowling – 4 Points, 4 Assists, 2 Steals, 1 Rebound, 1 Block
• Ayden Brobston – 2 Points
• Bryce Williams – 2 Points
• DeMonte Ferguson – 1 Rebound

UP NEXT

The Ravens open the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) season against Franklin College (2-4, 0-0) on Saturday at 3 p.m. in Franklin.