Ravens Race Past Panthers

The Anderson University men's basketball team (9-3, 4-1) raced past Hanover College (8-4, 4-1) by a score of 92-80 during Wednesday's Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) matchup in O.C. Lewis Gymnasium.

COACH CARTER COLLINS'S COMMENTS

• I was really pleased with our effort. The first half was outstanding on both ends - we really executed the game plan well for the majority of the first 20 minutes.
• At the beginning of the second half, Hanover made their run, which is to be expected from a great team such as them, but I do wish that we could have done a better job of keeping our wits about us - we were playing hard, but almost a little too hard, and our focus slipped on both ends for a while.
• Three of our role players - Alex Hunt, Kenney Troutman and Bryce Williams - came in during the second half and played really well to close out the game for us. It's a great feeling as a coach to know that I have lots of different players who can make big plays for us, and it was those three guys that came up huge.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Ravens jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the opening 85 seconds of the game. Tate Ivanyo provided the first five points.
• During the next 1 minute, 39 seconds, Hanover responded with a 10-0 run, which included three 3-pointers.
• Anderson rolled to a 51-32 lead at halftime. The Ravens caught fire, draining 22-of-33 (66.7 percent) shots from the field in the first half.
• The Panthers hit 17-of-30 (56.7 percent) attempts from the floor in the second half. Hanover chipped away to cut Anderson's 19-point lead to 72-70 with 7:22 to go.
• Anderson managed to take a 78-70 lead with 5:41 remaining after Hanover came up empty on four consecutive possessions. The Ravens outscored the Panthers 14-10 for the remainder of the game.
• Anderson knocked down 34-of-61 (55.7 percent) shots from the field while Hanover made 28-of-58 (48.3 percent) attempts from the floor.
• The Ravens sank 8-of-17 (47.1 percent) attempts from 3-point range while the Panthers hit 7-of-22 (31.8 percent) shots from the perimeter.
• Anderson converted 16-of-19 (84.2 percent) shots from the free-throw line while Hanover made 17-of-24 (70.8 percent) attempts from the charity stripe.
• The Ravens held a 36-27 rebounding advantage.
• Anderson outscored Hanover 50-40 in the paint.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Kenney Troutman – 16 Points, 2 Steals, 5/6 (83.3%) FG
• Elijah Mattingly – 15 Points, 11 Rebounds, 1 Block, 3/4 (75%) 3FG
• Bryson Huckeby – 13 Points, 7 Rebounds, 2 Steals
• Tate Ivanyo – 14 Points, 3 Assists
• Bryce Williams – 10 Points, 5/6 (83.3%) FG
• Cam Smith – 6 Points, 5 Assists
• Gavin Dowling – 8 Points
• Alex Hunt – 5 Points, 1 Block
• DeMonte Ferguson – 3 Points, 1 Block
• Robert Davidson – 2 Points

UP NEXT

Anderson challenges conference-leading Transylvania University (10-1, 5-0) in an HCAC matchup on Saturday at 4 p.m. in Lexington, Ky.