Ravens Fall in Back and Forth Battle with Spartans

The Anderson University men's basketball team (10-4, 5-2) fell on a last-second 3-pointer to Manchester (8-6, 5-2) by a score of 84-82 during Wednesday's Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) matchup in North Manchester.

COACH CARTER COLLIN'S COMMENTS

We didn't execute well enough to beat a good team on the road. We didn't play very well at all offensively in the first half, even though we had the ability to be better, and then we couldn't get stops when we needed them on defense in the second half. It's not easy to win road games at our level, and we didn't quite clear the high bar that existed [on Wednesday].

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Ravens and Spartans went back and forth for the first seven minutes of the contest when the score was tied up at nine. 
• During the next 90 seconds, the Ravens went out on an 8-0 run, with Bryson Huckeby hitting two 3-pointers. The Spartans would cancel the run over the next three minutes to tie the game at 19. 
• Throughout the last eight and a half minutes, the game was tied, or Manchester led by a maximum of three points. 
• Forty-three seconds into the second half, the game was tied once again at 36.
• The Ravens were able to hold a slight lead for the next seven minutes, outside of 16 seconds when Manchester held a 1-point lead.
• During the last 11 minutes, there were 14 lead changes.
• The back-and-forth ended with a 3-pointer from Blake Shewmaker with two seconds remaining to give the Spartans an 84-82 lead.
• The Ravens had a last-second layup that came up short at the buzzer.
• There was a total of 21 lead changes and 12 ties throughout the game 
• The Ravens converted 32-of-72 (44.4 percent) on shots from the field, while the Spartans hit 33-of-76 (43.4 percent) attempts from the floor.
• Manchester hit 10-of-21 (47.6 percent) shots from 3-point range, while Anderson converted 10-of-30 (33.3 percent) attempts from the perimeter.
• The Ravens committed 13 turnovers to the Spartans' nine. The Spartans held a 17-12 advantage in points off turnovers.
• Anderson stole the ball seven times throughout the game, while Manchester gathered five steals. 
• Manchester held a 27-15 advantage from points off the bench and a 44-38 advantage against Anderson in the paint. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Kenney Troutman – 19 Points (Career High), 5-7 3PT (71%), 3 Assists, 2 Rebounds, 1 Block, 1 Steal
• Cam Smith – 16 Points, 3 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 1 Steal
• Bryson Huckeby – 15 Points, 12 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 2 Steals
• Elijah Mattingly – 10 Points, 8 Rebounds, 2 Blocks
• Bryce Williams – 8 Points, 5 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 1 Steal
• Alex Hunt – 7 Points, 3 Rebounds, 2 Blocks, 1 Steal
• Tate Ivanyo – 7 Points, 3 Rebounds, 2 Assists
• Gavin Dowling – 1 Rebound

HCAC RACE

Transylvania University (11-3, 6-1) fought past Hanover College (9-5, 5-2) by a score of 108-102 in double overtime to hold the sole lead in the HCAC standings. Franklin College (7-7, 5-2) fended off Mount St. Joseph University (4-10, 4-3) by a score of 62-56. Anderson, Manchester, Hanover and Franklin each trail Transylvania by one game in the HCAC standings while Mount St. Joseph is two games back.

UP NEXT

The Ravens are taking on Mount St. Joseph University in HCAC action on Saturday at 3 p.m. in O.C. Lewis Gymnasium for the second half of a women's and men's basketball doubleheader.