Anderson Rolls Past Transylvania, Takes Sole HCAC Lead
The Anderson University men’s basketball team (17-4, 12-2) took the sole lead in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference after rolling past Transylvania University (16-5, 12-3) by a score of 104-77 on Saturday in O.C. Lewis Gymnasium.
The Anderson University men's basketball team (17-4, 12-2) took the sole lead in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference after rolling past Transylvania University (16-5, 12-3) by a score of 104-77 on Saturday in O.C. Lewis Gymnasium.
Anderson currently leads Transylvania in the HCAC standings by one game. Manchester University (13-8, 10-4) is currently two games behind and all other HCAC schools are three or more games back.
COACH CARTER COLLINS'S COMMENTS
I'm definitely happy with our effort [on Saturday]. I thought that we did a really good job of pushing the pace to a style that we were happy with and can really excel at. We have a lot of really talented offensive players, and sometimes the best thing to do as coach is encourage them to play fast and stay aggressive, and that's basically what I've been doing for the last several weeks. Defensively, I think we can still improve, but our effort was definitely there. It's a fun group to coach right now. We need to stay locked in and keep improving to make sure we have the opportunity to reach our goals.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Anderson converted 35-of-63 (55.6 percent) shots from the field while Transylvania hit 31-of-84 (36.9 percent) attempts from the floor.
- The Ravens outrebounded the Pioneers 53-42.
- Anderson knocked down 25-of-36 (69.4 percent) attempts from the free-throw line while Transylvania made 8-of-17 (47.1 percent) shots from the charity stripe.
- Cam Smith – 22 Points, 4 Assists, 6/10 (60%) FG
- Tate Ivanyo – 22 Points, 9 Rebounds
- Bryson Huckeby – 15 Points, 6 Rebounds, 6 Blocks
- Elijah Mattingly – 11 Rebounds
- Kenney Troutman – 10 Points
- Bryce Williams – 8 Points, 4 Assists, 2 Steals
- Alex Hunt – 9 Points
- Gavin Dowling – 7 Rebounds, 6 Points, 2 Steals, 1 Block
- Robert Davidson – 7 Points, 1 Block
- Jordan Gadis – 3 Points
- Cedric Anderson – 2 Points
- Marco Beverly – 1 Block
UP NEXT
Anderson hosts Earlham College (4-17, 4-10) in HCAC action on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in O.C. Lewis Gymnasium.