Anderson Falls to No. 22 Hope in NCAA Tournament
The Anderson University men’s basketball team fell to Hope College by a score of 95-79 during the First Round of the NCAA D-III Tournament on Friday in Cleveland.
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Anderson (Ind.)
23-5,16-2 HCAC
|
26 | 53 | 79 |
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No. 22 Hope
23-6,11-3 Michigan Intercol. Ath. Assn.
|
45 | 50 | 95 |
Team Stats
No. 22 Hope
| Game Statistics | Anderson (Ind.) | No. 22 Hope |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (28-71) | (39-65) |
| Field Goal % | 39.4% | 60.0% |
| Rebounds | 30 | 42 |
| Assists | 9 | 25 |
| Turnovers | 13 | 18 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 18 | 13 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 20 | 22 |
| Pts in the Paint | 42 | 62 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 16 | 13 |
| Bench Pts | 18 | 36 |
The Anderson University men's basketball team fell to Hope College by a score of 95-79 during the First Round of the NCAA D-III Tournament on Friday in Cleveland.
Hope (23-6) entered Friday's contest ranked No. 22 in the latest D3hoops.com poll.
Anderson closed the season with a 23-5 record. The Ravens finished with the most wins since the 2009-10 season, Anderson posted the program's highest winning percentage since turning in a 26-4 record during the 1960-61 season.
Cam Smith became the 43rd Raven to eclipse 1,000 points, finishing the game with 1,010 career points.
Hope rolled to a 60-percent (39-of-65) shooting clip while Anderson converted 28-of-71 (39.4 percent) shots from the field.
The Ravens hit 7-of-24 (29.2 percent) shots from 3-point range while the Flying Dutch made 3-of-14 (21.4 percent) attempts from the perimeter. Hope held Anderson to 0-for-9 from behind the arc in the first half.
Hope outrebounded Anderson 42-30. The Flying Dutch held a 25-9 advantage in assists.
Tanner Wiegerink led Hope with 22 points, eight rebounds and three blocks. He also hit 10-of-16 (62.5 percent) shots from the field. Gabe Quillan produced 18 points, four assists, two blocks. He also drained 8-of-10 (80 percent) attempts from the floor. Clayton Dykhouse and Marcus Wourman each dished out six assists. T.J. McKenzie tallied 10 points and three assists. Ben Wager pulled down six rebounds while Parker Hovey recorded two steals and one block.
Bryson Huckeby paced the Ravens with 20 points, three steals and one block. Tate Ivanyo and Smith scored 13 points apiece. Bryce Williams contributed seven points, three steals and three assists. Kenney Troutman and Robert Davidson each recorded stat lines of four points and two steals. Gavin Dowling added three points while Jordan Gadis and Worthy Ebiringa rounded out Anderson's scoring effort with two points each.
"[Friday's] result was a combination of two things: one, Hope is really good, and two, I didn't think we played our best game," Coach Carter Collins said. "We didn't rebound well enough, and we didn't do a good enough job of making the correct decision on our drives. It sucks right now, but that feeling is a result of something that we all care deeply about coming to an end. It didn't end the way we wanted, but that doesn't take away all of the thing that we accomplished - a 20-win season, a conference regular season championship, and a conference tournament championship."
