Ravens Upset No. 21 Flying Dutch

The Anderson University men's basketball team (1-0) upset nationally ranked Hope College (0-1) by a score of 80-78 on Friday in Holland, Mich.

Hope entered Monday's contest ranked No. 21 in the latest D3hoops.com poll.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Flying Dutch started the game blazing hot, jumping out to a 19-5 lead in the first seven minutes, shooting 8-of-10 from the field and 3-of-4 behind the 3-point line.
• The Ravens responded with a 16-5 run to tie the game at 21 over the next five minutes by hitting 3-threes, including two from freshman Nolan Swan.
• The game went back and forth until halftime, ending with the Flying Dutch up one.
• Hope took a 5-point lead out of the half, which Anderson immediately tied back up at 43.
• The Ravens got their first big run of the second half, outsourcing the Flying Dutch 7-1 and taking a 73-66 lead with four and a half minutes left.
• Hope immediately went on an 8-0 run to take a 74-73 lead with two minutes remaining.
• After Hope tied it at 78 and Anderson took a timeout, Sophomore Bryce Williams brought the ball up to the offensive half, letting the time run down before taking his defender one-on-one and laying up a floater with less than nine seconds left.
• Hope's Josh Decker got off a three-pointer with three seconds left, but Sophomore Rob Davidson blocked it into the crowd.
• Coming out of the timeout, Hope's Eli Schoonveld got off a last-second three-pointer attempt from the top of the arc, which went off the backboard and fell wide of the basket.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• The Ravens converted 28-of-60 (46.7 percent) on shots from the field, while Flying Dutch hit 27-of-60 (45.0 percent) attempts from the floor.
• The Ravens hit 11-of-28 (39.3 percent) shots from 3-point range, while the Flying Dutch converted just 7-of-27 (25.9 percent) attempts from the perimeter.
• Hope shot 17-of-22 (77.3 percent) on free throws, while Anderson went 13-of-22 (59.1 percent) on its free-throw attempts.
• Hope held a 34-23 advantage from points off the bench, while Anderson had a 21-15 advantage in points off of turnovers.
• Tate Ivanyo – 25 Points, 10-of-20 FG (50.0 percent), 10 Rebounds, 3 Steals
• Bryce Williams – 18 Points, 7-of-10 FG (70.0 percent), 4 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 5 Steals
• Nolan Swan – 14 Points, 4-of-7 3PT (57.1 percent), 1 Steal
• Kenney Troutman – 11 Points, 3 Rebounds, 1 Steal
• Elisha Moore – 7 Points, 3 Assists, 3 Steals
• Rob Davidson – 3 Points, 5 Rebounds, 2 Steals, 1 Block
• Axel Laby – 3 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 1 Steal

COACH CARTER COLLINS'S COMMENTS

• I'm very proud of the guys tonight. Playing at Hope is one of the most difficult things to do in D3 basketball, and we also got down by a significant margin pretty early on.
• We kept our heads held high and battled back to even, and then took the lead and could hang on down the stretch.
• However, we understand that the future February version of Hope would demolish the November version, and we need to stay focused and make sure that Anderson makes similar improvements between now and February.

UP NEXT

The Ravens are back in action for their home opener against DePauw University (1-0) on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in O.C. Lewis Gymnasium.