Ravens Hold Off Panthers

The Anderson University men's basketball team (7-3, 3-1) secured a 77-71 victory over Hanover College (6-3, 2-2) in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) action on Wednesday at O.C. Lewis Gymnasium.

Hanover had possession of the ball down 73-71 with 27 seconds remaining following a steal. Kenney Troutman came up with a steal in crunch time to help put the game out of reach.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Anderson converted 28-of-61 (45.9 percent) shots from the floor, while Hanover connected on 26-of-64 (40.6 percent) attempts.
• The Ravens hit 5-of-20 (25.0 percent) shots from 3-point range, while the Panthers made 5-of-23 (21.7 percent) attempts from beyond the arc.
• At the free-throw line, Anderson drained 14-of-15 (93.3 percent) attempts, compared to Hanover's 16-of-20 (80.0 percent) shots.
• Anderson outrebounded Hanover 42-33.
• The Ravens outscored the Panthers 15-7 off turnovers.
• Raven of the Game – Rob Davidson – 17 Points, 9 Rebounds, 
• Tate Ivanyo – 17 Points, 8 Rebounds, 3 Assists
• Kenney Troutman – 16 Points, 3 Rebounds
• Bryce Williams – 14 Points, 4 Rebounds, 4 Steals
• Nolan Swan – 13 Points
• Cole Duncan – 5 Rebounds

COACH COLLINS'S COMMENTS

This was a really important game for us to get. We got beat up a bit last Saturday and needed to respond. The guys did a great job of that, and that's something that we pride ourselves on within our program - we've gone more than two full calendar years now without losing back-to-back games. We head into Christmas break now on a high note, and we'll have a lot of work to do when we get back.

UP NEXT

The Ravens will be back in action on Monday, Dec. 30 at 4:00 p.m. in O.C. Lewis Gymnasium against the North Central College Cardinals (8-2).