(RV) Ravens Fend off Pioneer Surge

(RV) Anderson University men's basketball team (17-3, 12-1) fended off a late Transylvania University (11-9, 9-4) surge 85-74 in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) action on Saturday in Anderson.

Anderson entered Saturday's game, receiving votes in the latest D3hoops.com poll.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Anderson converted 28-of-58 (48.3 percent) shots from the floor, while Transylvania connected on 29-of-64 (45.3 percent) attempts.
• The Ravens hit 15-of-30 (50.0 percent) shots from 3-point range, while the Pioneers made 6-of-22 (27.3 percent) attempts from beyond the arc.
• Anderson drained 14-of-17 (82.4 percent) shots at the free-throw line, compared to Transylvania's 10-of-19 (52.6 percent) shots.
• The Ravens converted 20 Pioneer Turnovers into 25 points, compared to the Pioneers scoring 17 off of 16 Raven turnovers.
• Transylvania outrebounded Anderson 39-32
• Raven of the Game – Kenney Troutman – 17 Points, 57.1 3PT% (4-7), 4 Rebounds, 3 Assists
• Tate Ivanyo – 15 Points, 75.0 3 PT% (3-4), 5 Assists, 3 Rebounds, 3 Steals
• Rob Davidson – 12 Points, 7 Rebounds, 5 Steals
• Nolan Swan – 11 Points, 2 Assists
• Axel Laby – 8 Points, 4 Rebounds, 4 Blocks, 2 Assists, 2 Steals
• Bryce Williams – 8 Points, 2 Rebounds, 2 Assists
• Elisha Moore – 8 Points, 5 Rebounds
• Marco Beverly – 4 Points, 2 Rebounds
• Jacob Scruggs – 2 Points, 1 Steal
• Ayden Brobston – 3 Rebounds
• Josiah Marshall – 1 Rebound
• Cedric Anderson – 1 Steal

COACH CARTER COLLINS'S COMMENTS

• I'm definitely pleased with the team's performance [on Saturday].
• I thought that we played the first ten minutes of the game well on both ends of the court - we came ready to go.
• We built a big lead and saw a decent slice of it diminish throughout the game, but Transylvania is a great team, and we knew they would have their moments.
• We were able to finally get some stops in the second half and converted some fast break buckets to seal the victory.

UP NEXT

The Ravens continue their homestand against Manchester University (7-13, 2-11) in HCAC action on Wednesday, February 5, at 7 p.m.