Anderson Captures Outright HCAC Regular-Season Title, Cruises Past Bluffton

The Anderson University men's basketball team (20-5, 15-3) cruised past Bluffton University (6-19, 5-13) by a score of 96-64 during Wednesday's Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) matchup in O.C. Lewis Gymnasium.

Anderson has earned at least a share of the last three HCAC regular-season titles and has captured the last two titles outright.

Prior to the game, the Ravens celebrated Senior Night, recognizing their cheerleading senior Hannah Souder as well as their four men's basketball seniors Ayden Brobston, Elisha Moore, Marco Beverly and Tate Ivanyo.

COACH CARTER COLLINS'S COMMENTS

I'm very pleased with our team's effort [on Wednesday] and really throughout the whole year. To win an outright conference championship in a year that most thought that our program was going to take a step back is immensely satisfying. We'll be able to look back on this accomplishment later on and feel a lot of pride, but for now, we need to turn the page and lock in on the conference tournament.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Anderson converted 36-of-76 (47.4 percent) shots from the field while Bluffton hit 22-of-68 (32.4 percent) attempts from the floor.
• The Ravens knocked down 14-of-38 (36.8 percent) shots from 3-point range while the Beavers made 6-of-28 (21.4 percent) attempts from the perimeter.
• Raven of the Game – Rob Davidson – 19 Points, 13 Rebounds, 3 Steals, 6/8 (75%) FG
• Senior Tate Ivanyo – 16 Points, 12 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 2 Blocks, 3/6 (50%) 3FG
• Bryce Williams – 11 Points, 8 Assists, 6 Rebounds
• Kenney Troutman – 14 Points, 2 Steals
• Senior Marco Beverly – 10 Points, 3 Blocks, 5 Rebounds
• Nolan Swan – 12 Points, 3 Assists, 4/8 (50%) 3FG
• Senior Elisha Moore – 4 Assists, 2 Steals, 4 Points
• Worthy Ebiringa – 2 Points
• Jalen Bullock – 2 Points, 2 Blocks
• Senior Ayden Brobston – 4 Rebounds, 2 Points
• Cole Duncan – 1 Block

UP NEXT

Anderson earned the No. 1 seed in the HCAC Tournament. The Ravens clash with eighth-seeded Manchester University (10-15) in a rivalry showdown in the HCAC quarterfinals on Saturday at 3 p.m. in O.C. Lewis Gymnasium.