In a first-place showdown, the Anderson University men’s basketball team (14-3, 9-1) took down Franklin College (12-5, 8-2) by a score of 77-62 to gain the outright lead in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) standings on Wednesday in O.C. Lewis Gymnasium.
Anderson entered Wednesday’s game receiving votes in the latest D3hoops.com poll.
Tate Ivanyo broke two career records during the win. The senior from Valparaiso took down the career scoring record in Anderson’s D-III era, which began in 1993. His first point of the game broke the Anderson D-III era record of 1,522 career points set by 2018 graduate Trevor Lucas. Ivanyo currently holds 1,544 career points and ranks seventh all-time in Anderson’s 95-year history. He also took down the all-time 3-point record by draining his 230th career 3-pointer. Ivanyo broke the previous record of 229, set by 2017 graduate Nathaniel Acree.
COACH CARTER COLLINS’S COMMENTS
I’m definitely happy with our effort and focus [on Wednesday]. I thought that we came ready to play, executed our plan of attack, and we were backed by great home support by the student section and everyone else that came out. We’re sitting in a good spot right now, but we still have a lot of work to do, starting with a tough road game at Mount St. Joseph on Saturday.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Franklin turned the ball over 24 times while Anderson committed 10 turnovers. The Ravens outscored the Grizzlies 29-9 off turnovers.
- Anderson powered to a 19-4 advantage on fast-break points.
- The Ravens converted 10-of-32 (31.3 percent) shots from 3-point range while the Grizzlies made 5-of-22 (22.7 percent) attempts from the perimeter.
- Anderson knocked down 27-of-67 (40.3 percent) shots from the field while Franklin made 22-of-60 (36.7 percent) attempts from the floor.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Raven of the Game – Tate Ivanyo – 22 Points, 8 Rebounds, 5/10 (50%) 3FG
- Rob Davidson – 13 Points, 6 Steals, 7 Rebounds, 4 Assists
- Axel Laby – 8 Points, 4 Steals, 6 Rebounds, 1 Block
- Bryce Williams – 12 Points, 5 Assists
- Marco Beverly – 5 Points, 3 Steals, 5 Rebounds, 1 Block
- Elisha Moore – 8 Points
- Nolan Swan – 4 Points
- Kenney Troutman – 5 Points
UP NEXT
Anderson battles Mount St. Joseph University (9-8, 5-5) in HCAC action on Saturday at 2 p.m. in Cincinnati.
