Ravens hold off Panthers

ANDERSON Kenney Troutman came up with a key steal with 17 seconds remaining, and Tate Ivanyo and Nolan Swan sank four straight free throws as the Anderson University mens basketball team held off Hanover 77-71 for a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference victory Wednesday at O.C.

Lewis Gymnasium.

Bryce Williams 3-pointer with 39 seconds left gave Anderson (7-3, 3-1 HCAC) a 73-68 advantage.

But the Panthers (6-3, 2-2) came roaring back.

Jack Millers 3-pointer cut the deficit to two points with 28 seconds left, and a steal by Michael Donoho gave Hanover possession out of the timeout with a chance to tie or take the lead.

Troutman stole the ball from Jeremiah Alexander 10 seconds later, and Ivanyo and Swan were able to ice the game at the charity stripe.

Rob Davidson led the Ravens with 17 points and nine rebounds.

Ivanyo also scored 17 points, adding eight boards and three assists.

Troutman finished with 16 points and three rebounds, Williams tallied 14 points, four rebounds and four steals and Swan scored 13 points.

Anderson shot 45.9% (28-of-61) from the floor and was 5-of-20 from 3-point range and 14-of-15 at the free-throw line.

The Panthers shot 40.6% (26-of-64) overall and were 5-of-23 beyond the arc and 16-of-20 at the line.

The Ravens won the rebounding battle 42-33 and outscored Hanover 15-7 off turnovers.

This was a really important game for us to get, Anderson coach Carter Collins said.

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.

Malachi McNair led Hanover with 14 points and six rebounds.

CJ Walls and Miller added 11 points each.

The Ravens return from the holiday break Dec.

30 with a 4 p.m.

matchup against North Central College (8-2) at O.C.

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