Men’s Basketball Takes Down Rose-Hulman in Pursuit of Top Seed
Entering Saturday, four teams were tied for first place in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) men’s basketball standings, including Anderson University and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. The Anderson men’s basketball team took down Rose-Hulman 78-70 during Saturday’s HCAC matchup in Terre Haute.
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
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35 | 43 | 78 |
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38 | 32 | 70 |
Team Stats
Rose-Hulman
| Game Statistics | Anderson (Ind.) | Rose-Hulman |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (29-57) | (27-63) |
| Field Goal % | 50.9% | 42.9% |
| Rebounds | 34 | 36 |
| Assists | 13 | 15 |
| Turnovers | 17 | 11 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 9 | 24 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 6 | 10 |
| Pts in the Paint | 30 | 34 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 6 | 8 |
| Bench Pts | 10 | 15 |
Entering Saturday, four teams were tied for first place in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) men's basketball standings, including Anderson University and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. The Anderson men's basketball team took down Rose-Hulman 78-70 during Saturday's HCAC matchup in Terre Haute.
Anderson (13-9, 11-4) currently shares the conference lead with Transylvania University (14-8, 11-4) and Mount St. Joseph University (13-9, 11-4). Rose-Hulman (13-9, 10-5) sits one game back in the HCAC standings.
"This was a huge road win for the squad," Coach Carter Collins said. "The first half didn't go at all like we wanted it to, and we were fortunate to be down just three at halftime. The troops rallied big time in the second half, stepping up on both ends of the court. I'm very proud of the team's performance for a multitude of reasons, but we still have a lot of work to do."
Anderson trailed Rose-Hulman by as many as nine points before cutting the deficit to three by halftime. The Ravens then outscored the Fightin' Engineers 43-32 in the second half. Anderson knocked down 9-of-28 (32.1 percent) shots from 3-point range and held Rose-Hulman to just 13.0 percent (3-of-23) shooting from the perimeter. The Ravens turned the ball over 17 times while the Fightin' Engineers committed 11 turnovers. Rose-Hulman outscored Anderson 24-9 off turnovers.
Kenney Troutman contributed 15 points and two steals. DeMonte Ferguson turned in 14 points and eight rebounds while draining each of his six shots from the field. Bryce Williams notched 13 points, seven assists, three steals and four rebounds. Nolan Swan scored 14 points. Elijah Mattingly recorded 12 points, nine rebounds and one block. Cole Duncan provided five points, Cedric Anderson added three points and Will Jamison rounded out the Anderson scoring effort with two points.
Anderson faces off with Hanover College (13-9, 9-6) in HCAC action on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in O.C. Lewis Gymnasium.
