CKSR (Men's Basketball Falls at Anderson)

CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR NOV. 29, 2017

Men's Basketball Falls at Anderson

MEN'S BASKETBALL
Anderson 102, Calvin 92

MEN'S BASKETBALL
Anderson 102, Calvin 92

ANDERSON, Ind. - The Calvin men's basketball team dropped a 102-92 non-conference decision at Anderson University Wednesday evening.

After trailing 53-41 at halftime, Calvin (1-5) trimmed the deficit down to three points at 77-74 on a layup by junior Carlos Amoros-Gutierrez (Wyoming, Mich./Wyoming HS) but got no closer.

Anderson (3-1) shot 61.5 percent from the field in the first half including 10-of-15 from three-point range to build a double-digit lead at the break.

Calvin went on a 16-8 run capped off by the layup by Amoros-Gutierrez to cut the lead down to three with 9:45 remaining.

The Knights were able to get a defensive stop on the ensuing possession but could not convert on their end. Calvin got no closer the rest of the way but trailed by just five at 84-79 after a layup by junior Austin Bykerk (Jenison, Mich./Unity Christian HS) with 6:06 remaining.

Anderson sealed the win down the stretch however by converting 4 of 5 field goal attempts and seven free throw tries inside the final 5:53 of the game.

Calvin was led by senior Michael Wilks (Hudsonville, Mich./Unity Christian HS) who popped in a career-high 29 points on 10-of-15 shooting including 5-of-6 from three-point territory. Bykerk and freshman Luke Morrison (Bristol, Ind./Northridge HS) had 14 points apiece while Amoros-Gutierrez matched a career-high with 12 points.

Stanley Duncan led Anderson with 40 points including seven three-point baskets.

Anderson was 12-of-24 from three-point range and 30-of-38 (.789) from the free throw line. The Ravens also shot 61.2 percent from the field overall.

Calvin shot 55.4 percent from the field overall and hit 10-of-24 (.417) of its three-point attempts but was just 10-of-19 (.526) from the free throw line.

Calvin held a 32-24 rebounding advantage with Bykerk hauling down a team-high seven boards.

The Knights will host Martin Luther College (Mn.) on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Van Noord Arena. The game will be part of a women's/men's doubleheader with the Calvin women's basketball team taking on the Martin Luther women's basketball team at 5:30 p.m.
Received on Wed Nov 29 22:43:02 2017