Anderson tops Men's Basketball at the buzzer in double overtime in wild finish

The Yellow Jackets suffered a heartbreaking loss Wednesday night to Anderson as Tate Ivanyo drained a highly contested three at the buzzer from just inside halfcourt in double overtime to give the visiting Ravens a 91-88 win over Defiance. Right before the buzzer beater, Marell Jordan hit a three of his own to tie the game at 88 with three seconds left. 

The Basics:

• Records: Defiance (5-9, 0-7) Anderson (9-5, 7-0)

• Location: Karl H. Weaner Center - Defiance, Ohio

• Attendance: 209

Coach Gibson Quote:

• "We are close to turning the corner as a team. I'm extremely proud of our effort tonight, and I hope that we can build on it as a team. All credit to Ivanyo for making a tremendous shot and to Anderson for a great game. We know that nothing is given, so we will get back to work tomorrow with our heads up. We got some big stops tonight and had different guys step up and hit big shots. We have to be consistent game to game to get the result we want. Saturday is our next opportunity, so hopefully we are able to take the next step against a tough team in Rose-Hulman."

Inside The Numbers:

• Marell Jordan led all scorers with 28 and pulled down 11 rebounds to give him a double-double. 

• Jordan also added five assists and four steals.

• Landen Swanner poured in 25 points and had a team high seven assists. 

• Te Jones scored 22 points off the bench and grabbed six rebounds. 

• Swanner and Jones combined for nine of the team's 12 three-point makes. Swanner had five and Jones hit four. 

• Anderson outrebounded Defiance 41-38 and came away with multiple big rebounds at different points throughout the game as the Ravens scored 18 second chance points.

• Anderson scored 50 points in the paint compared to only 32 by Defiance. 

• Both teams shot above 50 percent for the game - Anderson 52.3 percent and Defiance 50.7 percent. 

• The Ravens attempted 34 free throws compared to only 11 for the Yellow Jackets. 

• The hero Tate Ivanyo led the Ravens with 22 points, pulled down eight rebounds and had five steals. 

First Half:

• Anderson started the game on a 14-4 run. 

• Defiance answered with a 7-0 run as Te Jones knocked down a three and Marell Jordan and Landen Swanner each made a layup.

• Anderson would lead the majority of the half.

• Jordan Gabis converted a layup to give the Ravens a 30-21 lead with 5:30 remaining. 

• The Yellow Jackets answered with an 8-0 run as Landen Swanner knocked down two threes and Marell Jordan scored a layup to cut the lead to one with 3:12 left. 

• That was short-lived as Camden Smith capped off an 8-0 Ravens run with a layup to extend the lead back to nine at 38-29 with 1:15 left. 

• Defiance called a timeout and closed the half on a 7-2 run and only trailed by four at halftime, 40-36. The run was ignited by a Dejsani Beamon steal.

Second Half:

• Landen Swanner tied the game at 44 with 17:13 remaining but Anderson immediately answered on the ensuing possession as Bryson Huckeby hit a three. 

• The Ravens would lead by as many as 11 in the second half and led 67-56 after a Jordan Gadis layup. 

• Defiance wouldn't go away as the Yellow Jackets stormed back with a 15-0 run to take a 71-67 lead with 2:12 left. Jerome Johnson, Marell Jordan, Landen Swanner, Te Jones, and Jabryis Heidelburg were all contributors in the run.

• Defiance turned the ball over two times in the final 12 seconds and Tate Ivanyo scored the game-tying layup off one of the turnovers to send the game to overtime. 

• The Yellow Jackets had seven seconds to try and win the game but Landen Swanner lost the ball out of bounds.

First Overtime:

• Both teams traded baskets in the early few minutes. 

• Tate Ivanyo gave Anderson a 77-75 lead with 1:57 left but Defiance answered with a three of their own by Jerome Johnson and the Yellow Jackets led 78-77 with 1:10 remaining.

• A crazy sequence would send the game to double overtime - Jabryis Heidelburg stepped to the line in a one and one situation. He hit the first and missed the second. Alex Hunt grabbed the defensive rebound, turned it over as Marell Jordan came away with the ball but Jordan returned the favor by turning the ball over as the ball landed in the hands of Tate Ivanyo and a Camden Smith layup would force a second overtime with the game tied at 79. 

Second Overtime:

• Bryson Huckeby gave Anderson an 85-81 lead with 2:20 remaining.

• Defiance answered to tie it at 85 as Te Jones scored a layup and Marell Jordan drained a jump shot.

• Jordan Gadis scored to give the Ravens an 87-85 lead with 48 seconds left.

• On the ensuing possession, Marell Jordan missed a jumpshot and Bryson Huckeby grabbed the defensive rebound.

• Jabryis Heidelburg fouled Jordan Gadis to send him to the free throw line. Gadis missed both free throws and Camden Smith grabbed a huge offensive rebound which forced Defiance to foul again.

• This time, Heidelburg fouled Alex Hunt and he split the free throws to give Anderson a three-point lead with 21 seconds remaining. 

• Marell Jordan pulled up from beyond the arc to tie the game at 88 with three seconds remaining.

• Anderson called a timeout and executed their play to perfection to walk away with the win as Tate Ivanyo beat the buzzer to give his team the road victory. 

Up Next:

• The men's basketball team hosts Rose-Hulman Saturday, January 14.. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. at the Karl H. Weaner Center.