ANDERSON, Ind. - Anderson broke open a tight game with an 11-0 run late in the second half Saturday and hung on for a 69-58 win over Transylvania in men's Heartland Conference basketball play.

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Transy is 9-4 overall, 3-3 HCAC, while the Ravens are 4-4, 5-1 HCAC.

Neither team managed more than a six point lead until the Ravens went on an 11-0 run beginning at the 10:49 mark of the second half. Anderson increased its 42-41 lead to 53-41 and would eventually build its margin to as many as 16 at the 3:13 mark before the Pioneers cut the final margin to 11.

Anderson shot 40 percent from the field overall, including 10 of 26 from the three-point arc. Transy was at 32.8 percent from the field and connected on seven of 24 from long range. Transy had a 39-36 edge on the boards and committed just nine turnovers for the contest.

Ashley Hatfield and Ethan Spurlin led the offense with 11 points each and Brandon Rash added seven points, seven rebounds, and three assists before fouling out. His fifth foul coincided with Anderson's decisive run.

Jarrin Forte's 16 points led five Ravens in double figures. Andrew Bowman had 13 points and 10 rebounds.

Pioneer head coach Brian Lane remained one win behind Lee Rose for No. 3 on Transy's all-time list with 159. Lane is 159-94 in nine plus seasons.

In a defensive-oriented first half that saw neither team lead by more than six, Anderson went into the dressing room with a 25-23 advantage. The Ravens shot 33 percent in the period compared to 28 percent for the Pioneers, who were led by Hatfield with eight points and five from Chris Owens. Owens finished with nine points.

Rash grabbed six rebounds as Transy piled up a 23-17 edge on the boards. Forte came off the bench to lead Anderson with nine points in the half.

Transy returns to action on Wednesday, remaining on the road to take on HCAC rival Mt. St. Joseph at 7:30 p.m.