Box Score HANOVER, Ind. – Hanover (15-10 overall, 11-7 HCAC) celebrated Senior Night on Tuesday evening recognizing
Kyle Crim (Manilla, Ind.),
Michael Donoho (Rockport, Ind.),
Luke Miller (Madison, Ind.), and
Coleman Sater (Ellettsville, Ind.). The Panthers knocked off Transylvania 75-71 to secure home-court advantage on Saturday in the opening round of the HCAC Tournament.
The Panthers surged ahead with a 7-0 run that saw both sophomore
CJ Walls (Louisville, Ky.) and
Luke Miller sink three-pointers. The lead reached double-digits at the 16:04 mark with Miller sinking his second long-range ball. Despite the slow start, Transylvania hung around with a 9-0 run that cut the difference to 14-11.
Walls appeared unstoppable connecting for a corner three-pointer and a runner in the lane when freshman
Jack Miller (Madison, Ind.) went coast-to-coast pushing Hanover back in front at the midway point, 21-11. The Pioneers quickly erased the deficit capitalizing on a Panther shooting drought. Transylvania held a slim 35-34 lead at the break despite 13 first-half points by Walls.
Senior
Coleman Sater brought the energy in the second half playing tough against the Transylvania big man. His paint play opened the three-point shot for Walls as he connected for his fourth of the contest, 43-41. Sater dominated the paint recording four straight points including a tough basket and the bonus.
The HCAC season finale got chippy with home-court advantage on the line in the opening round of the tournament. The Pioneers claimed the lead briefly before
Luke Miller splashed home a three-pointer. In the opening 10 minutes of the second half, Sater scored 14 points to keep HC in front 56-50.
The brother duo of freshman
Jack Miller and
Luke Miller provided back-to-back scores at 7:28 before another Sater basket pushed the Hanover advantage to 64-61.
Luke Miller was all gas, draining a shot clock beating three-pointer from the foul line to erupt Collier Arena. The Pioneers pulled within 71-69 when Sater and Donoho secured the victory with a pair of late game scores.
INSIDE THE STATS
Luke Miller – 21 pts. | 3 reb.
Coleman Sater – 20 pts. | 5 reb.
CJ Walls – 16 pts. | 4 reb.
Jack Miller – 8 pts. | 10 reb.
