Vanguard men win, 79-68

COSTA MESA - Vanguard University was a 79-68 nonconference winner

over Indiana’s Anderson University Thursday night as Kemmy Burgess and

Brandon Cablay formed a 1-2 punch with 24 and 21 points, respectively, to

lead the host Lions at The Pit.

The visiting Ravens led for the first seven minutes of the game before

Ardis Curtis connected on a three-point shot to shove Vanguard into a

12-10 lead, and kept the upper hand the rest of the way, despite a couple

of spirited rallies by Anderson.

Anderson trailed by six points with 2:10 left, but Curtis had a

crucial steal with 1:00 left to help the Lions run off six straight

points for a 12-point lead with 0:33 left.

Burgess hit 6 of 11 from three-point territory and had three assists.

Cablay was six for six from the free-throw line. Dennis Keane had a

double-double for Vanguard with 11 points and a game-high 10 boards.

Vanguard improves to 4-6 with the decision. The Ravens fall to 7-3.

NONCONFERENCE

Vanguard U. 79, Anderson U. 68

Anderson - Daugherty 10, Miller 10, Nickson 4, Scarbeary 15, Schuler

9, Ricketts 3, Raney 10, Seelbach 7.

3-pt. goals - Ccarbeary 3, Daugherty 2.

Fouled out - none.

Vanguard - Keane 11, Cablay 21, Curtis 9, Burgess 24, Boys 7, Corkery

6, Goldman 1.

3-pt. goals - Burgess 6, Corkery 2, Keane 1, Cablay 1, Curtis 1.

Fouled out - none.

Halftime - Vanguard, 36-26.