ANDERSON, Ind. - The Calvin men's basketball team dropped an 85-77 decision at Anderson University Saturday afternoon. Calvin (4-5) led for a good portion of the first half but a late first half surge by Anderson switched the momentum and Knights were unable to recover.

Calvin led 13-7 midway through the first half and held a 29-26 advantage with four minutes left but Anderson (5-3) ended the half on a 14-7 run to build a 40-36 lead at the break.

The Anderson lead bumped to double-digits early in the second half on a three-pointer by Nathaniel Acree that up the Ravens up 48-37. Acree drained another triple moments later to put Anderson up 51-39.

Calvin whittled the Anderson lead down to seven points at 64-57 on a layup by senior Jordan Daley (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) with 7:43 remaining.

Acree drained another triple to put Anderson up 69-60 but Calvin closed to within four at 73-69 on a three-point play by sophomore Tony Canonie (South Haven/South Haven HS) with 3:39 left.

Calvin got no closer than six the rest of the way however as Anderson connected on five of six free throw attempts inside the final minute of play to seal the win.

Junior Cam Denney (Bluffton, Ind./Norwell HS) led Calvin with 20 points to go with seven rebounds. Daley had 17 points while Canonie had 12 and sophomore Mike Siegel (Fremont, Mich./Fremont HS) 11 off the bench.

Cole Hartman led Anderson with 18 points while Brett Anderson had 16 and Acree 15.

The Ravens connected on 53.3 percent of their field goal attempts overall while Calvin shot just 40.6 percent from the field.

Anderson was 8 of 19 (.421) from three-point range while Calvin was 5 of 21 (.238). Calvin connected on 16 of 24 (.667) of its free throw attempts while Anderson was 13 of 20 (.650). Calvin held a 41-37 rebounding advantage overall.

Calvin returns to action on December 29 when it faces second-ranked Whitworth College (Wash.) at the D3hoops.com Classic in Las Vegas.