Little Anderson's (Toledo, Ohio/Cardinal Stritch H.S.) three-pointer with 40.6 seconds to play put Lourdes in front for good on Wednesday evening as the Gray Wolves upset 11^th-ranked Indiana Tech 85-83 inside the Russell J. Ebeid Recreation Center.
 
Anderson followed the triple with a key block of a Warrior three-point attempt on the ensuing possession, allowing the Gray Wolves to take a three-point lead following a Joey Holifield (Toledo, Ohio/Cardinal Stritch H.S.) free throw.  Indiana Tech drove to the basket and cut the deficit to one, 83-82, with 15.1 seconds to play before Holifield made two more free throws with 9.0 ticks to play.  Indiana Tech made a free throw with 3.2 seconds left on the clock, but that would be the final outcome.
 
"Little hit a big three followed by the block," head coach Dennis Hopson said afterwards.  Those were two huge plays.  You're supposed to get plays from your seniors like that and he did just that."
 
Indiana Tech (15-3, 8-2 WHAC) led most of the first half, leading by as many as 13, 30-17, with seven minutes to play before halftime.  The Gray Wolves were able to make a run, cutting the deficit to two, 34-32, after back-to-back three-pointers by Clif Snow (Middletown, Ohio/Middletown H.S.).  Indiana Tech would take a 42-37 lead into the break.
 
In the second half, the Warriors pushed the lead back to 10, 49-39, just 2:35 out of the locker room before Lourdes scored eight straight points, capped by a three-pointer by Jackie Harris (Toledo, Ohio/Saint Francis de Sales H.S.).  A Snow tip-in off a missed shot then gave the Gray Wolves their first lead since 4-2, 56-55, with 12 minutes to play.
 
The Warriors responded, retaking the lead and extending it to eight, 74-66 with under five minutes to go, before Lourdes made its late comeback. 
 
"This was a great win," Hopson added.  "We responded tonight.  When they punched, we punched back and didn't back down.  I'm proud of how the guys fought."
 
Holifield finished with a game-high 30 points, making 11-of-14 from the free throw line, while Snow came off the bench to add 18 points.  Harris added 13 points while Anderson and Stephen Coleman Jr. (Toledo, Ohio/Hillcrest Prep H.S.) tallied 11 points each, giving the Gray Wolves five double figure scorers.
 
Blake Davison led Indiana Tech with 18 points while Josh Kline added a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds, including eight on the offensive end.
 
Lourdes (13-5, 7-3) begins the second half of league play on Saturday afternoon, facing the University of Michigan-Dearborn.  The game is set to be played inside the Allied Alliance Credit Union Arena on the campus of Madonna University in Livonia, Mich., with tip-off set for 3 p.m.