CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Up by 14 points with 9:26 to play, the 25^th-ranked Queens University of Charlotte (7-2, 2-0 SAC) men's basketball team held off a late rally to defeat Anderson University (4-3, 1-1 SAC), 79-77, on Saturday at the Levine Center, to pick up its sixth win in its last seven games. Daniel Carr led Queens with 19 points, while Shaun Willett recorded his seventh double-double in nine games with 17 points and 13 rebounds. Lewis Diankulu scored 16 points on 6-for-7 shooting to go along with six rebounds. Kevion Blaylock secured a career-high eight rebounds.

The Royals shot 60 percent from the field, 46.2 percent from the 3-point line and 73.1 percent from the free throw line. Queens scored 42 of its points in the paint, held Anderson to 41-percent shooting and outrebounded the Trojans 36-26.

The Royals used an 8-0 run, bolstered by four-straight from Diankulu, to open up a 10-point lead, 28-18, at the 8:32 mark of the first half. However, Anderson countered with a 15-2 run to grab a 33-30 lead. Jeremy Bouton hit two 3-pointers during the stretch, and Andrew Boynton hit one. Bouton finished with nine points while Boynton scored 14 on a perfect four of four 3-point shooting.

Queens took a two-point lead into halftime, 40-38, and stretched that lead to nine, 61-52, after back-to-back three's from Carr and Josh Brodowicz. The lead became 66-52 when Carr scored on a layup to cap a 13-0 run with 9:26 left.

Anderson clawed back and cut the Queens lead to one, 78-77, with six seconds left after Boynton hit an off-balance and contested 3-pointer from deep on the right wing. After being fouled on the inbounds pass, Carr hit the first of two free throws to give Queens a 79-77 lead with 2.3 seconds remaining.

At the buzzer, Anderson missed a half-court heave that would've won the game.

Shawn Benard led the Trojans with 22 points. Gage Ellis scored 17 and Josh Livingston scored 10.

Queens returns to action on Monday night with a non-conference game versus Virginia Union University. Opening tipoff from Richmond, Virginia, is scheduled for 7 p.m. Live play-by-play coverage will be available on the Queens Sports Network.