Five players reached double figures for Hanover, which won its sixth straight game to improve to 18-4 overall on the season. The triumph pushed the Panthers' league mark to 9-2.
Junior guard Nate Minyard led Hanover with 16 points. Junior forward Ben Lye netted 15 points. Senior center Tommy Dennis and senior forward Ryan Lanning scored 14 points apiece. Senior guard Matt Moore added 11 points for the Panthers.
Matt Finke led Transylvania with 14 points, five rebounds, four assists and two blocked shots. Bryan Howard scored 12 points for the Pioneers, which dipped to 17-4 overall, but still share the HCAC lead with a 9-2 record.
Hanover shot out of the gate quickly against Transylvania, which committed eight early turnovers in the contest. Lye netted six points as the Panthers built a 19-8 lead after eight and one-half minutes of play.
Finke scored six consecutive points and Riley O'Neal added four points to help the Pioneers cut the margin to 29-22 with three minutes left in the half. Lye netted four points as Hanover, which shot 53.6 percent from the floor in the first half, rallied to post a 39-26 lead at the intermission.
Hanover maintained the double-digit advantage throughout the second half. After a Minyard three-pointer, Bryan Howard sandwiched a Nick Feagan dunk with four free throws to get Transylvania within 12 points (48-36) with 14:13 remaining in the game.
However, Hanover countered with an 18-2 run to leap ahead 66-38 with 10 minutes left to play. Lanning scored eight points and Minyard added six points for the Panthers in the decisive run which, effectively, put the game out of reach.
Tyler Smithart scored seven points in the final six minutes as Transylvania shaved the margin to 18 points at the buzzer.
Hanover finished the contest 29-of-55 from the field (52.7%) and 20-of-25 from the free throw line (80%). Transylvania was 22-of-56 from the floor (39.3%), hitting just 3-of-20 attempts from long range (15%). The Pioneers were 18-of-20 from the charity stripe (90%).
Hanover outrebounded Transylvania by a 33-25 margin. Dennis pulled down a game-high eight boards for the Panthers. Moore added six rebounds.