TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - The Rose-Hulman men's basketball team hosts Hanover College in a key Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference matchup on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Both teams are tied for first place in the HCAC standings with records of 10-2 so far this season.
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Rose-Hulman News & Notes
* Rose-Hulman has won 11 of its last 12 games to move into a tie for first place in the HCAC standings.
* Craig McGee leads the team in scoring (13.5 ppg), rebounds (99), assists (100) & steals (25).
* Rose-Hulman has four players averaging in double figures for a balanced scoring attack. Craig McGee leads the team at 13.5 points per game, followed by Charlie Aimone (12.1), Ryuji Aoki (11.8) and Luke Callahan (10.6).
* The Fightin' Engineers have a 10-2 record in league play due mainly to an offensive effort that averages 74.8 points per game and shoots 52% from the field in league play.
* Ryuji Aoki ranks among the national leaders in free-throw accuracy at 95.5% entering this week's play.
* Head coach Rusty Loyd has a 58-41 career record in his 4th season at Rose-Hulman.
Hanover News & Notes
* Hanover has spent most of the season in the D3hoops.com national top 25 poll after reaching the NCAA Division III Elite Eight last season.
* Hanover enters Wednesday's game on a seven-game winning streak.
* The Panthers won their most recent game 71-70 at Bluffton on a layup by Cam Fails at the buzzer.
* Fails (16.7 ppg), preseason All-American Wes McKinney (16.2 ppg) and Nick White (11.3 ppg) lead the Panthers in scoring.
Series History
* Hanover leads Rose-Hulman 50-40 all-time, but the Fightin' Engineers hold a 16-11 lead in HCAC play.
* Rose-Hulman has won two straight in the series (both at Hanover), including a 71-69 victory on Dec. 3.
