TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology men's basketball team hosts Millikin University in the final non-conference game of the 2018-19 season on Saturday at 3 p.m.
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Rose-Hulman (6-4, 3-1 HCAC) News & Notes:
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Rose-Hulman has won four of its five games in December, including wins over Boyce and Manchester last week.
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Ryuji Aoki led the Rose-Hulman offense with 18 points in each of last week's victories. Aoki had 18 points on 6-12 from the field against Boyce, then scored 18 points on 6-11 from the field at Manchester.
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The Rose-Hulman offensive attack features four players averaging in double figures and another very close to that mark.
Charlie Aimone leads the team at 13.3 points per game,
Craig McGee adds 11.6,
Ryuji Aoki is scroing 11.4 and
John Czarnecki is adding 10.0.
Luke Callahan (9.0 ppg) has also provided scoring balance to the offense.
- The recent starting lineup has included Aoki; McGee; Aimone; Nick McGrail (5.5 ppg); and Czarnecki.
- Rose-Hulman was picked as the HCAC preseason favorites and will enter the 2019 calendar year in a four-way tie for first place in the HCAC standings at 3-1.
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Rose-Hulman opens January with a two-game homestand. The Fightin' Engineers host Hanover on Wednesday Jan. 2 at 7:30 p.m., then welcome Earlham to Hulbert Arena on Saturday Jan. 5 at 4 p.m.
The Opponent: Millikin (6-4, 1-3 CCIW)
- Millikin stands 6-4 overall and 1-3 in College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin games entering Saturday's matchup.
- Millikin has won two of its last three games, including an 85-76 win over Illinois College on Wednesday.
- Elijah Henry (15.5 ppg), Davante Harrell (14.7 ppg) and Calvin Fisher (11.0 ppg) are double figure scorers for the Big Blue.
