TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - The Rose-Hulman men's basketball team hits the road for Bluffton University on Saturday with a special 1 p.m. start time. The Fightin' Engineers lead the HCAC by one game at 11-2 in league play, and will look to avenge a 73-70 loss to Bluffton from earlier this season.
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Rose-Hulman (13-7, 11-2 HCAC) News & Notes
* Rose-Hulman has won 12 of its last 13 games to move into a one-game lead in the HCAC standings.
* Craig McGee leads the team in scoring (13.9 ppg), rebounds (105), assists (104) & steals (27).
* Rose-Hulman has four players averaging in double figures for a balanced scoring attack. Craig McGee leads the team at 13.9 points per game, followed by Charlie Aimone (11.8), Ryuji Aoki (11.4) and Luke Callahan (10.6).
* The Fightin' Engineers have a 10-2 record in league play due mainly to an offensive effort that averages 74.2 points per game and shoots 52% from the field in league play.
* Ryuji Aoki ranks among the national leaders in free-throw accuracy at 95.9% entering this week's play.
* Head coach Rusty Loyd has a 59-41 career record in his 4th season at Rose-Hulman.
Bluffton (9-11, 6-7 HCAC) News & Notes
* Bluffton has impacted the HCAC standings in a significant way this season. The Beavers defeated both Rose-Hulman (73-70) and second-place Mount St. Joseph (66-64) in January.
* Kevin Christie is the team's leading scorer at 17.2 points per game. Christie led Bluffton with 29 points in Wednesday's win over MSJ.
* Andrew Renner has joined Christie as a double figure scorer at 10.2 points per game this season.
* Head coach Guy Neal is in his 29th year at Bluffton and has tallied 334 career victories.
Series History
* Rose-Hulman leads Bluffton 14-9 in a series that began when the Fightin' Engineers joined the HCAC.
* Bluffton won this year's earlier meeting 73-70 at Hulbert Arena on Jan. 13.