TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Anderson University rallied from a 16-point first half deficit to pick up a 70-62 men's basketball road victory at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference action on Wednesday night.

Maurice Knight led the visiting Ravens with 24 points, and J.D. Bembry scored 20 points off the bench for Anderson.  Malik Laffoon also reached double figures with 15 points.

Rose-Hulman relied on a pair of double-doubles in the tightly contested matchup.  Craig McGee scored 22 points with 11 rebounds and six assists, and John Czarnecki tallied 13 points and a career-high 14 rebounds for the Engineers.  Jacob Back and Eli Combs added seven points and six rebounds each.

Rose-Hulman relied on a fast start to build a 28-12 lead at the 8:03 mark of the first half.  A 13-2 run helped ignite the rally, with McGee scored six straight points, Max Chaplin adding a three-pointer and Czarnecki scoring the last four points.

Anderson worked its way back to a 46-46 tie at the 11:44 mark of the second half and went on to build its lead into double figures in the final minute.  Rose-Hulman regained the lead at 50-48 on a Czarnecki layup, but the Ravens held Rose-Hulman one field goal in seven minutes to take control of the contest.

Anderson improved to 8-6 overall and 5-2 in league play, while Rose-Hulman dropped to 7-7 and 4-3 in conference games.  The Fightin' Engineers return to action on Saturday at home against Transylvania University.