TERRE HAUTE, Ind -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology hosts Transylvania University in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference men's basketball action on Saturday at 3 pm.
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MEDIA GAME NOTES
Rose-Hulman (7-7, 4-3 HCAC) News & Notes:
- Rose-Hulman has won five of its last six games entering Saturday's matchup with Transylvania.
- Rose-Hulman narrowly fell 70-62 to Anderson on Wednesday night, but two players recorded strong double-doubles. Craig McGee scored 22 points with 11 rebounds, and John Czarnecki had 13 points and a career-high 14 rebounds.
- Career-high scoring efforts from Eli Combs (16 points), Max Chaplin (14 points) and Vuk Djuric (9 points) helped lift Rose-Hulman past Mount St. Joseph 74-68 last Saturday.
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Craig McGee leads the HCAC in assists (7.1 per game) and is ranked second in the conference in scoring (17.9 ppg) and rebounding (8.8 rpg).
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Three players have crossed 20 points in a game this season for the Fightin' Engineers.
Craig McGee has six 20-point performances, and both
Zach Callahan and
Trey Wurtz have one each.
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Head coach
Rusty Loyd enters contest with a career record of 87-60. Loyd has led Rose-Hulman to one regular season confrence title and two appearances in the HCAC Tournament Championship Game.
- After Saturday's game, Rose-Hulman travels to HCAC leader Franklin College on Wednesday at 7:30 pm.
Transylvania (7-7, 3-4 HCAC) News & Notes:
- Transylvania enters Saturday's matchup with a 7-7 record and a 3-4 conference mark after a close loss at Hanover on Wednesday.
- Gabe Schmitt leads three Transylvania players in double figures at 15.5 points per game
- Michael Jefferson (14.1 ppg) and Lucas Gentry (12.1 ppg) are also double-figure scorers for the Pioneers.
- Head coach Brian Lane crossed the 300-win mark at Transylvania earlier this season. His career record stands at 301-194 entering Saturday's game.
