TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology shot 55% from the field and committed just five turnovers in the game to easily defeat Hanover College 86-62 in men's basketball action on Saturday afternoon at Hulbert Arena.

Junior Samvit Ram and freshman Dillon Duff scored 16 points each to lead a balanced scoring attack.  Ram had a career-high in scoring with a 6-9 performance from the field and 4-6 from three-point range.  Duff was 7-10 from the field and 2-3 on the free throw line in the performance.

Other Fightin' Engineers in double figures included Terry Hicks with 12 points on 5-6 from the field; and Jackson Kabrick with 10 points on 4-4 from the field with five rebounds.  Senior Craig McGee orchestrated much of the offense with nine assists and no turnovers in the contest.

Other key offensive contributors included Zach Callahan with eight points on 4-4 from the field; Isaac Farnsworth with seven points; and Jacob Back with six points on 3-3 from the field. 

Rose-Hulman relied on one historic statistic to jump out to a 47-27 lead at the half.  The Fightin' Engineers committed no turnovers in the first half, marking the first time in over 20 years that Rose-Hulman has played a half of basketball without a turnover.  Combine 63% shooting from the field and 13 first half points from Ram, and the lead reached 20 by the break.

In the second half, the offensive run continued with Rose-Hulman pushing the lead as high as 30 points midway through the second half.  Ty Houston led the Hanover attack with 13 points.

Rose-Hulman improved to 3-1 with the victory, while Hanover dropped to 2-2.  The Fightin' Engineers are scheduled to return to action on Thursday with a home matchup against Mount St. Joseph.