TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology shot 53% from the field and 12 players dented the scoring column as the men's basketball team defeated Mount St. Joseph 66-41 at Hulbert Arena on Thursday night.

Jacob Back led the Fightin' Engineer offense with 17 points on 8-9 from the field.  Back also had three rebounds on the evening.

Craig McGee also reached double figures with 13 points, four rebounds and a team-high three assists.  Dillon Duff added nine points and six rebounds for the Fightin' Engineers.

The extremely balanced scoring attack featured four players with four points, one player with three points and four players with two points each.  Zachary Jackson had the most efficient statistical line of the group with four points on 2-2 from the field with three rebounds and two assists.

David Luers led Mount St. Joseph with 11 points and Tanner Clos added 10 points for the Lions.  The Fightin' Engineers held Mount St. Joseph to just 34% from the field and outrebounded the visitors 33-20 in the victory.

Rose-Hulman led 30-20 at the half, then relied on a 14-1 run that included a big dunk from Back to gain a 44-21 lead five minutes into the second half.  The Fightin' Engineers maintained a steady lead the rest of the way.

Rose-Hulman improved to 4-1, while Mount St. Joseph dropped to 0-7.  The two teams are scheduled to rematch this Saturday at 2 pm in Cincinnati.