TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Hanover College relied on 25 points from Ty Houston and 21 points from Matt Munoz to hold off Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and earn a 73-66 men's basketball victory in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference action on Wednesday night.
Houston hit 5 three-point shots and added 10 rebounds for a double-double. Munoz was 9-12 from the field to provide an inside scoring threat.
Dillon Duff led the Rose-Hulman offense with 15 points on 7-13 from the field.Â
Samvit Ram and
Max Chaplin also reached double figures with 11 points each.
Simon Blair came off the bench for a career-high 9 points on 4-7 shooting.Â
Jackson Kabrick added 7 points and a team-high 7 rebounds.
Hanover relied on 50% shooting in both halves to move into a second place tie in the HCAC standings with Rose-Hulman. The Fightin' Engineers led by as many as 9 points early in the second half, but Hanover scored 7 straight points to move within 47-45 with 14:20 remaining.
Houston buried a 3-pointer with 5:49 left to give Hanover a 61-57 advantage, but two free throws from
Isaac Farnsworth brought the Fightin' Engineers within 61-59 at the 4:43 mark.
Hanover held a narrow 65-64 lead after a score by Duff at the 1:25 mark. Max Greenamoyer answered with a 3-pointer on the next possession to give the Panthers a 68-64 advantage. Hanover made 5 free throws in the final minute to secure the win.
Rose-Hulman stands 6-3 overall and 3-1 in HCAC play, while Hanover improved to 6-1 overall and 3-1 in league games. The Fightin' Engineers return to action at the Webster University Invitational, facing the host Gorloks on December 30.
