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Men's Basketball Heads to Earlham for John Mutchner Cup Today at 1 PM

2/21/2021 9:00:00 AM

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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology men's basketball team closes the regular season schedule on Sunday at Earlham in the annual John Mutchner Cup Game.  The pairings for the 2020-21 HCAC Men's Basketball Tournament will be released on Sunday at 5 pm.  The John Mutchner Cup is named for the former Earlham alumnus and winningest ever Rose-Hulman men's basketball coach who has been inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame at both schools.

ROSE-HULMAN (9-2) GAME NOTES:
* Rose-Hulman leads the HCAC in winning percentage with an 9-2 record and has won eight of its last nine games.
* Senior Craig McGee, the 2020 HCAC Player of the Year, became the first player in Rose-Hulman history to cross 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 500 assists in a career.
* McGee recorded a school record 3rd career triple-double on Senior Day vs. Manchester.
* Dillon Duff joins McGee in leading the team in scoring at 11.7 points per game. McGee has a 63-assist to 20-turnover ratio and Duff leads in blocks (10) & steals (15).
* Jacob Back is shooting 68% from the floor and averages 8.7 points per game.
* Samvit Ram has also added balance to the starting lineup by scoring 7.5 points per contest.

EARLHAM (1-6) GAME NOTES:
* Jamel Barnes leads the team in scoring at 17.4 points per game.
* Barnes enters the weekend with 986 career points.
* Tommy Makabu (14.7 ppg) and Josh Ozanne (9.6 ppg) add scoring depth to the Earlham lineup.

SERIES HISTORY:
* Overall Record - RHIT leads 62-54
* Current Streak - RHIT won 15
* This Year Game 1 -  RHIT 83, EC 61
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