TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology relied on seven players scoring eight or more points and 59% shooting from the field to defeat Anderson University 87-72 in men's college basketball action on Thursday night at Hulbert Arena.
Terry Hicks,
Jackson Kabrick and
Craig McGee led the balanced offense with 13 points each. Hicks finished a perfect 6-6 from the field, McGee added team-highs of six rebounds and five assists, and Kabrick was 5-7 from the field with five rebounds.
Jacob Back added nine points and a career-high four blocked shots, and
Trey Wurtz added nine points and three assists.Â
Isaac Farnsworth added eight points on 4-6 from the field.
Austin Lyons led the Anderson offense with 21 points on 7-10 from the field.
The Fightin' Engineers rallied from a 31-29 deficit to close the first half on a 16-6 spurt to take a 45-37 lead into the half. Rose-Hulman shot 62% from the field in the opening 20 minutes to earn a halftime advantage.
The second half started out with hot shooting, as Rose-Hulman relied on a 26-8 run to open a 61-45 lead with 15:23 left in the contest. The lead remained above 15 points much of the rest of the way.
Rose-Hulman increased its winning streak to five games and improved to 6-1 on the season, while Anderson dropped to 4-3. The two teams are scheduled to meet again on Saturday at 1 pm, this time at Anderson.
