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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology men's basketball team travels to Earlham in the Annual John Mutchner Cup game on Wednesday night at 7:30 PM.

ROSE-HULMAN (4-3, 1-0 HCAC) GAME NOTES:
* Rose-Hulman and Earlham compete for the John Mutchner Cup one time per year, and this year's contest is Wednesday night.
* The Cup is named for former Rose-Hulman head men's basketball head coach and athletic director John Mutchner (1963-88), who was also a standout athlete at Earlham.  Mutchner has been inducted into both Athletic Halls of Fame.
* Rose-Hulman finished 15-10 last season and has been picked to finish third in the HCAC this season, according to the preseason coaches poll.
* Max Chaplin has been in double figures during every game of the 2022-23 season and leads the Fightin' Engineers at 14.0 points per game. 
* The Fightin' Engineers took down Transylvania 74-59 in the HCAC Opener. Chaplin led the team with 19 points and Willie Bowman added 16 with four triples.
* Miles McGowen is averaging a near double-double at 10.3 points and 9.7 rebounds.
* Bradley Harden has been a nice all-around player at 8.6 points, 3.0 assists, and 1.6 steals per game. He is also shooting 46% from three on the season.
* The Fightin' Engineers return to the road on Saturday at 4:00 PM at Mount St. Joseph.

EARLHAM (1-5, 0-1 HCAC) GAME NOTES:
* Earlham sits at 1-5 on the season and 0-1 in the HCAC. The lone Quaker win came last week at #25 Wabash 65-57.
* The Quakers fell to Manchester on Saturday night against Manchester 60-75.
* Jaden Terry leads Earlham this season with 15.3 points per game. He also adds four rebounds and two assists per game.
* Tommy Makabu adds 15.2 points per game, and he is shooting 42% from three this season. Makabu also excels on the defensive end with over two steals per game.
* The Quakers next game will be on Saturday, December 10 vs. Anderson.

SERIES HISTORY:
* Rose-Hulman leads the all-time series 65-55.
* Rose-Hulman has won nine consecutive John Mutchner Cup games.
* The Fightin' Engineers have won 26 of the last 28 meetings and 18 of the last 19 meetings with the one loss coming at Earlham last season.
* The last Quaker win before last season came in 2013 at Earlham.

HCAC STANDINGS:
1. Manchester (3-0)
2. Anderson (2-0)
T3. Rose-Hulman (1-0)
T3. Hanover (1-0)
T3. Franklin (1-0)
6. Bluffton (1-1)
7. Earlham (0-1)
T8. Defiance (0-2)
T8. Transylvania (0-2)
10. Mount St. Joseph (0-3)