RICHMOND, Ind. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology reclaimed the John Mutchner Cup for the 10th consecutive year with a 77-65 men's basketball victory at Earlham College on Wednesday night.
Rose-Hulman and Earlham vie for the Cup one time per year, with the Quakers hosting the game on a rotation this season. The Cup is named in honor of the 25-year men's basketball head coach and athletic director who was also a standout student-athlete at Earlham. John Mutchner Court inside Hulbert Arena is also named in his honor.
Terry Hicks and
Kobe Stoudemire led the Fightin' Engineers with career-high scoring performances. Hicks scored 21 points on 5-10 from the field, 9-10 on the free throw line and nine rebounds. Stoudemire added 15 points on 3-3 from 3-point range with four rebounds and three assists.
Miles McGowen contributed 13 points and tied Hicks with a game-high nine rebounds.Â
Bradley Harden also reached double figures with 10 points and five assists, and
Willie Bowman also scored nine points off the bench for the Fightin' Engineers.
Jaden Terry led all scorers wth 29 points for Earlham. Tommy Makabu added 12 points, and James Holder also reached double figures with 10 points for Earlham.
Rose-Hulman turned an 8-point halftime lead into control of the contest with a 15-2 run that turned into a 47-43 edge into a 62-45 advantage with 10:53 remaining. Harden capped the run with a 3-pointer and also scored a layup during the spurt.
The Fightin' Engineers outrebounded Earlham 33-29 in the contest and committed just 10 turnovers in the win.
Rose-Hulman increased its winning streak to four games under first-year head coach
Nick Sales and improved to 5-3 on the season, including a 2-0 mark in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference play. Earlham dropped to 1-6 overall and 0-2 in league games. The Fightin' Engineers travel to Mount St. Joseph for another conference matchup on Saturday at 2 pm.
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