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RICHMOND, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology men's basketball team picked up a 80-62 victory over Earlham on Tuesday night to bring the John Mutchner Court back to Terre Haute for the 12th consecutive season.

The Fightin' Engineers came out of the gates on fire as they used an 18-4 run to stretch the lead to 15, just six minutes into the contest.

However, Rose-Hulman would hit a cold spell late in the half with just one made bucket to allow the Quakers to cut the lead to eight. Kobe Stoudemire would extend the lead back to double figures with a big and-one, and the Fightin' Engineers would enter the locker room with a 37-26 lead.

In the second half, the Fightin' Engineers used a 19-6 run to help stretch the lead out to the biggest of the night at 64-40, and they would close out the 80-62 victory.

Kobe Stoudemire led the Fightin' Engineers with his second consecutive 20-point game with 20 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, and a pair of steals.

Miles McGowen and Joey Schmitz also finished in double figures with 13 and 12 each.

Cole Pride added a career-high 3 blocks with his 5 points and 5 rebounds, and James Stasey scored a career-high 6 points off the bench with a pair of monster dunks.

The win gives the Fightin' Engineers a 4-0 start in HCAC play, their best such start since the 2012-13 season when the team started 7-0 and won the HCAC Regular Season and Tournament titles. The seven-game HCAC winning streak dating back to last season is also tied for the longest conference winning streak since the 2013-14 season.

With the win, Rose-Hulman improves to 6-3 on the season and 4-0 in the HCAC. The Fightin' Engineers return to action on Friday, December 20, as they travel to Hope College for the Glenn Van Wieren Classic where they will play Hope on Friday and The University of Olivet on Saturday.