Wabash limited Rose-Hulman to 14 made baskets and 25 percent shooting for the game in an 84-42 home blowout victory Sunday evening at Chadwick Court. The 42-point victory was the largest margin since a 104-57 win over Bryant and Stratton College at the 2018 Wittenberg Holiday Classic.
 
Wabash (4-2) led from the outset on a three-point basket by senior Ahmoni Jones, who finished with a career-best seven three-point baskets. Jones finished with a 7-of-10 effort from long range and scored a game-high 23 points for the Little Giants.
 
Rose-Hulman (2-2) remained close for the first eight minutes of the game until Wabash went on a 17-5 run over the next seven minutes. The Little Giants held Rose without a basket for seven minutes in the opening period and produced a 12-0 run with 9:47 left in the first half to increase its lead to 30-14. Wabash eventually owned a 40-17 halftime lead.
 
Wabash outscored the visiting Fightin' Engineers 44-25 in the second half. The Little Giants shot 53 percent from the field over the final 20 minutes by connecting on 18 of 34 shot attempts. Wabash finished 32 of 65 from the field overall for 49.2 percent. The Little Giants connected on 11 of 28 three-point tries for 39.3 percent and made 9 of 10 free throws. Wabash snared 41 rebounds and scored 16 second-chance points on 12 offensive rebounds.
 
Sam Comer joined Jones in double-digit scoring for the game. The senior guard scored 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting in 26 minutes of action. Thirteen of the 16 Little Giants that saw the floor scored in the contest.
 
Randy Kelley grabbed a career-high seven rebounds to match a seven-rebound effort by Noah Hupmann to pace Wabash in that category. The Little Giants gave out 16 assists, matching their season-best total of 16 in a home loss to Anderson. Kelley handed out a team-best three assists. Comer, Hupmann, and Josh Whack each gave away two assists.
 
Simon Blair led Rose-Hulman with nine points.
 
Wabash begins North Coast Athletic Conference play at home on Wednesday when the Little Giants face arch-rival DePauw at 7 p.m.
 
Game Notes
» Wabash lit it up from three point land, knocking down 11 treys in the game.
» The Little Giants held the Fightin' Engineers to only 25 percent shooting from the field.
» Wabash never trailed on the way to an 84-42 victory.
» Wabash recorded 16 total assists in the game.
» Jones was deadly from behind the three point line, knocking down a career-best seven treys.
» Wabash had a stellar day defensively, holding Rose-Hulman to 20 percent from beyond the arc on 20 attempts.
» The Wabash bench made an impact by scoring 39 points to its scoring output.
» The Little Giants turned 18 turnovers into 31 points on the offensive end.
» The Little Giants forced 18 Rose-Hulman turnovers while committing only seven on the other end.
» Wabash had a 41-38 edge on the boards in the win.
» Wabash turned the ball over seven times while dishing out 16 assists.
» Wabash cleaned up on the offensive glass, collecting 12 offensive boards in the game.
» Jones led the Little Giants with a game-high 23 points.
» Wabash got seven rebounds from both Hupmann and Kelley.
 
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