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Aurora Narrowly Tops Rose-Hulman 66-61 to Win Wabash Men's Basketball Invitational
CRAWFORDSVILLE, IND. -- Aurora University overcame a pair of career-high scoring efforts by Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology frontcourt players to earn a 66-61 victory over the Engineers in the championship game of the Wabash College Invitational on Saturday.
Senior Brian Bibb (Hoopeston, Ill.) earned a spot on the all-tournament team with 19 points and 12 rebounds for his first career double-double.
Senior David Yaraschefski (Mooresville) tied a career-high with 16 points on 8-11 from the field to join Bibb on the all-tournament squad.
Senior Jason Bednarko (Athens, Ill.) also reached double figures with 12 points for the Engineers.
Preseason All-American Larry Welton led Aurora with 23 points to earn Tournament Most Valuable Player honors. Chad Trudo joined Welton on the all-tourney team with an 11-point effort.
"It was a hard fought game and we lost to a
good team. We had our chances late and got some tough breaks, but
we battled and had a good inside game. There were some positives,
but there are some things we can do better," said Rose-Hulman head coach
Jim Shaw.
Aurora quickly rallied to take a 20-15 lead on a 16-2 run that ended with 8:12 remaining. The Spartans earned an 11-point lead late in the first half, before taking a nine-point edge into the locker room. In the second half, Rose-Hulman trimmed the margin to four points on a three-pointer by Bednarko at the 13:56 mark. Aurora again gained an 11-point edge at 47-36 on a trey by Welton with 12:12 left. The lead grew to 13 points at 54-41 on a Trudo three-pointer with 9:11 left. Rose-Hulman answered with a strong charge to close within 62-58 at the 3:42 mark. Bibb and Bednarko capped the rally with a pair of threes. The Engineers closed within three points at 64-61 on a three-pointer by Moore with 32 seconds left. Dusty Magee hit a pair of free throws for the Spartans to secure the final margin of victory. Rose-Hulman dropped to 1-1 on the season and returns to action at Blackburn College on Saturday at 4 p.m. Indiana time (3 p.m. local). |
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