Brian Bibb snatched 19 rebounds at Anderson, the most by a Rose-Hulman player in 35 years.

ANDERSON, IND. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology senior Brian Bibb (Hoopeston, Ill.) scored 16 points and had 19 rebounds to lead the Engineers past Anderson University 63-50 in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference men's basketball action on Wednesday.

Bibb's 19 rebounds were the most by a Rose-Hulman player since D.J. Cordero grabbed 24 caroms against Pace in 1971. 

Senior Jason Bednarko (Athens, Ill.) and junior Jared Moore (Indianapolis/Perry Meridian) joined Bibb in double figures with 13 and 11 points, respectively.

Other key contributors for the Engineers included junior Ron George (Louisville, Ky./Manual) with nine points and three rebounds; and junior Phil Sundling (Huntington/North) with seven points, six rebounds and five assists.

Anderson held a narrow 25-24 advantage at halftime, before the Engineers outscored the hosts 39-25 in the second stanza to hand the Ravens their first loss of the season.

Rose-Hulman shot 50% from the field in the second 20 minutes and outrebounded Anderson 44-34 in the victory.  The Ravens were held to 31% from the field in the second half.

Jason Bednarko also reached double figures with 13 points.

Anderson jumped out to an 8-2 lead in the first four minutes, before a 10-4 Engineer spurt knotted the score at 12-12 on a three-pointer by freshman Jeff McCartney (Wooster, Ohio/Triway). 

The Ravens gained another six-point edge at 18-12 midway through the first half, but a three-pointer by Bibb and a layup by junior Ron George (Louisville, Ky./Manual) brought Rose-Hulman within one point at halftime.

In the second half, a layup by Bibb 14 seconds into the period gave the Engineers their first lead at 26-25.  Anderson regained a four-point lead and held a 34-33 margin at 15:44 of the second half, but the Engineers relied on a 12-2 run to capture a nine-point edge at 45-36 with 10:25 left.

The Ravens fought back to within three points at 45-42 with 6:49 left, before a strong defensive effort propelled Rose-Hulman to the victory.  The Engineers outscored Anderson 14-3 over a five-minute span late in the second half to gain a 59-45 lead on a three-pointer and two free throws by George.

The Engineers improved to 3-1 on the season and 1-0 in HCAC play, while Anderson fell to 3-1 and 0-1 in league games.  Rose-Hulman is off to its best start since the 2003-04 squad started with a 6-1 mark.  The Engineers return to action at Hanover College on Saturday at 3 p.m.