CRAWFORDSVILLE, IND. - Wabash College rallied from a 15-point second-half deficit to top Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology 63-60 in men's basketball action on Wednesday night.

Wabash held a 61-57 lead with 13 seconds remaining, when senior Phil Sundling (Huntington/North) buried a three-pointer to trim the deficit to 61-60 with 4.4 seconds left. 

Freshman Michael Kelly (Fort Myers, Fla.) deflected the ensuing inbounds pass into the air, but Wes Smith leaped in traffic to claim the loose ball and was fouled with 0.9 seconds remaining.  Smith buried two free throws to make the score 63-60.

The Engineers had one final chance, but a full-court inbounds pass landed in the paint out of bounds under the basket, securing the Wabash victory.

Seniors Ron George (Louisville, Ky./ Manual) and Jared Moore (Indianapolis/Perry Meridian) led Rose-Hulman's scoring attack with 16 points each.  Moore tied a career-high in scoring with the effort and added three blocked shots and three assists.

Senior Ross Uthoff (Crete, Ill./Illinois Lutheran) added nine points and six rebounds, while Sundling had seven points, eight rebounds and four assists for the Engineers.

Wabash was paced by 22 points and 10 rebounds from Andrew Zimmer, who buried 10 of 11 free throw attempts.  Three Little Giants added eight points each.

After an early three-pointer gave the Little Giants a 3-0 lead, Rose-Hulman held Wabash without a point for seven minutes to gain a 9-3 lead.  Moore keyed the early run with a three-pointer.

The Rose-Hulman lead reached 13-7 on a layup by freshman Daniel Lowers (Ellettsville/Edgewood) and a pair of free throws by Moore.  Another Moore layup kept the lead at seven points at 19-12 with 6:41 left in the half.

The Engineer lead reached double figures at 28-17 on a pair of free throws by Uthoff and hit a half-high 13 on a running score in the lane by George with 1:00 left.

Rose-Hulman pushed its lead to 15 points at 39-24 on three points from Moore and a basket by George.

Wabash rallied to trim the margin to eight points at 48-40, but a three-pointer by Kelly put Rose-Hulman ahead by double figures again at 51-40.

The Engineers maintained an 11-point lead at 56-45 with 7:30 left in the game, before Wabash rallied with a 12-1 run to tie the score at 57-57 on a jumper by Earl Rooks with 1:56 left.

The Little Giants gained their first lead of the second half on two free throws by Andrew Zimmer with 41 seconds remaining to make the score 59-57.  George missed a jumper in the lane and, after an Engineer foul, Zimmer added a pair of free throws with 13 seconds left to make the score 61-57.

Wabash improved to 2-2 on the season, while Rose-Hulman dropped to 1-4.  The Engineers host Hanover College in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference opener on Saturday at 3 p.m.