TERRE HAUTE, IND. - DePauw University junior Mike Moore buried a three-pointer with 1:06 remaining to snap a 48-48 tie and lead the Tigers to a 54-53 win at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology on Monday.

Rose-Hulman rallied from an eight-point halftime deficit to knot the score at 38-38 with 9:19 remaining on two free throws by senior Jared Moore (Indianapolis/Perry Meridian). 

The Engineers added six straight points to take a 44-38 advantage with 6:55 left on a three-pointer by senior Phil Sundling (Huntington/North) and three points from freshman Daniel Lowers (Gosport/Edgewood).

DePauw rallied with six points of its own to tie the score at 44-44 with 3:11 left, then continued the run to take a 48-44 edge on two free throws by Steve LeMasters.

Layups by Sundling and Lowers tied the game at 48-48 again with 1:44 left, before the three by Moore and three free throws in the final minute secured the DePauw victory.

Lowers led all scorers with 16 points for Rose-Hulman on 7-12 from the field.  Moore also reached double figures with 13 points.

Brian Oilar scored 14 points and added a game-high 13 rebounds to lead the DePauw effort.  Steve LeMasters contributed 10 points off the bench, and Moore tallied eight points and eight assists.

DePauw improved to 5-2 with the victory, while Rose-Hulman dropped to 3-7 on the campaign.  The Engineers return to action with a Wednesday night home matchup against Blackburn College at 7 p.m.