Chicago, Illinois – Opening action at the Midway Classic, the Oberlin College men's basketball team faced Rose-Hulman for the first time in program history. Though they outscored the Fightin' Engineers in the second half, Rose-Hulman claimed the 84-76 victory.
Going 5-for-8 from the field and 5-for-6 from the free-throw line,
Matt Andreopoulos paced the Oberlin offense with 15 points, while also recording a pair of rebounds and a steal.
Noah Kim notched 14 points and a steal, while
Sam Kamenko and
Liam Gray added nine points apiece and a combined seven rebounds.
Tying Rose-Hulman once and recording one lead change, the Yeomen tallied 38 points from the bench, 17 second-chance points, 14 points off of turnovers, and 11 fast-break points.
Oberlin got the first points on the board after Kim converted his own steal into a fast-break layup, adding the bonus point from the free-throw line. The Fightin' Engineers responded with 14 unanswered points, led by four three-pointers. Trailing by 16 points,
Augustus Donohue drained back-to-back shots from behind the arc to cut the Oberlin margin.
Trailing 35-18, the Yeomen surged with nine straight points, highlighted by a three-pointer from
Aaron Heinze, reducing the gap to eight points. Rose-Hulman continued to push, extending their lead back to 15 ahead of the halftime break.
Gray opened the second half by launching a three-pointer on the opening possession. Rose-Hulman responded with a 10-point run to extend their edge to 22. Behind 69-50,
Matthew Callahan notched back-to-back layups, the second coming from his own steal, and followed with the free-throw bonus.
Uros Petrusic followed with a jumper in the paint, continuing to cut at the Fightin' Engineers' advantage.
Behind 78-66, Oberlin recorded five straight free throws led by Gray with four from Andreopoulos, reducing the margin to four. Rose-Hulman drew two more fouls, converting all four of their attempts to secure the victory.
The Yeomen will resume the final day of the Midway Classic tomorrow, on Sunday, November 15, when they take on #24 Chicago. Tip-off is scheduled for 4 p.m. local, 5 p.m. ET.
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