Box score and play-by-play

Joe Ringger goes after two of his game-high 22 points. The sophomore grabbed a career-high 19 rebounds which was the most by a DePauw player in over 15 years. (photo: Marilyn Culler)

GREENCASTLE, Indiana - A 16-1 run midway through the second half broke open a tie game and propelled DePauw to a 71-61 victory over visiting Rose-Hulman.

With the victory the Tigers improved to 17-6 overall and 11-5 in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. Rose-Hulman fell to 15-8 overall and 12-4 in the SCAC. The win snapped the Engineers' 10-game win streak.

The Engineers jumped out to an early seven-point lead, but the Tigers went on a 12-2 streak to take a 21-18 lead late in the first half. DePauw went to the break with a 34-30 advantage after Joe Ringger hit four free throws in the final 49 seconds of the period.

With the game tied at 44-44, the Tigers scored the next nine points and 16 of the next 17. Mike Howland scored eight during the run including two threes and a layup. His second three-pointer of the stretch pushed the DePauw lead to 13 before Matt Kleyemer's basket made it 60-45 with 6:49 left. The closest the Engineers would get was the final, 10-point margin.

Ringger led the Tigers with 22 points and a career-high 19 rebounds. His 19 rebounds were the most by a DePauw player since David Galle grabbed 21 against Manchester in a double-overtime game in 1985.

Howland scored 17 points including 13 in the second half and Nixon added 11. Nixon became the 17th player in men's history to reach the 1,000-point plateau.

Jimmy Kosieniak paced Rose-Hulman with 16 points, with Chris Unton added 13 and Ryan Harris 12. Unton and Harris each grabbed nine rebounds.

DePauw closes out the season with a Friday home game against Sewanee and a Saturday evening contest with Centre. Both games tip off at 8 p.m.