Box Score
Ben Haarman (Cincinnati, OH/St. Bernard) tied a Mount single-game scoring record, firing in 39 points, including 30 points in a decisive second half as the Lions posted a 58-52 season finale win at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. The Mount completes 2010-11 season play with a 7-18 overall mark, winning their last three games, and a 5-13 record in the HCAC.
The Mount was held to 18 percent shooting in the first half, while Rose-Hulman connected on just 29 percent from the field in the first 20 minutes, to hold a 19-18 lead at the break. Haarman's two free throws early in the second half allowed the Lions to take a 20-19 lead, and hold off the Fightin' Engineers the rest of the way to gain a split of the two-game season series. Haarman's 10 straight points gave the Mount a 30-21 advantage at the 16:21 mark and his accurate free throw shooting down the stretch kept Rose-Hulman from making a serious run at the Lions' lead. Alex Cole (Fairfield, OH/Ross) hit a jumper with 7:08 to play to give the Mount its biggest lead at the half, 44-33 with 7:08 left in the game. Rose-Hulman would close the gap to 56-54 with 24 seconds to play but Haarman's two free throws pushed the lead to 58-52 with nine seconds left.
Haarman's 39 points tied the school-record set by Jarrett Young in the 1998-99 season in a game against Bluffton University. His 15 free throws made also tied a school single-game record. Haarman also added three assists and four steals. David Lane (Hamilton, OH/Ross) and Jordan Brown (Kettering, OH/Kettering Alter) collected five rebounds each for the Mount, who lost the rebounding battle, 40-32. Rose-Hulman out-shot the Mount from the field in the second half, and in the game, but committed 21 turnovers to the Lions' 13 turnovers. The Lions were 24-of-35 from the free throw line to Rose-Hulman's 12-of-20 from the foul line.
