The Engineers jumped out to a 5-0 lead on a three-pointer and jumper by Jason Ludwig and never looked back. That lead reached as many as 11 on a pair of occasions before the Tigers closed the gap to three at 23-20 on Joey Hanger's layup with 7:30 remaining in the half.
That bucket was the last of the half for the Tigers as Rose-Hulman put together a 9-4 run the rest of the way to take a 32-24 lead at the break.
Rose-Hulman extended the margin to as many as 13 early in the second half and the Tigers could get no closer than eight.
Munchie Muskeyvalley led the Engineers with 24 points and five assists and knocked down four three-pointers, all as part of a 14-point first half. Ludwig added 17 points, while Philip Griffith dropped in 12. Kareem Lee hauled down eight rebounds for the Engineers who held a 26-23 advantage on the glass.
Reid Sakel led the Tigers with 14 followed by Alex Stewart with 12. Brian Oilar paced DePauw with six rebounds.
The Engineers hit 54 percent from the floor and held DePauw to just under 43 percent.
DePauw returns to action on Monday, December 20, when it travels to Kalamazoo. Rose-Hulman hosts Anderson on Saturday.
Rose-Hulman Inst. of Tech. vs DePauw University 12/9/04 8 pm at Neal Fieldhouse; Greencastle, Indiana At Neal Fieldhouse; Greencastle, Indiana ROSE-HULMAN INST. OF TECH. 69, DEPAUW UNIVERSITY 60 ROSE-HULMAN INST. OF TECH. (4-3, 1-0 SCAC) Munchie Muskeyvalley 8-12 4-6 24; Jason Ludwig 7-13 2-2 17; Philip Griffith 5-8 2-5 12; Brennan Dunville 2-3 2-2 6; Kareem Lee 2-6 1-2 5; Jason Bednarko 0-0 3-4 3; Mike Cusic 1-1 0-0 2; Brian Bibb 0-2 0-0 0; Evan Ballinger 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-46 14-21 69. DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (4-3, 0-1 SCAC) Alex Stewart 5-12 2-2 14; Steve Schott 2-6 8-8 12; Todd Capes 4-4 0-0 9; Austin Brown 4-7 1-2 9; Reid Sakel 1-7 4-5 7; Joey Hanger 2-3 0-1 4; Brian Oilar 1-5 0-0 3; Robert Davis 1-1 0-0 2; Dre Smith 0-1 0-0 0; Trevor Stone 0-0 0-0 0; Adam Dunn 0-1 0-0 0; Dan Gifford 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-47 15-18 60. Rose-Hulman Inst. of Tech..... 32 37 - 69 DePauw University............. 24 36 - 60 3-point goals-Rose-Hulman Inst. of Tech. 5-11 (Munchie Muskeyvalley 4-7; Jason Ludwig 1-3; Evan Ballinger 0-1), DePauw University 5-13 (Alex Stewart 2-6; Brian Oilar 1-1; Todd Capes 1-1; Reid Sakel 1-5). Fouled out--Rose-Hulman Inst. of Tech.-None, DePauw University-None. Rebounds-Rose-Hulman Inst. of Tech. 26 (Kareem Lee 8), DePauw University 23 (Brian Oilar 6). Assists-Rose-Hulman Inst. of Tech. 14 (Munchie Muskeyvalley 5), DePauw University 11 (Steve Schott 3; Robert Davis 3). Total fouls-Rose-Hulman Inst. of Tech. 18, DePauw University 20. A-400 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference game