Lehigh University
Army
Mgebroff, bench help Lehigh best Army
2/20/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Bethlehem, PA – In a game that was closer than Lehigh fans might have liked, Army refused to go away but Lehigh kept their home record perfect in Patriot League play with a 68-63 victory. Freshman Jason Mgebroff had a career-high 25 points to lead the team to their ninth win in league play (16-8, 9-2). Army falls to 6-17, 3-8 with the loss. With the win and a
Lehigh jumped out to a 19-9 lead, but Army doggedly came back as they would the whole game. Every time Lehigh appeared ready to open it up, the Black Knights countered, and Lehigh led by only four at the break 32-28.
Army would then take the lead in the second half, using a 10-0 run to turn a 38-34 deficit into a 44-38 lead with
Frustrated with his team’s efforts, Coach Taylor pulled all of his starters off the floor to see if the bench could give a spark.
And spark they did, as the reserves played stifling defense against the Black Knights, creating turnover after turnover during a 13-0 run that saw the team reclaim the lead 51-44 before Austen Rowland and Jose Olivero came back in. In total, the Mountain Hawks scored 16 unanswered points to reclaim the lead for good.
Mgebroff shattered his previous career high of 15 against
“Jason had an incredible game, and he is playing so well right now. He forces teams to double him in the post, and we have been trying to take advantage. Tonight Austen did a great job of getting him, and everyone else the ball. He is so unselfish, he is just as happy setting up his teammates as scoring.”
Josh Wilson led Army with 19 points and 5 boards.
The win sets up what could be one of the biggest home games in Lehigh history Sunday, as
