Lehigh University
Stony Brook
Lehigh snaps losing streak with win over Seawolves
11/22/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Lehigh is now 33-9 at home under
The two teams went back and forth in the early going with Stony Brook going up by six following a three-pointer by Hendrik Feist at the 12:27 mark, but the Mountain Hawks chipped away and took the lead on Olivero’s three-pointer with 5:23 remaining in the opening half.
Two straight field goals by the Seawolves tied the game at 22 with 3:09 left in the half, but Lehigh quickly went back up by five on three free throws and a ferocious fast break dunk by sophomore Bryan White. The 6-7 Floridian then added two more free throws to increase the lead to seven, but a deep three-pointer by Antwan Hardy just before halftime made the score 29-25 in favor of the Mountain Hawks at halftime.
Lehigh maintained a lead of at least five points for the majority of the second half until two free throws by Popoko with 12:00 remaining gave Stony Brook a two-point lead.
After the Mountain Hawks had built their lead back up to three points, Feist splashed a three-pointer from the left side and tied the score yet again, this time at 49 with less than three minutes to go. But Lehigh controlled the game from there, as Olivero hit a pretty step-back three-pointer and Neptune, Olivero and freshman Matt Szalachowski took care of business from the charity stripe to seal the victory.
For the game, Lehigh shot 40 percent from the field, while holding the Seawolves to just 32 percent shooting. The Mountain Hawks turned the ball over only 12 times, while forcing 14 and were out rebounded 42-35 for the game. Senior Mitch Gilfillan dished out a career-high seven assists in the victory, while Mgebroff had his best game of the season, scoring nine points and pulling down five boards.
Lehigh returns to action on Sunday evening when the Mountain Hawks travel to
