Lehigh and Harvard set to meet on Saturday
12/7/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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Fresh off an exciting 76-61 victory over Stony Brook, Lehigh goes for two straight on Saturday afternoon versus the Harvard Crimson at Stabler Arena. The Mountain Hawks snapped a two-game slide with their win on Wednesday evening against the Seawolves as sophomore Dave Buchberger made the most of his first career start, netting a career-best 21 points on 8-of-10 shooting, including five three pointers, while senior Bryan White notched his fourth career double-double and sophomore Marquis Hall dished out a career-high ten assists. Harvard enters this weekend’s game looking to bounce back following a 79-72 setback to
Sophomore Dave Buchberger made the most of his first career start on Wednesday, drilling five three-pointers en route to a game and career-high 21 points. The
Lehigh is currently second in the Patriot League in three-point field goal percentage, hitting .442 percent from deep. That is a huge improvement over the past six seasons when the Mountain Hawks failed to hit at least 40 percent of their three-point tries. Lehigh’s .733 (11-15) percentage from downtown against Stony Brook was its highest since hitting .737 (14-19) at Notre Dame a season ago.
Saturday’s tip-off is scheduled for 1:00 pm from Stabler Arena. Tickets can be purchased at the arena box office prior to tip-off.
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Date: |
December 8, 2007 |
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Opponent: |
Harvard Crimson |
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Tip-off: |
1:00 PM |
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Arena/Capacity: |
Stabler Arena/5,600 |
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Location: |
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Lehigh’s Record: |
4-5 overall, 0-0 Patriot League |
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Harvard’s Record: |
4-5 overall, 0-0 Ivy League |
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Series: |
Harvard leads series 12-11 |
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Television: |
None |
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Internet Video: |
Lehighsports.com |
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Radio/Internet Audio: |
ESPN Radio 1230 and 1320 with veteran Matt Kerr and Lehigh Athletics Hall of Famer Greg Falkenbach ‘72 beginning at 6:30 pm. |
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Behind Enemy Lines: |
