Thursday, December 18
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Quinnipiac runs away from Lehigh, 80-65
12/18/2014 9:17:00 PM | Men's Basketball
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HAMDEN, Conn. - Quinnipiac began to pull away from Lehigh late in the first half and continued that momentum in the second half, downing the Mountain Hawks 80-65 on Thursday evening. The Bobcats won the battle of the boards, 53-30 which led to 18 more field goal attempts than Lehigh. Senior Corey Schaefer led Lehigh with 11 points while freshman Kahron Ross added ten to go with five assists. The loss snaps the Mountain Hawks' four-game winning streak as they fall to 4-5 on the season.
"Quinnipiac is a very good rebounding team and they imposed their will immediately in this game," said Lehigh head coach Brett Reed. "They established themselves and we were unable to match their intensity and their toughness. The rebounding margin was a clear indication of where this game ultimately went."
Junior Justin Goldsborough chipped in with eight points, four rebounds and two blocks while senior Stefan Cvrkalj scored a season-high eight points, all in the second half. Sophomore Tim Kempton scored seven, all in the first half. Junior Jesse Chuku struggled from the field, but gave the Mountain Hawks a spark off the bench, especially in the first half.
"I was pleased that Jesse was able to go out there and play with some fire and some passion," said Chuku. "Unfortunately, things did not work out well for him (in the stat sheet), but he was trying to give that effort. He had a lot of balls that were near him in his rebounding area that he wasn't able to secure. However, he made some simple plays early that gave us a little bit of a spark during that time period. Unfortunately, neither he nor our team was able to sustain it to the level that we needed."
Ousmane Drame and Justin Harris each recorded double-doubles to lead the charge for the Bobcats.
Quinnipiac scored the game's first four points, but Lehigh answered with seven of the next eight as Goldsborough got Lehigh on the board, followed by a Schaefer three and a Kempton jumper to pull the Mountain Hawks within 8-7 with 16:39 left in the first half.
Leading by two a few minutes, Quinnipiac staged a 6-0 run to take a 17-9 lead following an Drame layup with 12:16 on the clock. Goldsborough followed with a layup, then block to set up a Ross driving layup. That quickly cut Quinnipiac's lead in half, making it 17-13.
The Bobcats responded with the next three points, but a pair of Brandon Alston free throws followed by a Kempton basket pulled Lehigh within 20-17 with 8:56 remaining in the half.
Leading 24-21, Quinnipiac scored six of the next seven points to regain an eight-point advantage at 30-22. The Bobcats' lead reached double figures at 36-26 with 4:45 remaining. The advantage eventually swelled to 13, but an Alston free throw pulled Lehigh within 44-32 at the half.
Kempton and Schaefer each had seven first-half points to lead the way. Goldsborough added six points and three rebounds. Chuku was active on the glass, grabbing four rebounds. Quinnipiac outrebounded the Mountain Hawks 28-18 in the first half.
The Bobcats scored the first four points of the second half to take a 48-32 lead. A few minutes later, a Drame layup gave Quinnipiac a 17-point, 55-38 lead with 15:20 remaining.
The closest Lehigh could get from there was 15. Trailing 66-45 midway through the half, the Mountain Hawks used a mini 4-0 run as a Cvrkalj jumper and Ross layup pulled Lehigh back within 17 with 8:28 on the clock.
The Mountain Hawks put in their backups, who chipped away at the deficit to pull within 15 (80-65) at the final horn. Sophomore Georgios Pilitsis wound up with five points, as did sophomore John Ross Glover.
Lehigh shot 40 percent (22-of-55) while Quinnipiac came in at 41 percent (30-of-73). The Mountain Hawks finished 27 percent from three-point range (3-of-11) to the Bobcats' 22 percent (4-of-18). Quinnipiac held a 53-30 edge on the glass.
"We try to put a premium on challenging shots and as we get there to challenge shots, we need to make sure that we give the second effort to make sure we get into the play," said Reed. "Some of those shots were missed long, so our challenge ended up working. However, they're in an ideal position to rebound the basketball as we're flying by going to the sideline. We can take a small step backwards and try to determine why we were in such a desperation type of situation. Ultimately, we struggled to contain some of their dribble penetration. We did not do a great job at the initial point of defense and then we did not do a good job of finishing that defensive possession."
The Mountain Hawks look to bounce back on Saturday when they travel to Arizona State to face the Sun Devils out of the Pac-12 Conference. Opening tipoff is set for 9 p.m. ET (7 p.m. locally) on the Pac-12 Network
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HAMDEN, Conn. - Quinnipiac began to pull away from Lehigh late in the first half and continued that momentum in the second half, downing the Mountain Hawks 80-65 on Thursday evening. The Bobcats won the battle of the boards, 53-30 which led to 18 more field goal attempts than Lehigh. Senior Corey Schaefer led Lehigh with 11 points while freshman Kahron Ross added ten to go with five assists. The loss snaps the Mountain Hawks' four-game winning streak as they fall to 4-5 on the season.
"Quinnipiac is a very good rebounding team and they imposed their will immediately in this game," said Lehigh head coach Brett Reed. "They established themselves and we were unable to match their intensity and their toughness. The rebounding margin was a clear indication of where this game ultimately went."
Junior Justin Goldsborough chipped in with eight points, four rebounds and two blocks while senior Stefan Cvrkalj scored a season-high eight points, all in the second half. Sophomore Tim Kempton scored seven, all in the first half. Junior Jesse Chuku struggled from the field, but gave the Mountain Hawks a spark off the bench, especially in the first half.
"I was pleased that Jesse was able to go out there and play with some fire and some passion," said Chuku. "Unfortunately, things did not work out well for him (in the stat sheet), but he was trying to give that effort. He had a lot of balls that were near him in his rebounding area that he wasn't able to secure. However, he made some simple plays early that gave us a little bit of a spark during that time period. Unfortunately, neither he nor our team was able to sustain it to the level that we needed."
Ousmane Drame and Justin Harris each recorded double-doubles to lead the charge for the Bobcats.
Quinnipiac scored the game's first four points, but Lehigh answered with seven of the next eight as Goldsborough got Lehigh on the board, followed by a Schaefer three and a Kempton jumper to pull the Mountain Hawks within 8-7 with 16:39 left in the first half.
Leading by two a few minutes, Quinnipiac staged a 6-0 run to take a 17-9 lead following an Drame layup with 12:16 on the clock. Goldsborough followed with a layup, then block to set up a Ross driving layup. That quickly cut Quinnipiac's lead in half, making it 17-13.
The Bobcats responded with the next three points, but a pair of Brandon Alston free throws followed by a Kempton basket pulled Lehigh within 20-17 with 8:56 remaining in the half.
Leading 24-21, Quinnipiac scored six of the next seven points to regain an eight-point advantage at 30-22. The Bobcats' lead reached double figures at 36-26 with 4:45 remaining. The advantage eventually swelled to 13, but an Alston free throw pulled Lehigh within 44-32 at the half.
Kempton and Schaefer each had seven first-half points to lead the way. Goldsborough added six points and three rebounds. Chuku was active on the glass, grabbing four rebounds. Quinnipiac outrebounded the Mountain Hawks 28-18 in the first half.
The Bobcats scored the first four points of the second half to take a 48-32 lead. A few minutes later, a Drame layup gave Quinnipiac a 17-point, 55-38 lead with 15:20 remaining.
The closest Lehigh could get from there was 15. Trailing 66-45 midway through the half, the Mountain Hawks used a mini 4-0 run as a Cvrkalj jumper and Ross layup pulled Lehigh back within 17 with 8:28 on the clock.
The Mountain Hawks put in their backups, who chipped away at the deficit to pull within 15 (80-65) at the final horn. Sophomore Georgios Pilitsis wound up with five points, as did sophomore John Ross Glover.
Lehigh shot 40 percent (22-of-55) while Quinnipiac came in at 41 percent (30-of-73). The Mountain Hawks finished 27 percent from three-point range (3-of-11) to the Bobcats' 22 percent (4-of-18). Quinnipiac held a 53-30 edge on the glass.
"We try to put a premium on challenging shots and as we get there to challenge shots, we need to make sure that we give the second effort to make sure we get into the play," said Reed. "Some of those shots were missed long, so our challenge ended up working. However, they're in an ideal position to rebound the basketball as we're flying by going to the sideline. We can take a small step backwards and try to determine why we were in such a desperation type of situation. Ultimately, we struggled to contain some of their dribble penetration. We did not do a great job at the initial point of defense and then we did not do a good job of finishing that defensive possession."
The Mountain Hawks look to bounce back on Saturday when they travel to Arizona State to face the Sun Devils out of the Pac-12 Conference. Opening tipoff is set for 9 p.m. ET (7 p.m. locally) on the Pac-12 Network
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Team Stats
LEHIGH
QUI
FG%
.400
.411
3FG%
.273
.222
FT%
.750
.762
RB
30
53
TO
9
11
STL
2
3
Game Leaders
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
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