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Mountain Hawks can’t come all the way back in 92-81 loss at Boston U
1/8/2018 10:15:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Postgame Reaction (Video): Head Coach Brett Reed
BOSTON – Trailing by 24 at the half and by as many as 27 in the second, the Lehigh men's basketball team pulled as close as nine with just over one minute remaining, but it wasn't enough as the Mountain Hawks fell at Boston University, 92-81 on Monday evening. Junior Lance Tejada led the offense with 21 points, 17 coming in the second half while sophomore Pat Andree tallied 19 points, 16 after halftime. Lehigh responded from a 25-point first half by scoring a season-high 56 in the second.
"Boston really stepped it up and played well in the beginning of the game. They made their shots and took advantage of their opportunities," said Lehigh head coach Brett Reed. "We had a stretch when we missed some open shots and easy opportunities, but I really think the story of the game is that we began to panic a little bit and forced action, which almost perpetuated and snowballed a bad situation. We could only muster 25 (first-half) points because a lot of them were forced opportunities.
"Whether you look at the first half or you look at the second half, defensively, we have to improve," Reed continued. "The number of points we gave up in the paint were ridiculous in the second half and in the first half, we didn't have any answers to slow them down. We tried different defensive looks just to see if we could break their rhythm, but nothing was able to stop them enough."
With the loss, Lehigh falls to 7-8 on the season, 2-2 in Patriot League play while Boston University improves to 7-8 and 3-1 in the league. Tejada's 21 points came on 5-of-11 shooting from three-point range, including 5-of-8 in the second half. Andree's 19 points included 5-of-9 from long distance, including 4-of-6 after halftime. Senior Kahron Ross added 12 points and four assists while freshman James Karnik added nine points and five boards.
The teams went back and forth in the early going with Lehigh holding an early 3-2 lead following a Kyle Leufroy three-pointer. The Terriers broke a 5-5 tie with six straight points, but the Mountain Hawks used a 6-0 run of their own, capped off by a short baseline jumper from Jordan Cohen to give Lehigh a 14-13 advantage.
Boston University immediately responded by staging a 9-0 run capped off by a Max Mahoney three-point play, to take a 22-14 lead. The Terriers' success continued and their run reached 36-10, eventually taking a 49-24 advantage in the final minute of the first half. A Ross free throw pulled Lehigh within 49-25 following 20 minutes of play.
A pair of three-pointers early in the second half, from Tejada and Andree, gave Lehigh life, pulling the Mountain Hawks within 54-33 less than two minutes into the stanza.
Lehigh continued to slowly chip away, scoring five straight via a Tejada trey and Cohen jumper to pull within 62-47 with 11:18 still remaining. The Terriers responded to retake a 20-point lead with 6:52 on the clock before the Mountain Hawks had one last charge. With Boston University leading by 19 (80-61) with 3:32 left in the half, Lehigh outscored the Terriers 18-8 over the next 2:27, using five three-pointers in that span, the last by Ross to pull the Mountain Hawks within three possessions at 88-79 with 1:05 still on the clock. That's as close as Lehigh would come as the Terriers hit enough free throws down the stretch for the victory.
"We were able to put together a little bit of a run and the guys showed pretty good resolve," said Reed. "One good thing about this team, and I hope it carries forward from game to game, is that they've shown a good collective resolve and have found ways to come together. Tonight was a test of that resolve and tonight was a test of that unity. We need to make sure our internal team leadership, our togetherness and all that type stuff takes us to another level because we have a lot of work to do."
Lehigh shot 56 percent in the second half to finish at 47 percent for the game (31-of-66). The Mountain Hawks knocked down 12 second-half three-pointers (on 23 attempts) to finish 14-of-32 for the game (44 percent), just one game after making 15 treys vs. Holy Cross. Boston University shot 53 percent for the game (32-of-61), including 42 percent from long distance (8-of-19). The Terriers held a 39-29 edge in rebounds.
The Mountain Hawks remain on the road Thursday when they travel to Bucknell in a rematch of the 2017 Patriot League Championship Game. Lehigh returns home on Sunday, Jan. 14 to host American at 2 p.m. Tickets are on sale and can be purchased online by clicking here.
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BOSTON – Trailing by 24 at the half and by as many as 27 in the second, the Lehigh men's basketball team pulled as close as nine with just over one minute remaining, but it wasn't enough as the Mountain Hawks fell at Boston University, 92-81 on Monday evening. Junior Lance Tejada led the offense with 21 points, 17 coming in the second half while sophomore Pat Andree tallied 19 points, 16 after halftime. Lehigh responded from a 25-point first half by scoring a season-high 56 in the second.
"Boston really stepped it up and played well in the beginning of the game. They made their shots and took advantage of their opportunities," said Lehigh head coach Brett Reed. "We had a stretch when we missed some open shots and easy opportunities, but I really think the story of the game is that we began to panic a little bit and forced action, which almost perpetuated and snowballed a bad situation. We could only muster 25 (first-half) points because a lot of them were forced opportunities.
"Whether you look at the first half or you look at the second half, defensively, we have to improve," Reed continued. "The number of points we gave up in the paint were ridiculous in the second half and in the first half, we didn't have any answers to slow them down. We tried different defensive looks just to see if we could break their rhythm, but nothing was able to stop them enough."
With the loss, Lehigh falls to 7-8 on the season, 2-2 in Patriot League play while Boston University improves to 7-8 and 3-1 in the league. Tejada's 21 points came on 5-of-11 shooting from three-point range, including 5-of-8 in the second half. Andree's 19 points included 5-of-9 from long distance, including 4-of-6 after halftime. Senior Kahron Ross added 12 points and four assists while freshman James Karnik added nine points and five boards.
The teams went back and forth in the early going with Lehigh holding an early 3-2 lead following a Kyle Leufroy three-pointer. The Terriers broke a 5-5 tie with six straight points, but the Mountain Hawks used a 6-0 run of their own, capped off by a short baseline jumper from Jordan Cohen to give Lehigh a 14-13 advantage.
Boston University immediately responded by staging a 9-0 run capped off by a Max Mahoney three-point play, to take a 22-14 lead. The Terriers' success continued and their run reached 36-10, eventually taking a 49-24 advantage in the final minute of the first half. A Ross free throw pulled Lehigh within 49-25 following 20 minutes of play.
A pair of three-pointers early in the second half, from Tejada and Andree, gave Lehigh life, pulling the Mountain Hawks within 54-33 less than two minutes into the stanza.
Lehigh continued to slowly chip away, scoring five straight via a Tejada trey and Cohen jumper to pull within 62-47 with 11:18 still remaining. The Terriers responded to retake a 20-point lead with 6:52 on the clock before the Mountain Hawks had one last charge. With Boston University leading by 19 (80-61) with 3:32 left in the half, Lehigh outscored the Terriers 18-8 over the next 2:27, using five three-pointers in that span, the last by Ross to pull the Mountain Hawks within three possessions at 88-79 with 1:05 still on the clock. That's as close as Lehigh would come as the Terriers hit enough free throws down the stretch for the victory.
"We were able to put together a little bit of a run and the guys showed pretty good resolve," said Reed. "One good thing about this team, and I hope it carries forward from game to game, is that they've shown a good collective resolve and have found ways to come together. Tonight was a test of that resolve and tonight was a test of that unity. We need to make sure our internal team leadership, our togetherness and all that type stuff takes us to another level because we have a lot of work to do."
Lehigh shot 56 percent in the second half to finish at 47 percent for the game (31-of-66). The Mountain Hawks knocked down 12 second-half three-pointers (on 23 attempts) to finish 14-of-32 for the game (44 percent), just one game after making 15 treys vs. Holy Cross. Boston University shot 53 percent for the game (32-of-61), including 42 percent from long distance (8-of-19). The Terriers held a 39-29 edge in rebounds.
The Mountain Hawks remain on the road Thursday when they travel to Bucknell in a rematch of the 2017 Patriot League Championship Game. Lehigh returns home on Sunday, Jan. 14 to host American at 2 p.m. Tickets are on sale and can be purchased online by clicking here.
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Team Stats
LEHIGH
BOSTONU
FG%
.470
.525
3FG%
.438
.421
FT%
.714
.714
RB
29
39
TO
13
11
STL
4
7
Game Leaders
Pts
21
FGM
8
3FGM
5
FTM
0
Pts
19
FGM
7
3FGM
5
FTM
0
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
2
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