Saturday, December 1
Bethlehem, Pa.
2 p.m.
Lehigh University
vs
Arkansas State
Mountain Hawks return home to host Arkansas State Saturday
11/30/2018 10:12:00 AM | Men's Basketball
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Following a strong 4-2 November with its only losses coming vs. power conference opponents, the Lehigh men's basketball team will kick off December on Saturday by hosting Arkansas State. Opening tipoff is set for 2 p.m. in Stabler Arena on the Patriot League Network. The Mountain Hawks most recently dropped a competitive contest at Kansas State, leading the 12th-ranked Wildcats 31-26 late in the first half and staying within two at halftime, nine with 7:56 remaining and 12 with 4:30 on the clock.
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Saturday will feature a Toys for Tots Drive as fans who bring a new, unwrapped toy will receive $1 admission into the game. Tickets for Saturday's game are FREE with a Lehigh ID. Lehigh students can take the Saturday Campus Connector to the game. The bus will leave at 1:10 and 1:50 p.m. from Packer Ave. and 1:15 and 1:55 from Alpha Phi (among numerous stops and times). For the complete schedule, please click here.
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Last Saturday marked homecoming games for sophomores Caleb Bennett and Marques Wilson. Bennett is from St. Joseph, Mo. (approximately two hours from Kansas State) and Wilson is from Edmond, Okla. (just over four hours away). Both Bennett and Wilson played integral roles in Lehigh's first-half surge, and each finished the game with five points while Wilson added seven rebounds.
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The story last Saturday was another sophomore, James Karnik, who scored Lehigh's first seven points and finished with 15 points and eight boards, finishing just one point shy of tying his career high for points. Junior Jordan Cohen posted 11 points, a career-high eight assists and career-high tying three steals, while classmate Pat Andree also had 12 points, including 4-of-7 three-point shooting. With two points, senior Kyle Leufroy moved into sole possession of 29th place in school history for career scoring.
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Lehigh shot 54.2 percent from the field in the first half, but only 28 percent in the second. One game after knocking down 12-of-19 three-pointers at Siena, the Mountain Hawks were just 6-of-21 vs. Kansas State (28.6 percent). Lehigh held Kansas State to just 6-of-20 from long distance and has now held opponents to 18-of-82 shooting (22.0 percent) behind the arc over the last three contests (Princeton, Siena and Kansas State). In the end, Lehigh hung tough with a Kansas State team predicted second in the preseason Big 12 poll (only behind Kansas), one year after the Wildcats advanced to the Elite Eight.
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The Mountain Hawks are set to face Arkansas State for just the second time in program history, the first being two years ago in Jonesboro, Arkansas which was a homecoming game for Kahron Ross. In program history, Lehigh has only played three current members of the Sun Belt - Arkansas State, Georgia Southern and South Alabama.
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Arkansas State is 2-4 on the season, most recently playing three games in three days last weekend at the Battle in the Blue Ridge. The Red Wolves wrapped up the weekend with their second win of the season, beating Gardner-Webb 77-69. The team's other win was vs. Missouri Baptist. A preseason third team All-Sun Belt honoree, Ty Cockfield leads the team in scoring (averaging 19.7 points per game). Marquis Eaton is second (10.7 average) while Grantham Gillard is averaging 9.2 points and a team-leading 6.0 rebounds. As a team, Arkansas State is shooting 45.9 percent from the field for the season, but are allowing opponents to shoot 45.9 percent as well.
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Arkansas State leads the all-time series with Lehigh, winning the only previous meeting in November of 2016 by a 97-89 final. In that game, Tim Kempton and Kahron Ross combined for 51 points on 21-of-33 shooting.
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After Saturday's game, Lehigh heads to Yale next Wednesday to face the Bulldogs at 7 p.m.
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Saturday will feature a Toys for Tots Drive as fans who bring a new, unwrapped toy will receive $1 admission into the game. Tickets for Saturday's game are FREE with a Lehigh ID. Lehigh students can take the Saturday Campus Connector to the game. The bus will leave at 1:10 and 1:50 p.m. from Packer Ave. and 1:15 and 1:55 from Alpha Phi (among numerous stops and times). For the complete schedule, please click here.
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Last Saturday marked homecoming games for sophomores Caleb Bennett and Marques Wilson. Bennett is from St. Joseph, Mo. (approximately two hours from Kansas State) and Wilson is from Edmond, Okla. (just over four hours away). Both Bennett and Wilson played integral roles in Lehigh's first-half surge, and each finished the game with five points while Wilson added seven rebounds.
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The story last Saturday was another sophomore, James Karnik, who scored Lehigh's first seven points and finished with 15 points and eight boards, finishing just one point shy of tying his career high for points. Junior Jordan Cohen posted 11 points, a career-high eight assists and career-high tying three steals, while classmate Pat Andree also had 12 points, including 4-of-7 three-point shooting. With two points, senior Kyle Leufroy moved into sole possession of 29th place in school history for career scoring.
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Lehigh shot 54.2 percent from the field in the first half, but only 28 percent in the second. One game after knocking down 12-of-19 three-pointers at Siena, the Mountain Hawks were just 6-of-21 vs. Kansas State (28.6 percent). Lehigh held Kansas State to just 6-of-20 from long distance and has now held opponents to 18-of-82 shooting (22.0 percent) behind the arc over the last three contests (Princeton, Siena and Kansas State). In the end, Lehigh hung tough with a Kansas State team predicted second in the preseason Big 12 poll (only behind Kansas), one year after the Wildcats advanced to the Elite Eight.
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The Mountain Hawks are set to face Arkansas State for just the second time in program history, the first being two years ago in Jonesboro, Arkansas which was a homecoming game for Kahron Ross. In program history, Lehigh has only played three current members of the Sun Belt - Arkansas State, Georgia Southern and South Alabama.
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Arkansas State is 2-4 on the season, most recently playing three games in three days last weekend at the Battle in the Blue Ridge. The Red Wolves wrapped up the weekend with their second win of the season, beating Gardner-Webb 77-69. The team's other win was vs. Missouri Baptist. A preseason third team All-Sun Belt honoree, Ty Cockfield leads the team in scoring (averaging 19.7 points per game). Marquis Eaton is second (10.7 average) while Grantham Gillard is averaging 9.2 points and a team-leading 6.0 rebounds. As a team, Arkansas State is shooting 45.9 percent from the field for the season, but are allowing opponents to shoot 45.9 percent as well.
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Arkansas State leads the all-time series with Lehigh, winning the only previous meeting in November of 2016 by a 97-89 final. In that game, Tim Kempton and Kahron Ross combined for 51 points on 21-of-33 shooting.
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After Saturday's game, Lehigh heads to Yale next Wednesday to face the Bulldogs at 7 p.m.
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Like Lehigh Men's Basketball on Facebook, follow on Twitter and Instagram for exclusive content, team updates and more.
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| Date: | December 1, 2018 |
| Opponent: | Arkansas State Red Wolves |
| Tip-off: | 2:00 |
| Arena/Capacity: | Stabler Arena/5,600 |
| Location: | Bethlehem, Pa. |
| Lehigh's Record: | 4-2, 0-0 Patriot League  |
| Arkansas State's Record: | 2-4, 0-0 Sun Belt |
| Series: | Arkansas State leads, 1-0 |
| Radio: | Fox Sports Radio 1230/1320 AM and Lehighsports.com with Tom Fallon and Greg Falkenbach '72. Pregame coverage gets underway at 1:30 p.m. |
| Television: | Patriot League Network |
| Internet Video: | Patriot League Network |
| Behind Enemy Lines: | Arkansas State Official Website |
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