Saturday, January 30
Bethlehem, Pa.
2 p.m.
Lehigh University
3-6,3-6Patriot
70
vs
84
Bucknell
3-4,3-4Patriot
1
2
F
Bucknell
43
41
84
Lehigh
43
27
70
Game of Runs Ends With Bucknell on Top, 84-70
1/30/2021 5:14:00 PM | Men's Basketball
BEHTLEHEM, Pa. – After trailing 20-11 early, the Lehigh men's basketball team outscored Bucknell 39-23 over the ensuing 15 minutes, but the Bison took over from there and went on to beat the Mountain Hawks (3-6, 1-4 Central), 84-70 on Saturday afternoon in Stabler Arena. Senior Marques Wilson led the offense with 15 points while junior Nic Lynch had 14. Junior Jeameril Wilson just missed a double-double with nine points and 10 boards.
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The Mountain Hawks shot just 22.9 percent from the field in the second half (compared to Bucknell's 51.9 percent), which helped the Bison hold a 41-27 edge over the final 20 minutes to break a 43-43 halftime tie.
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Freshman Ben Li added a career-high eight points in the defeat on 3-of-4 shooting (and 2-of-2 from the free throw line). He also grabbed a career-high five rebounds. Â
Freshman Dominic Parolin had seven points and a career-high eight boards, while sophomore Evan Taylor posted the identical stat line. Sophomore Reed Fenton scored seven points as well, including a perfect 5-of-5 from the free throw line.
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After a Marques Wilson 3-pointer gave Lehigh a 9-8 lead, the Bison responded with a 12-2 run, capped off by a Deuce Turner fastbreak layup, to open a 20-11 advantage, forcing a Mountain Hawks' timeout with 13:27 on the clock.
Lehigh immediately responded with four straight points and 19 of the next 28 points. A 6-0 Mountain Hawks' surge, capped off by a Marques Wilson fastbreak layup, gave Lehigh the lead back at 30-29.
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The ensuing minutes saw multiple ties and lead changes. The Mountain Hawks' lead reached as much as four after a Lynch layup made the score 39-35. Bucknell went on to score six of the final eight first-half points to pull even at 43 at the break.
Lehigh began the second half on a 7-0 run – via a Jake Betlow 3-pointer, Marques Wilson layup and Taylor offensive rebound and putback – to give Lehigh a 50-43 lead.
After a Bucknell timeout, the Bison responded with a 15-2 run to open a 58-52 advantage with 12:47 on the clock. The Mountain Hawks' offense went cold, scoring just three points over more than nine minutes of game action, allowing Bucknell to open as much as a 14-point second-half lead.
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Lehigh pulled within eight on multiple occasions in the final eight minutes, but the Bison surged back ahead by 14, which proved to be the final margin.
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For the game, the Mountain Hawks shot 36.1 percent from the field (26-of-72), including 21.4 percent from 3-point range (3-of-14). Bucknell finished at 50.0 percent (28-of-56) and 37.5 percent from behind the arc (6-of-16). Lehigh held a 43-34 edge on the glass, including a 14-2 advantage in offensive rebounds. Five different Mountain Hawks tallied multiple offensive boards.
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Lehigh will look to bounce back on Sunday when it travels to Bucknell. Opening tipoff is now set for 2 p.m. due to an impending winter storm.
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ÂGallery: (1-30-2021) Men's Basketball vs. Bucknell, 1/30/21
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The Mountain Hawks shot just 22.9 percent from the field in the second half (compared to Bucknell's 51.9 percent), which helped the Bison hold a 41-27 edge over the final 20 minutes to break a 43-43 halftime tie.
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Freshman Ben Li added a career-high eight points in the defeat on 3-of-4 shooting (and 2-of-2 from the free throw line). He also grabbed a career-high five rebounds. Â
Â.@benli__ would NOT be denied.
— Lehigh M. Basketball (@LehighMBB) January 30, 2021
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Freshman Dominic Parolin had seven points and a career-high eight boards, while sophomore Evan Taylor posted the identical stat line. Sophomore Reed Fenton scored seven points as well, including a perfect 5-of-5 from the free throw line.
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After a Marques Wilson 3-pointer gave Lehigh a 9-8 lead, the Bison responded with a 12-2 run, capped off by a Deuce Turner fastbreak layup, to open a 20-11 advantage, forcing a Mountain Hawks' timeout with 13:27 on the clock.
Â.@Niclynch44 with the tip and the flex 💪
— Lehigh M. Basketball (@LehighMBB) January 30, 2021
Lots of scoring early on as Bucknell holds a 10-9 lead at our first media timeout.
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Lehigh immediately responded with four straight points and 19 of the next 28 points. A 6-0 Mountain Hawks' surge, capped off by a Marques Wilson fastbreak layup, gave Lehigh the lead back at 30-29.
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The ensuing minutes saw multiple ties and lead changes. The Mountain Hawks' lead reached as much as four after a Lynch layup made the score 39-35. Bucknell went on to score six of the final eight first-half points to pull even at 43 at the break.
Â.@jeameril_wilson is doing it all 🔥🔥🔥
— Lehigh M. Basketball (@LehighMBB) January 30, 2021
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Lehigh began the second half on a 7-0 run – via a Jake Betlow 3-pointer, Marques Wilson layup and Taylor offensive rebound and putback – to give Lehigh a 50-43 lead.
ÂWhat a start to the half! 7-0 run, ending with an @Evant2415 putback, forces a Bucknell timeout.
— Lehigh M. Basketball (@LehighMBB) January 30, 2021
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After a Bucknell timeout, the Bison responded with a 15-2 run to open a 58-52 advantage with 12:47 on the clock. The Mountain Hawks' offense went cold, scoring just three points over more than nine minutes of game action, allowing Bucknell to open as much as a 14-point second-half lead.
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Lehigh pulled within eight on multiple occasions in the final eight minutes, but the Bison surged back ahead by 14, which proved to be the final margin.
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For the game, the Mountain Hawks shot 36.1 percent from the field (26-of-72), including 21.4 percent from 3-point range (3-of-14). Bucknell finished at 50.0 percent (28-of-56) and 37.5 percent from behind the arc (6-of-16). Lehigh held a 43-34 edge on the glass, including a 14-2 advantage in offensive rebounds. Five different Mountain Hawks tallied multiple offensive boards.
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Lehigh will look to bounce back on Sunday when it travels to Bucknell. Opening tipoff is now set for 2 p.m. due to an impending winter storm.
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Team Stats
Buck
Lehigh
FG%
.500
.361
3FG%
.375
.214
FT%
.880
.882
RB
34
43
TO
12
14
STL
7
6
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
15
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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