Sunday, January 31
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2 p.m.
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Mountain Hawks Fall Short at Bucknell
1/31/2021 4:26:00 PM | Men's Basketball
LEWISBURG, Pa. – The Lehigh men's basketball team trimmed a 17-point first-half deficit down to eight, but Bucknell used a 16-0 second-half run to open a 62-37 advantage, and despite an 11-0 run of their own, the Mountain Hawks couldn't get any closer than 14 the rest of the way in a 92-68 defeat on Sunday at Sojka Pavilion. Junior Jeameril Wilson and sophomore Evan Taylor paced the offense with 16 and 14 points, respectively. Taylor added 10 rebounds for his third double-double in the last four games.
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Wilson scored 13 of his points in the first half, knocking down 3-of-3 from 3-point range. Senior Marques Wilson, sophomore Jakob Alamudun and freshman Jalin Sinclair each scored nine points apiece.
The first half saw Bucknell jump out to an early 8-2 lead, but the Mountain Hawks scored 11 of the next 17 points, capped off by a Sinclair driving layup, to pull within 14-13 with 12:14 left in the first half.
The teams traded baskets in the ensuing minutes until the Bison staged an 18-3 run. An Andrew Funk fast break 3-pointer forced a Lehigh timeout, trailing 37-20 with 6:09 on the clock.
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The Mountain Hawks answered with a 12-3 run, beginning with a Jeameril Wilson trey and ending with an Alamudun post move and finish, to pull within 40-32. Lehigh trailed 46-35 at the half.
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Jeameril Wilson opened the second-half scoring, but the Bison immediately responded with 16 straight points to take a 62-37 advantage. Lehigh's biggest run came midway through the stanza, scoring 11 straight points (five from Taylor) to pull within 70-56 with 8:49 still on the clock.
However, Bucknell again answered with the next nine points to retake a 23-point lead, on the way to the 92-68 final.
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For the game, the Mountain Hawks shot 32.3 percent from the field (21-of-65), including 32.0 percent from 3-point range (8-of-25). Bucknell finished at 51.5 percent (34-of-66) and 40.0 percent from long distance (10-of-25). Bucknell held a 42-34 edge in rebounds. For the second straight game, the Mountain Hawks had double-figure offensive rebounds, posting 11.
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Lehigh will return to action next weekend to face archrival Lafayette, Saturday on the road (2 p.m.) and Sunday at home (4 p.m.).
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ÂGallery: (1-31-2021) Men's Basketball at Bucknell, 1/31/21
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Wilson scored 13 of his points in the first half, knocking down 3-of-3 from 3-point range. Senior Marques Wilson, sophomore Jakob Alamudun and freshman Jalin Sinclair each scored nine points apiece.
ÂThe final of @jeameril_wilson's three first-half treys (on three attempts). He's definitely feeling it this afternoon.
— Lehigh M. Basketball (@LehighMBB) January 31, 2021
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The first half saw Bucknell jump out to an early 8-2 lead, but the Mountain Hawks scored 11 of the next 17 points, capped off by a Sinclair driving layup, to pull within 14-13 with 12:14 left in the first half.
Â.@Evant2415 with the EMPHATIC rejection, springing @jeameril_wilson for the fastbreak hoop. #PLTop3 #SCTop10
— Lehigh M. Basketball (@LehighMBB) January 31, 2021
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The teams traded baskets in the ensuing minutes until the Bison staged an 18-3 run. An Andrew Funk fast break 3-pointer forced a Lehigh timeout, trailing 37-20 with 6:09 on the clock.
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The Mountain Hawks answered with a 12-3 run, beginning with a Jeameril Wilson trey and ending with an Alamudun post move and finish, to pull within 40-32. Lehigh trailed 46-35 at the half.
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Jeameril Wilson opened the second-half scoring, but the Bison immediately responded with 16 straight points to take a 62-37 advantage. Lehigh's biggest run came midway through the stanza, scoring 11 straight points (five from Taylor) to pull within 70-56 with 8:49 still on the clock.
ÂTrailing by 25, the Mountain Hawks went on an 11-0 run, which included this @Evant2415 trey. Unfortunately, the Bison immediately responded with the next nine to reopen a 23-point margin.
— Lehigh M. Basketball (@LehighMBB) January 31, 2021
Watch on ESPN+ https://t.co/yeIncqwSdv pic.twitter.com/3kRjGDAnKK
However, Bucknell again answered with the next nine points to retake a 23-point lead, on the way to the 92-68 final.
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For the game, the Mountain Hawks shot 32.3 percent from the field (21-of-65), including 32.0 percent from 3-point range (8-of-25). Bucknell finished at 51.5 percent (34-of-66) and 40.0 percent from long distance (10-of-25). Bucknell held a 42-34 edge in rebounds. For the second straight game, the Mountain Hawks had double-figure offensive rebounds, posting 11.
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Lehigh will return to action next weekend to face archrival Lafayette, Saturday on the road (2 p.m.) and Sunday at home (4 p.m.).
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Team Stats
Lehigh
Buck
FG%
.323
.515
3FG%
.320
.400
FT%
.818
1.000
RB
34
42
TO
13
12
STL
8
6
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
16
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
3
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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