Thursday, November 10
Blacksburg, Va.
6:00 PM
Lehigh University
at
Virginia Tech
Photo by: L.J. Smith
Lehigh Travels to Blacksburg to take on Virginia Tech
11/9/2022 9:51:00 PM | Men's Basketball
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh men's basketball squad faces off with another ACC opponent on Thursday, as the Mountain Hawks take on Virginia Tech at Cassell Coliseum. Lehigh dropped its season opener to Syracuse, 90-72, inside the JMA Wireless Dome Monday night.
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There were 10 different Mountain Hawks to make a basket in the JMA Wireless Dome, and they were paced by the offensive efforts of Evan Taylor, who ended the night playing 33 minutes and scoring 20 points to go with his four 3-pointers, three rebounds, two steals and two blocked shots. This is the eighth time in Taylor's career that he has scored 20 or more points in a game.
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Keith Higgins Jr. registered nine points with a team-leading three assists, two rebounds and a steal while Jakob Alamudun tallied eight points on three made baskets and a clean 2-for-2 from the free-throw line. He also contributed two rebounds and an assist. Dominic Parolin finished the night with seven points, going 3-for-4 from the charity stripe and 2-for-4 from the floor. The leading rebounder for the Brown and White was J.T. Tan, who grabbed eight boards and was a co-leader in assists with three to go with his six points.
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The Mountain Hawks concluded the night shooting 42.9 percent, with a clip of 51.6 percent in the second half while the Orange shot 54.5 percent from the field. Syracuse shot 50 percent (6-12) from beyond the three-point line and 77.4 percent (24-31) at the foul line while Lehigh was 38.1 (8-21) from long distance and 76.9 percent from the free-throw line.
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Thursday night's game will mark just the second meeting between Lehigh and Virginia Tech. The Hokies claimed the first meeting in November 2019. Last year, Virginia Tech won the ACC Tournament title and advanced to the NCAA Tournament, before falling to Texas in the first round.
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Virginia Tech opened its season with a 95-57 home win over Delaware State Monday night. Grant Basile notched an impressive double-double for the Hokies with 30 points and 10 rebounds. Sean Pedulla, Darius Maddox and Lynn Kidd made their first career starts. The Hokies' 95 points were the most by Tech in a season opener since 2017 (111). Virginia Tech had a plus-18 rebounding margin, which is the largest margin since Dec. 3, 2020 against VMI (18). The Hokies reached 50% from deep – a threshold that Tech met five times last season.
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The Hokies won the lone previous meeting with Lehigh, 79-53 in Blacksburg on Nov. 16, 2019.
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Thursday's game tips off just after 6 p.m. and will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra with audio coverage on Fox Sports Radio 94.7 FM and 1230 AM and LVFoxSports.com beginning at 5:30 p.m.
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Following Thursday's game, the Mountain Hawks will open the home portion of their season with a game against Misericordia, Sunday at 4 p.m. inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. Lehigh will be its first game at Grace Hall since the opening of Stabler Arena in the 1978-79 season.
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There were 10 different Mountain Hawks to make a basket in the JMA Wireless Dome, and they were paced by the offensive efforts of Evan Taylor, who ended the night playing 33 minutes and scoring 20 points to go with his four 3-pointers, three rebounds, two steals and two blocked shots. This is the eighth time in Taylor's career that he has scored 20 or more points in a game.
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Keith Higgins Jr. registered nine points with a team-leading three assists, two rebounds and a steal while Jakob Alamudun tallied eight points on three made baskets and a clean 2-for-2 from the free-throw line. He also contributed two rebounds and an assist. Dominic Parolin finished the night with seven points, going 3-for-4 from the charity stripe and 2-for-4 from the floor. The leading rebounder for the Brown and White was J.T. Tan, who grabbed eight boards and was a co-leader in assists with three to go with his six points.
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The Mountain Hawks concluded the night shooting 42.9 percent, with a clip of 51.6 percent in the second half while the Orange shot 54.5 percent from the field. Syracuse shot 50 percent (6-12) from beyond the three-point line and 77.4 percent (24-31) at the foul line while Lehigh was 38.1 (8-21) from long distance and 76.9 percent from the free-throw line.
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Thursday night's game will mark just the second meeting between Lehigh and Virginia Tech. The Hokies claimed the first meeting in November 2019. Last year, Virginia Tech won the ACC Tournament title and advanced to the NCAA Tournament, before falling to Texas in the first round.
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Virginia Tech opened its season with a 95-57 home win over Delaware State Monday night. Grant Basile notched an impressive double-double for the Hokies with 30 points and 10 rebounds. Sean Pedulla, Darius Maddox and Lynn Kidd made their first career starts. The Hokies' 95 points were the most by Tech in a season opener since 2017 (111). Virginia Tech had a plus-18 rebounding margin, which is the largest margin since Dec. 3, 2020 against VMI (18). The Hokies reached 50% from deep – a threshold that Tech met five times last season.
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The Hokies won the lone previous meeting with Lehigh, 79-53 in Blacksburg on Nov. 16, 2019.
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Thursday's game tips off just after 6 p.m. and will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra with audio coverage on Fox Sports Radio 94.7 FM and 1230 AM and LVFoxSports.com beginning at 5:30 p.m.
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Following Thursday's game, the Mountain Hawks will open the home portion of their season with a game against Misericordia, Sunday at 4 p.m. inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. Lehigh will be its first game at Grace Hall since the opening of Stabler Arena in the 1978-79 season.
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| Date: | November 10, 2022 |
| Opponent: | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| Tip-off: | 6 p.m. |
| Arena (Capacity): | Cassell Coliseum (8.295) |
| Location: | Blacksburg, Va. |
| Lehigh's Record: | 0-1, 0-0 Patriot League |
| Virginia Tech's Record: | 1-0, 0-0 ACC |
| Series: | Virginia Tech leads 1-0 |
| TV/Video: | ACC Network Extra |
| Radio: | Fox Sports Radio 94.7 FM and 1230 AM |
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