10 January, 2007
by Joshua Schaffer
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1st |
2nd |
Final |
| Lehigh (7-11, 2-0 Patriot) |
34 |
37 |
71 |
| Navy (10-7, 0-2 Patriot) |
21 |
40 |
61 |
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A big first half helped Lehigh overcome Navy in the second half and win their seventh game of the season 71-61. Lehigh, despite a pair of rough games to start the season, is now 2-0 in the Patriot League. Navy lost their seventh game of the season and dropped to 0-2 in conference.
This game started off the same way it ended, with a Lehigh 10-2 run. Jose Olivero hit all 3 of his three-pointers in the first half and helped the Mountain Hawks build a comfortable lead. Kyle Neptune contributed in the win with 17 points, 4 assists, and 5 rebounds.
Despite the loss, Navy’s Kaleo Kina scored 23 points, off 9-for-16 shooting. He was 3-for-6 behind the arc and kept the Midshipmen in this game. Navy went on a 7-0 run early on in the second half, coming within 1 point of Lehigh, but could never capitalize when given the opportunity. Kina was the only Midshipman in double figures.
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| Keys to the Game |
| Key sequence |
Navy had cut the lead to 61-59 with a Kina three-pointer and had grabbed the rebound off an Olivero miss with 3:36 left in the game Corey Johnson had an open look at a three-pointer of his own but missed off the side of the rim. Lehigh then ran the ball down the court and Phil Anderson hit a short jumper to start a 10-2 run that ended the game for Navy.
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| Key sign it was over |
After the Mountain Hawks pushed the lead to 63-59 with just under 3 minutes left, Kyle Neptune hit a clutch three-pointer to basically end the Midshipmen threat.
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| Key performance |
Lehigh senior Olivero controlled the floor the entire game. The floor general finished with 17 points, 4 assists and 2 steals and hit some big three-pointers, as he finished 3-for-6 behind the arc.
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| Key statistic |
Lehigh had 18 points off turnovers, compared to Navy’s 12.
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| Notes |
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Navy has now hit a three-pointer in 111 consecutive games. The last time Navy did not make one was on Jan. 26, 2003 against Colgate. Navy’s longest consecutive games streak with a three-pointer is 134 games in a row, from 1998 to 2003.
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10 out of the 23 shots that Navy made in the game were three-pointers. On the season 151 out of the 381 shots the Midshipmen have made have come from long distance.
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This was Lehigh’s first win away from home this season.
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Kina scored a season high 23 points for the Midshipmen, only one point away from his career high.
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