19 November, 2006
by Elliot Smilowitz
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1st |
2nd |
Final |
| Sacred Heart (1-3) |
28 |
35 |
63 |
| Lehigh (2-3) |
28 |
44 |
72 |
| Stabler Arena – Bethlehem, PA |
Boxscore |
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Jose Olivero scored 21 points to lead Lehigh to a 72-63 win over Sacred Heart University. Olivero had 11 and Kyle Neptune added 10 in Lehigh’s 44-point second half.
The game was even in the first half, with no lead larger than 5. The final minute of the first half featured fireworks, with Luke Granato, Marquis Hall and Jarrid Frye all hitting three-pointers. Lehigh created a quick lead in the second half with a 10-0 run. Sacred Heart came as close as 1 point behind but never again tied the game or took the lead.
Lehigh shot 64.0 percent from the field in the second half, and 50.9 percent for the game. Bryan White had 15 points, 7 boards and 2 blocks for the Mountain Hawks. Jason Mgebroff had 7 points and a game-high 9 rebounds, helping Lehigh to a 45-28 edge on the glass. Granato and Frye led the Pioneers with 16 and 15 points respectively. Point guard Drew Shubik gave the Pioneers 8 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds and 4 steals before fouling out.
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| Keys to the Game |
| Key sequence |
The first seven possessions of the second half for Sacred Heart resulted in 6 missed shots and a turnover. Lehigh went 4-for-8 to start the second stanza but ran off 10 unanswered points in that span because of the Pioneers’ offensive blackout. The Mountain Hawks grabbed all 8 available rebounds, including 2 on offense, in that span.
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| Key sign it was over |
With 1:36 to go and Lehigh leading 64-59, Tavio Hobson stole the ball from White and created a fast break, but Frye missed the transition shot. White grabbed the ball and was fouled. He missed the front end of a one-and-one, but Neptune got the rebound, leading to a Mgrebroff three-point play to open up an 8-point lead with 1:11 left.
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| Key performance |
Freshman point guard Hall filled the stat book, posting 7 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds.
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| Key statistic |
Sacred Heart shot 28.9 percent from the field in the second half, including 3-of-14 for three.
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| Notes |
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Lehigh turned the ball over 25 times. Sacred Heart won the battle of points off turnovers 23-8.
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The Mountain Hawks were just 3-of-11 from beyond the arc.
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Lehigh did not record a steal all game.
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Freshman Andre Hines, who has played big bench minutes so far this year, did not see action.
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Lehigh hits the road again Wednesday with a game at Quinnipiac.
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