22 November, 2006
by Elliot Smilowitz
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1st |
2nd |
Final |
| Lehigh (2-4) |
30 |
25 |
55 |
| Quinnipiac (2-1) |
32 |
39 |
71 |
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Jose Olivero scored a game-high 17 points, but Lehigh could not overcome Quinnipiac’s balanced attack, dropping a 71-55 decision to the Bobcats. Quinnipiac had five players score 9 or more points.
Bobcat frontcourt-mates Chris Wehye and DeMario Anderson led the way with 15 and 14 points respectively, and 6 rebounds each. Adam Gonzalez pitched in 11 points and 7 boards off the bench. Lehigh had Olivero’s 17 and Kyle Neptune’s 14 points, and no other player breaking 6 points on the game.
The first half was a close affair, with 7 lead changes and 5 ties. Both teams’ shooters were on in the first half; Quinnipiac hit 5 treys and Lehigh nailed 4. The second half was slower-paced and more predictable. The Bobcats led by single digits from the start of the half until the final minute. Lehigh was undone by carelessness, committing 14 second-half turnovers. Quinnipiac iced the game from the free throw line, hitting all 7 attempts in the final 36 seconds.
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| Keys to the Game |
| Key sequence |
Lehigh had the ball with 3:24 to go in the game, down 55-51. Olivero lost the ball, and Wehye was fouled. He hit 1 of 2 free throws. Down the other way, Bryan White had the ball stolen by Victor Akinyanju, leading to a Wehye basket. For the third time in a row, Lehigh turned the ball over; this time DeMario Anderson converted a transition lay-up to give the Bobcats a 9-point lead with just over 2 minutes to play.
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| Key sign it was over |
With 1:41 left, Olivero hit a jumper to cut Lehigh’s deficit to 7. Quinnipiac lost the ball, but DeMario Anderson stripped Marquis Hall, leading to a Bobcat bucket in the paint. Olivero missed a shot, Jason Mgebroff missed a tip-in, and Quinnipiac came down with the ball with 38 seconds, forcing Lehigh to start fouling.
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| Key performance |
DeMario Anderson scored 14 points, grabbed 6 boards, and stole the ball 5 times. He also scored 7 points in the final 2:03, helping the Bobcats keep Lehigh at bay.
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| Key statistic |
In the second half, Quinnipiac shot 54.5 percent from the floor, Lehigh 41.7 percent.
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| Notes |
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Quinnipiac outrebounded the Mountain Hawks 38-28. Neptune led Lehigh with 9 boards.
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Few fouls were called all game. The teams combined for 30 free throw attempts, including 10 in the final 36 seconds. No one other than Neptune and Olivero attempted a foul shot for the Mountain Hawks all game.
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Starting center Mgebroff and backups Zahir Carrington and John Gourlay combined for just 4 points on 2-of-8 shooting for Lehigh.
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Quinnipiac grabbed 12 steals. Lehigh had 7.
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With much of the student body already gone home for Thanksgiving, this game drew an official attendance of 567.
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