1 | 2 | T | |
---|---|---|---|
AMER | 31 | 45 | 76 |
LEH | 47 | 36 | 83 |
Late run lifts Lehigh over American 83-76
BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- James Karnik scored 14 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Lehigh used a late run to beat American University 83-76 on Wednesday night and improve to 7-0 at home.
Pat Andree and Lance Teja added 14 apiece for the Mountain Hawks (11-5, 4-1 Patriot League), who outshot the Eagles 57 percent to 43 percent. Jordan Cohen scored 12 points and Jeameril Wilson scored all of his career-high 11 points in the first half.
Sa'eed Nelson's layup capped a 21-9 run and American closed to 56-52, then to 72-70 on his layup with 2:06 left. Teja's jumper sparked an 11-6 run and Lehigh won going away.
The Mountain Hawks led 47-31 at halftime after outshooting the Eagles 59 percent to 37 percent.
Nelson scored 26 points and grabbed eight rebounds and made five assists for American (8-8, 2-3). Sam Iorio added 17 points and Mark Gasperini had 10.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Dwayne Gladden
- Tony Crisp
- Brian Zink
2023-24 Patriot League Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Colgate | 16-2 | - | 25-10 |
American University | 10-8 | 6 | 16-16 |
Boston University | 10-8 | 6 | 16-17 |
Bucknell | 10-8 | 6 | 14-19 |
Lafayette | 10-8 | 6 | 11-21 |
Lehigh | 9-9 | 7 | 14-18 |
Navy | 8-10 | 8 | 13-18 |
Army | 6-12 | 10 | 10-22 |
Holy Cross | 6-12 | 10 | 10-23 |
Loyola Maryland | 5-13 | 11 | 7-25 |