Gamecenter: Harvard 61, Lehigh 70

	1st	2nd	Final
Harvard (4-6)	33	28	61
Lehigh (5-5)	22	48	70


Stabler Arena – Bethlehem, PA	Boxscore

Keys to the Game
Key sequence	Having just recovered from a 13-2 Lehigh run to build its lead back to six on an Evan Harris bucket with 10:53 remaining, Harvard surrendered 11 unanswered points. Marquis Hall capitalized on an offensive rebound to bring the Mountain Hawks within four, then Dave Buchberger sank a three-pointer to make it a one-point game. Two possessions later, Lehigh pulled ahead on a Hall jumper, then extended its lead it three on a pair of Bryan White free throws. After a shot clock violation by the Crimson, John Gourlay scored inside to cap off the 11-0 spurt that gave the hosts a 54-49 advantage with 6:23 to play.
Key sign it was over	Trailing by eight, Harvard got a three-point play from Jeremy Lin to close within five with just over a minute left. However, Hall drew a foul from Lin, and hit both free throws to make it a 66-59 game. Lin came up empty on a three-point attempt, then Hall again was perfect at the line to extend the Lehigh margin to nine with 34 ticks on the clock. When Andrew Pusar’s jumper wouldn’t go down, Zahir Carrington finished off the Crimson with a pair of free throws that made it 70-59 with just 21 seconds to play.
Key performance	Despite missing all five of his three-point attempts, Hall had a major impact on the game. The sophomore guard made 5 of 6 shots inside the arc to finish with a game-high 17 points, and also added five assists in 28 minutes.
Key statistic	Lehigh was able to make up for a subpar shooting afternoon by beating Harvard at its own game and dominating the free throw line. The Mountain Hawks attempted 24 free throws to the Crimson’s nine, and outscored their guests 22-9 from the stripe.

Notes

– Harris led the way for Harvard with 16 points on 6-for-7 shooting, while Lin, Pat Magnarelli, and Drew Housman each added 10.

– Carrington had a strong performance for Lehigh with 14 points and six rebounds, while Phil Anderson came off the bench to score 10 points in 13 minutes.

– The Crimson held the Mountain Hawks to 22 first-half points on 28.0-percent shooting, but allowed 48 points after halftime as the hosts shot 51.7 percent in the final 20 minutes.

– Harvard los the turnover battle 17-12, and was outscored 24-15 on points off turnovers.

– Lehigh did a solid job on the boards, holding Harvard to just 16.0-percent offensive rebounding while grabbing 38.0 percent at its own offensive end, and holding a 17-5 edge in second-chance points.

– The Crimson heads back on the road on Thursday, December 13, when it heads down to Long Island for a 7:00 pm ET contest.

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