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Whitlock scores 21 off the bench, Lehigh downs Lafayette 86-47
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) Nasir Whitlock scored 21 points off of the bench to lead Lehigh over Lafayette 86-47 on Saturday night.
Whitlock went 8 of 16 from the field (3 for 5 from 3-point range) for the Mountain Hawks (7-12, 2-6 Patriot League). Edouard Benoit shot 7 for 10, including 3 for 4 from beyond the arc to add 17 points. Tyler Whitney-Sidney shot 4 of 6 from the field and 6 of 7 from the free-throw line to finish with 15 points, while adding six rebounds. The Mountain Hawks broke a six-game losing streak.
Justin Vander Baan finished with 11 points and two blocks for the Leopards (8-13, 3-5). Caleb Williams added seven points for Lafayette. Mark Butler also had six points, six rebounds and four steals.
Lehigh took the lead just over two minutes into the game and never looked back. Whitlock led their team in scoring with 13 points in the first half to help put them up 43-21 at the break. Lehigh pulled away with a 13-2 run in the second half to extend a 28-point lead to 39 points. They outscored Lafayette by 17 points in the final half, as Benoit led the way with a team-high 12 second-half points.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Justin Vander Baan vs. Hank Alvey (Leopards gains possession) | Â |
| 19:43 |  | Â | Justin Vander Baan misses two point layup | Â |
| 19:41 | | Â | Hank Alvey defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:26 | | Â | Tyler Whitney-Sidney turnover (bad pass) (Justin Vander Baan steals) | Â |
| 19:10 | | Â | Mark Butler turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 18:45 | | Â | Joshua Ingram turnover (bad pass) (Caleb Williams steals) | Â |
| 18:36 | | +2 | Mark Butler makes two point layup (Caleb Williams assists) | 2-0 |
| 18:12 | | +2 | Hank Alvey makes two point hook shot (Edouard Benoit assists) | 2-2 |
| 17:55 | | Â | Caleb Williams misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 17:53 | | Â | Cam Gillus defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:43 | | +2 | Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes two point jump shot | 2-4 |
| 17:15 | | Â | Andrew Phillips misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:13 | | Â | Cam Gillus defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:54 | | +3 | Edouard Benoit makes three point jump shot (Hank Alvey assists) | 2-7 |
| 16:27 | | Â | Justin Vander Baan turnover (lost ball) (Cam Gillus steals) | Â |
| 16:17 | | +2 | Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes two point jump shot (Cam Gillus assists) | 2-9 |
| 15:59 | | Â | Joshua Ingram shooting foul (Alex Chaikin draws the foul) | Â |
| 15:59 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:59 | | +1 | Alex Chaikin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-9 |
| 15:59 | | +1 | Alex Chaikin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-9 |
| 15:36 | | +2 | Hank Alvey makes two point hook shot | 4-11 |
| 15:10 | | Â | Ryan Pettit misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:08 | | Â | Hank Alvey defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:54 | | Â | Alex Chaikin personal foul (Joshua Ingram draws the foul) | Â |
| 14:45 | | +2 | Tommy Conniff makes two point hook shot (Joshua Ingram assists) | 4-13 |
| 14:26 | | Â | Alex Chaikin misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:24 | | Â | Mountain Hawks defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:01 | | Â | Andrew Phillips personal foul (Edouard Benoit draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:56 | | +3 | Cam Gillus makes three point jump shot (Joshua Ingram assists) | 4-16 |
| 13:36 | | Â | Andrew Phillips offensive foul (Joshua Ingram draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:36 | | Â | Andrew Phillips turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 13:18 | | Â | Cam Gillus misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:16 | | Â | Joshua Ingram offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:09 | | +2 | Nasir Whitlock makes two point jump shot | 4-18 |
| 12:51 | | Â | Ryan Pettit misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:49 | | Â | Joshua Ingram defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:33 | | Â | Nasir Whitlock misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:31 | | Â | Nasir Whitlock offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:26 | | Â | Cam Gillus misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:24 | | Â | Ben Knostman offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:16 | | +3 | Nasir Whitlock makes three point jump shot (Tommy Conniff assists) | 4-21 |
| 12:12 | | Â | Leopards 30 second timeout | Â |
| 12:12 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:49 | | Â | Caleb Williams misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:47 | | Â | Ben Knostman defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:41 | | +2 | Nasir Whitlock makes two point layup (Ben Knostman assists) | 4-23 |
| 11:17 | | +2 | TJ Berger makes two point jump shot | 6-23 |
| 10:56 | | Â | Tommy Conniff misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 10:54 | | Â | Justin Vander Baan defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:48 | | Â | TJ Berger misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:46 | | Â | Nasir Whitlock defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:40 | | +3 | Nasir Whitlock makes three point jump shot (Tyler Whitney-Sidney assists) | 6-26 |
| 10:26 | | Â | Justin Vander Baan misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:24 | | Â | Tyler Whitney-Sidney defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:22 | | Â | Jump ball. Tyler Whitney-Sidney vs. Mark Butler (Mountain Hawks gains possession) | Â |
| 10:08 | | Â | Nasir Whitlock misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:06 | | Â | Misha Bednostin defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:47 | | Â | Alex Chaikin misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 9:45 | | Â | Mark Butler offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:44 | | Â | Tyler Whitney-Sidney personal foul (Mark Butler draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:38 | | Â | Edouard Benoit shooting foul (Alex Chaikin draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:38 | | +1 | Alex Chaikin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-26 |
| 9:38 | | +1 | Alex Chaikin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-26 |
| 9:34 | | Â | Edouard Benoit turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 9:21 | | Â | Joshua Ingram personal foul (Misha Bednostin draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:03 | | +2 | TJ Berger makes two point jump shot | 10-26 |
| 8:37 | | +2 | Hank Alvey makes two point hook shot | 10-28 |
| 8:18 | | Â | Hank Alvey shooting foul (Misha Bednostin draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:18 | | Â | Misha Bednostin misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 8:18 | | Â | Misha Bednostin misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 8:18 | | Â | Leopards offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:10 | | +2 | Mark Butler makes two point jump shot (Justin Vander Baan assists) | 12-28 |
| 7:43 | | Â | Nasir Whitlock misses two point layup | Â |
| 7:41 | | Â | Justin Vander Baan defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:38 | | Â | Alex Chaikin misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:36 | | Â | Tyler Whitney-Sidney defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:29 | | Â | Edouard Benoit misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:27 | | Â | Mark Butler defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:16 | | Â | Andrew Phillips offensive foul (Tyler Whitney-Sidney draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:16 | | Â | Andrew Phillips turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 7:16 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 6:43 | | Â | Caleb Williams shooting foul (Tyler Whitney-Sidney draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:43 | | +1 | Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 12-29 |
| 6:43 | | +1 | Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 12-30 |
| 6:43 | | +1 | Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 12-31 |
| 6:26 | | Â | Caleb Williams misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:24 | | Â | Nasir Whitlock defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:18 | | Â | Edouard Benoit turnover (bad pass) (Ryan Pettit steals) | Â |
| 5:55 | | +2 | Justin Vander Baan makes two point layup | 14-31 |
| 5:55 | | Â | Alfredo Addesa shooting foul (Justin Vander Baan draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:55 | | +1 | Justin Vander Baan makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 15-31 |
| 5:44 | | Â | Tyler Whitney-Sidney turnover (bad pass) (Mark Butler steals) | Â |
| 5:34 | | Â | Malik Rasul misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:32 | | Â | Ryan Pettit offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:24 | | +2 | Ryan Pettit makes two point jump shot | 17-31 |
| 5:05 | | Â | Nasir Whitlock misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 5:03 | | Â | Justin Vander Baan defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:49 | | Â | Justin Vander Baan misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:47 | | Â | Ryan Pettit offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:30 | | +2 | Malik Rasul makes two point layup | 19-31 |
| 4:18 | | +2 | Edouard Benoit makes two point jump shot (Nasir Whitlock assists) | 19-33 |
| 4:00 | | Â | Mark Butler misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 3:58 | | Â | Alfredo Addesa defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:49 | | +3 | Alfredo Addesa makes three point jump shot (Tyler Whitney-Sidney assists) | 19-36 |
| 3:18 | | Â | Justin Vander Baan misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 3:16 | | Â | Alfredo Addesa defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:10 | | Â | Ryan Pettit shooting foul (Tyler Whitney-Sidney draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:10 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:10 | | +1 | Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-37 |
| 3:10 | | +1 | Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-38 |
| 3:01 | | Â | Mark Butler misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 2:59 | | Â | Edouard Benoit defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:47 | | Â | Hank Alvey misses two point layup | Â |
| 2:45 | | Â | Mark Butler defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:40 | | Â | Malik Rasul offensive foul | Â |
| 2:40 | | Â | Malik Rasul turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 2:23 | | Â | Edouard Benoit misses two point layup | Â |
| 2:21 | | Â | Malik Rasul defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:12 | | Â | Jump ball. Misha Bednostin vs. Hank Alvey (Leopards gains possession) | Â |
| 1:59 | | Â | Alex Chaikin misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:58 | | Â | Mountain Hawks defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:42 | | +3 | Nasir Whitlock makes three point jump shot (Ben Knostman assists) | 19-41 |
| 1:17 | | Â | Alex Chaikin misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:15 | | Â | Edouard Benoit defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:58 | | Â | Misha Bednostin personal foul (Hank Alvey draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:58 | | +1 | Hank Alvey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-42 |
| 0:58 | | +1 | Hank Alvey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-43 |
| 0:45 | | Â | Luka Savicevic misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:43 | | Â | Edouard Benoit defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:36 | | Â | Edouard Benoit turnover (lost ball) (Malik Rasul steals) | Â |
| 0:31 | | Â | Caleb Williams misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:29 | | Â | Malik Rasul offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:28 | | +2 | Malik Rasul makes two point layup | 21-43 |
| 0:21 | | Â | Mountain Hawks 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:04 | | Â | Nasir Whitlock turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Caleb Williams misses two point layup | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Mountain Hawks defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |