Lincoln Ball hits game-winning shot as American gets past Lehigh 68-67
WASHINGTON (AP) Greg Jones led American with 14 points and Lincoln Ball sank a game-winning jumper from the free-throw line just before the buzzer as the Eagles defeated Lehigh 68-67 on Wednesday night.
Jones shot 4 of 5 from the field and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Eagles (11-9, 5-2 Patriot League). Eric Michaels scored 13 points while finishing 6 of 8 from the floor. Matt Rogers had 12 points and shot 2 for 5 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 7 of 8 from the free-throw line.
The Mountain Hawks (6-12, 1-6) were led by Tyler Whitney-Sidney and Nasir Whitlock with 19 points apiece.
American went into the half ahead of Lehigh 32-29. Michaels scored nine points in the half. Jones scored seven second-half points for American.
Both teams play Saturday. American hosts Colgate and Lehigh plays Lafayette at home.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Hank Alvey vs. Matt Rogers (Elijah Stephens gains possession) | Â | |
19:43 | Â | Lincoln Ball misses two point layup | Â | |
19:41 | Â | Lincoln Ball offensive rebound | Â | |
19:28 | Â | Lincoln Ball misses two point jump shot | Â | |
19:26 | Â | Tyler Whitney-Sidney defensive rebound | Â | |
18:56 | Â | Cam Gillus misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:54 | Â | Greg Jones defensive rebound | Â | |
18:31 | +2 | Matt Rogers makes two point jump shot | 0-2 | |
18:15 | Â | Edouard Benoit misses two point layup | Â | |
18:13 | Â | Matt Rogers defensive rebound | Â | |
17:50 | Â | Greg Jones misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:48 | Â | Joshua Ingram defensive rebound | Â | |
17:36 | Â | Tyler Whitney-Sidney turnover (lost ball) (Lincoln Ball steals) | Â | |
17:28 | +3 | Matt Rogers makes three point jump shot (Elijah Stephens assists) | 0-5 | |
17:13 | Â | Colin Smalls personal foul (Tyler Whitney-Sidney draws the foul) | Â | |
17:06 | +2 | Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes two point layup | 2-5 | |
16:48 | Â | Colin Smalls misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:46 | Â | Hank Alvey defensive rebound | Â | |
16:22 | Â | Cam Gillus misses two point layup | Â | |
16:20 | Â | Matt Rogers defensive rebound | Â | |
15:59 | +2 | Eric Michaels makes two point jump shot (Greg Jones assists) | 2-7 | |
15:32 | Â | Edouard Benoit turnover (lost ball) (Colin Smalls steals) | Â | |
15:07 | +2 | Eric Michaels makes two point jump shot (Matt Mayock assists) | 2-9 | |
14:44 | +2 | Hank Alvey makes two point jump shot | 4-9 | |
14:28 | +3 | Greg Jones makes three point jump shot (Matt Mayock assists) | 4-12 | |
14:14 | Â | Matt Mayock personal foul (Joshua Ingram draws the foul) | Â | |
14:14 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
14:07 | Â | Alfredo Addesa misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:05 | Â | Adrian Samuels defensive rebound | Â | |
13:43 | Â | Joshua Ingram shooting foul (Matt Mayock draws the foul) | Â | |
13:43 | Â | Matt Mayock misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
13:43 | Â | Matt Mayock misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
13:43 | Â | Tyler Whitney-Sidney defensive rebound | Â | |
13:22 | Â | Tyler Whitney-Sidney misses two point layup | Â | |
13:20 | Â | Matt Rogers defensive rebound | Â | |
13:15 | Â | Matt Mayock misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:13 | Â | Nasir Whitlock defensive rebound | Â | |
13:10 | Â | Nasir Whitlock turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
12:49 | Â | Wyatt Nausadis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:47 | Â | Edouard Benoit defensive rebound | Â | |
12:47 | Â | Matt Rogers personal foul (Edouard Benoit draws the foul) | Â | |
12:22 | +2 | Cam Gillus makes two point jump shot | 6-12 | |
11:55 | Â | Nasir Whitlock shooting foul (Matt Mayock draws the foul) | Â | |
11:55 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:55 | +1 | Matt Mayock makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-13 | |
11:55 | +1 | Matt Mayock makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-14 | |
11:23 | Â | Elijah Stephens blocks Alfredo Addesa's two point layup | Â | |
11:21 | Â | Elijah Stephens defensive rebound | Â | |
10:55 | +2 | Eric Michaels makes two point jump shot (Lincoln Ball assists) | 6-16 | |
10:26 | +3 | Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes three point jump shot (Cam Gillus assists) | 9-16 | |
10:02 | Â | Tommy Conniff blocks Eric Michaels's two point layup | Â | |
10:00 | Â | Tommy Conniff defensive rebound | Â | |
9:49 | Â | Lincoln Ball blocks Tyler Whitney-Sidney's two point layup | Â | |
9:47 | Â | Lincoln Ball defensive rebound | Â | |
9:34 | +2 | Elijah Stephens makes two point jump shot | 9-18 | |
9:11 | +2 | Tommy Conniff makes two point jump shot | 11-18 | |
8:48 | Â | Lincoln Ball misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:46 | Â | Cam Gillus defensive rebound | Â | |
8:25 | Â | Alfredo Addesa offensive foul (Lincoln Ball draws the foul) | Â | |
8:25 | Â | Alfredo Addesa turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
8:13 | Â | Joshua Ingram personal foul (Matt Mayock draws the foul) | Â | |
8:03 | +2 | Elijah Stephens makes two point layup (Matt Mayock assists) | 11-20 | |
7:44 | +2 | Edouard Benoit makes two point layup | 13-20 | |
7:31 | +3 | Julen Iturbe makes three point jump shot (Matt Mayock assists) | 13-23 | |
7:14 | Â | Tyler Whitney-Sidney misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:12 | Â | Matt Rogers defensive rebound | Â | |
7:12 | Â | Matt Rogers personal foul (Hank Alvey draws the foul) | Â | |
7:12 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:11 | Â | Julen Iturbe personal foul (Edouard Benoit draws the foul) | Â | |
7:08 | Â | Tyler Whitney-Sidney offensive foul (Greg Jones draws the foul) | Â | |
7:08 | Â | Tyler Whitney-Sidney turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
6:46 | Â | Julen Iturbe misses two point layup | Â | |
6:44 | Â | Mountain Hawks defensive rebound | Â | |
6:25 | +2 | Cam Gillus makes two point layup (Edouard Benoit assists) | 15-23 | |
5:53 | +2 | Greg Jones makes two point layup | 15-25 | |
5:38 | Â | Cam Gillus turnover (traveling) | Â | |
5:21 | +2 | Eric Michaels makes two point jump shot | 15-27 | |
5:02 | +2 | Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes two point layup (Tommy Conniff assists) | 17-27 | |
5:02 | Â | Colin Smalls shooting foul (Tyler Whitney-Sidney draws the foul) | Â | |
5:02 | +1 | Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 18-27 | |
4:45 | Â | Eric Michaels turnover (traveling) | Â | |
4:24 | +3 | Nasir Whitlock makes three point jump shot | 21-27 | |
4:10 | Â | Elijah Stephens misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:08 | Â | Tommy Conniff defensive rebound | Â | |
3:56 | Â | Mason Whittaker personal foul (Cam Gillus draws the foul) | Â | |
3:55 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:55 | +1 | Cam Gillus makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-27 | |
3:55 | Â | Cam Gillus misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
3:55 | Â | Cam Gillus offensive rebound | Â | |
3:50 | +3 | Nasir Whitlock makes three point jump shot (Cam Gillus assists) | 25-27 | |
3:21 | Â | Eric Michaels misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:19 | Â | Hank Alvey defensive rebound | Â | |
3:10 | +2 | Nasir Whitlock makes two point jump shot | 27-27 | |
2:48 | Â | Greg Jones turnover (bad pass) (Nasir Whitlock steals) | Â | |
2:44 | +2 | Nasir Whitlock makes two point layup | 29-27 | |
2:20 | Â | Julen Iturbe misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:18 | Â | Nasir Whitlock defensive rebound | Â | |
2:08 | Â | Nasir Whitlock misses two point jump shot | Â | |
2:06 | Â | Adrian Samuels defensive rebound | Â | |
2:01 | Â | Adrian Samuels turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
1:53 | Â | Edouard Benoit misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:51 | Â | Matt Mayock defensive rebound | Â | |
1:35 | +2 | Greg Jones makes two point jump shot | 29-29 | |
1:17 | Â | Hank Alvey misses two point jump shot | Â | |
1:15 | Â | Elijah Stephens defensive rebound | Â | |
1:06 | Â | Cam Gillus shooting foul (Elijah Stephens draws the foul) | Â | |
1:06 | +1 | Elijah Stephens makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-30 | |
1:06 | +1 | Elijah Stephens makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-31 | |
0:49 | Â | Tyler Whitney-Sidney turnover (lost ball) (Lincoln Ball steals) | Â | |
0:40 | Â | Cam Gillus shooting foul (Eric Michaels draws the foul) | Â | |
0:40 | Â | Eric Michaels misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
0:40 | Â | Mountain Hawks 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:40 | +1 | Eric Michaels makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-32 | |
0:17 | Â | Tyler Whitney-Sidney turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Stephens steals) | Â | |
0:11 | Â | Eagles 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:03 | Â | Lincoln Ball misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:01 | Â | Greg Jones offensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |