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Lehigh holds off Long Island U late, earn a 60-59 win

AP
Dec 21, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) Keith Higgins Jr. had 16 points in Lehigh's 60-59 win over LIU on Saturday.

Higgins also contributed three steals for the Mountain Hawks (4-6). Tyler Whitney-Sidney shot 4 for 12, including 2 for 5 from beyond the arc to add 11 points. Ben Knostman had 10 points and shot 3 of 4 from the field and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line.

Jamal Fuller finished with 20 points and eight rebounds for the Sharks (4-11). LIU also got 16 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks from Shadrak Lasu. Blake Lander finished with 10 points.

Higgins scored eight points in the first half and Lehigh went into the break trailing 35-28. Knostman led Lehigh with nine points in the second half as their team outscored LIU by eight points over the final half.

Lehigh plays Neumann at home on Sunday, and LIU hosts Le Moyne on Friday.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
LEH
Mountain Hawks
28
LIU
Sharks
35

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Hank Alvey vs. Jamal Fuller (Mountain Hawks gains possession)
19:39	+2	Hank Alvey makes two point layup (Keith Higgins Jr. assists)	2-0
19:19	+2	Shadrak Lasu makes two point layup (Terell Strickland assists)	2-2
18:47		Keith Higgins Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Terell Strickland steals)
18:27		Blake Lander misses three point jump shot
18:25		Tyler Whitney-Sidney defensive rebound
18:18	+2	Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes two point layup	4-2
17:53		Malachi Davis turnover (lost ball) (Cam Gillus steals)
17:47		Tyler Whitney-Sidney misses two point layup
17:45		Blake Lander defensive rebound
17:38		Jamal Fuller misses two point layup
17:36		Shadrak Lasu offensive rebound
17:27	+2	Shadrak Lasu makes two point layup	4-4
17:13		Cam Gillus turnover (bad pass) (Terell Strickland steals)
17:06	+2	Jamal Fuller makes two point layup (Malachi Davis assists)	4-6
16:56	+3	Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes three point jump shot (Cam Gillus assists)	7-6
16:44		Malachi Davis misses two point jump shot
16:42		Blake Lander offensive rebound
16:38	+2	Blake Lander makes two point layup	7-8
16:29	+2	Keith Higgins Jr. makes two point layup (Ben Knostman assists)	9-8
16:08		Malachi Davis misses two point layup
16:06		Hank Alvey defensive rebound
15:54		Tyler Whitney-Sidney turnover (lost ball) (Shadrak Lasu steals)
15:47		Terell Strickland turnover (bad pass) (Hank Alvey steals)
15:31		Jamal Fuller shooting foul (Keith Higgins Jr. draws the foul)
15:31		TV timeout
15:31	+1	Keith Higgins Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-8
15:31	+1	Keith Higgins Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-8
15:10	+2	Jamal Fuller makes two point jump shot	11-10
14:44	+3	Keith Higgins Jr. makes three point jump shot (Ben Knostman assists)	14-10
14:22		Tyler Whitney-Sidney shooting foul (Jamal Fuller draws the foul)
14:22		Jamal Fuller misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:22	+1	Jamal Fuller makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-11
14:05		Tyler Whitney-Sidney misses three point jump shot
14:03		Jamal Fuller defensive rebound
13:48		Terell Strickland misses three point jump shot
13:25		Tyler Whitney-Sidney turnover (bad pass)
13:01	+3	Jamal Fuller makes three point jump shot (Terell Strickland assists)	14-14
12:42	+2	Tommy Conniff makes two point layup (Tyler Whitney-Sidney assists)	16-14
12:19		Shadrak Lasu misses two point layup
12:17		Nasir Whitlock defensive rebound
12:05		Keith Higgins Jr. misses two point layup
12:03		Jalen Lee defensive rebound
11:55		Tyler Whitney-Sidney shooting foul (Jalen Lee draws the foul)
11:55		TV timeout
11:55		Jalen Lee misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:55	+1	Jalen Lee makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-15
11:41		Edouard Benoit turnover (bad pass) (Terell Strickland steals)
11:35	+2	Terell Strickland makes two point layup	16-17
11:10		Joshua Ingram turnover (lost ball) (Terell Strickland steals)
10:57		Jalen Lee misses three point jump shot
10:55		Bube Momah defensive rebound
10:43		Terell Strickland shooting foul (Bube Momah draws the foul)
10:43		Bube Momah misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:43	+1	Bube Momah makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-17
10:32		Jamal Fuller misses two point layup
10:30		Jamal Fuller offensive rebound
10:29		Nasir Whitlock shooting foul (Jamal Fuller draws the foul)
10:29	+1	Jamal Fuller makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-18
10:29	+1	Jamal Fuller makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-19
10:16		Xinyi Li personal foul
9:57		Mountain Hawks turnover (shot clock violation)
9:33		Jamal Fuller turnover (lost ball) (Cam Gillus steals)
9:30		Jump ball. Cam Gillus vs. Jalen Lee (Jalen Lee gains possession)
9:30		Cam Gillus turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Lee steals)
9:21		Xinyi Li misses three point jump shot
9:19		Ben Knostman defensive rebound
9:08		Ben Knostman turnover (Jamal Fuller steals)
9:06		Ben Knostman personal foul
8:52		Jalen Lee misses two point jump shot
8:50		Mountain Hawks defensive rebound
8:37		Nasir Whitlock misses two point jump shot
8:35		Mountain Hawks offensive rebound
8:20	+3	Cam Gillus makes three point jump shot (Hank Alvey assists)	20-19
7:59	+3	Blake Lander makes three point jump shot (Malachi Davis assists)	20-22
7:47		Shadrak Lasu blocks Cam Gillus's two point layup
7:45		Blake Lander defensive rebound
7:37	+2	Shadrak Lasu makes two point layup (Blake Lander assists)	20-24
7:26		Ben Knostman turnover (bad pass) (Terell Strickland steals)
7:18	+2	Shadrak Lasu makes two point layup (Terell Strickland assists)	20-26
7:13		Mountain Hawks 30 second timeout
7:13		TV timeout
6:44		Terell Strickland personal foul
6:38		Keith Higgins Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:36		Malachi Davis defensive rebound
6:17		Malachi Davis turnover (lost ball) (Keith Higgins Jr. steals)
6:12		Jalen Lee shooting foul (Ben Knostman draws the foul)
6:12	+1	Ben Knostman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-26
6:12		Ben Knostman misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:12		Shadrak Lasu defensive rebound
5:57	+3	Shadrak Lasu makes three point jump shot (Malachi Davis assists)	21-29
5:44		Keith Higgins Jr. misses two point jump shot
5:42		Shadrak Lasu defensive rebound
5:31		Malachi Davis turnover (bad pass)
5:08		Keith Higgins Jr. misses two point layup
5:06		Jamal Fuller defensive rebound
4:43		Jalen Lee misses three point jump shot
4:41		Ben Knostman defensive rebound
4:40		Shadrak Lasu personal foul
4:27		Cam Gillus misses three point jump shot
4:25		Shadrak Lasu defensive rebound
4:05	+2	Malachi Davis makes two point layup	21-31
3:48		Jamal Fuller shooting foul (Hank Alvey draws the foul)
3:48		TV timeout
3:48	+1	Hank Alvey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-31
3:48	+1	Hank Alvey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-31
3:34		Blake Lander turnover (bad pass) (Hank Alvey steals)
3:18		Nasir Whitlock turnover (traveling)
3:03		Bube Momah blocks Jalen Lee's two point layup
3:01		Terell Strickland offensive rebound
2:55		Terell Strickland misses two point layup
2:53		Hank Alvey defensive rebound
2:43		Bube Momah misses two point jump shot
2:41		Blake Lander defensive rebound
2:28	+2	Blake Lander makes two point layup (Terell Strickland assists)	23-33
2:07		Blake Lander personal foul
2:07	+1	Hank Alvey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-33
2:07	+1	Hank Alvey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-33
1:50		Malachi Davis misses two point layup
1:48		Shadrak Lasu offensive rebound
1:36		Bube Momah blocks Shadrak Lasu's two point layup
1:34		Cam Gillus defensive rebound
1:34		Tre'shawn Sheppard personal foul (Keith Higgins Jr. draws the foul)
1:34	+1	Keith Higgins Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-33
1:34		Keith Higgins Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:34		Terell Strickland defensive rebound
1:13		Terell Strickland turnover (bad pass)
1:03		Malachi Davis personal foul (Cam Gillus draws the foul)
1:03	+1	Cam Gillus makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-33
1:03	+1	Cam Gillus makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-33
0:40	+2	Malachi Davis makes two point layup	28-35
0:07		Keith Higgins Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:05		Tre'shawn Sheppard defensive rebound
0:00		Cam Gillus blocks Malachi Davis's three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
LEH
Mountain Hawks
32
LIU
Sharks
24

Time		Play	Score
19:46		Tyler Whitney-Sidney turnover (bad pass) (Malachi Davis steals)
19:38	+2	Shadrak Lasu makes two point dunk (Terell Strickland assists)	28-37
19:24		Cam Gillus turnover (lost ball) (Terell Strickland steals)
19:24		Ben Knostman personal foul
19:05		Terell Strickland misses two point jump shot
19:03		Hank Alvey defensive rebound
19:02		Shadrak Lasu personal foul
18:39		Keith Higgins Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:37		Shadrak Lasu defensive rebound
18:15	+3	Shadrak Lasu makes three point jump shot (Blake Lander assists)	28-40
17:59		Tyler Whitney-Sidney misses two point layup
17:57		Terell Strickland defensive rebound
17:49		Jamal Fuller misses three point jump shot
17:47		Hank Alvey defensive rebound
17:38		Cam Gillus misses two point layup
17:36		Shadrak Lasu defensive rebound
17:16		Malachi Davis offensive foul
17:16		Malachi Davis turnover (offensive foul)
17:03		Tyler Whitney-Sidney turnover (bad pass)
17:02		Tyler Whitney-Sidney personal foul
16:47		Blake Lander misses three point jump shot
16:45		Ben Knostman defensive rebound
16:39	+3	Cam Gillus makes three point jump shot (Ben Knostman assists)	31-40
16:30	+2	Malachi Davis makes two point jump shot (Terell Strickland assists)	31-42
16:16		Cam Gillus turnover (bad pass)
16:09		Terell Strickland turnover (bad pass) (Ben Knostman steals)
15:56		Tyler Whitney-Sidney misses three point jump shot
15:54		Shadrak Lasu defensive rebound
15:34	+2	Blake Lander makes two point layup (Jamal Fuller assists)	31-44
15:05		Shadrak Lasu blocks Cam Gillus's two point layup
15:03		Shadrak Lasu defensive rebound
14:59		Terell Strickland turnover (bad pass) (Hank Alvey steals)
14:51	+3	Keith Higgins Jr. makes three point jump shot (Ben Knostman assists)	34-44
14:51		Jamal Fuller shooting foul (Keith Higgins Jr. draws the foul)
14:51		TV timeout
14:51	+1	Keith Higgins Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	35-44
14:22		Malachi Davis misses two point jump shot
14:20		Jamal Fuller offensive rebound
14:17	+2	Jamal Fuller makes two point layup	35-46
14:06		Keith Higgins Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:04		Jamal Fuller defensive rebound
13:41		Terell Strickland turnover (bad pass) (Ben Knostman steals)
13:36	+2	Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes two point layup (Nasir Whitlock assists)	37-46
13:36		Terell Strickland shooting foul (Tyler Whitney-Sidney draws the foul)
13:36	+1	Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes regular free throw 1 of 1	38-46
13:10		Terell Strickland misses three point jump shot
13:08		Keith Higgins Jr. defensive rebound
13:04		Shadrak Lasu shooting foul (Ben Knostman draws the foul)
13:04	+1	Ben Knostman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-46
13:04	+1	Ben Knostman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-46
12:49		Terell Strickland turnover (bad pass)
12:30	+3	Ben Knostman makes three point jump shot (Keith Higgins Jr. assists)	43-46
12:04		Jamal Fuller misses two point layup
12:02		Hank Alvey defensive rebound
11:41		TV timeout
11:34		Ben Knostman misses two point jump shot
11:32		Malachi Davis defensive rebound
11:12		Malachi Davis misses two point layup
11:10		Keith Higgins Jr. defensive rebound
11:03		Nasir Whitlock misses two point layup
11:01		Xinyi Li defensive rebound
10:34		Jalen Lee misses two point layup
10:32		Hank Alvey defensive rebound
10:29	+2	Nasir Whitlock makes two point layup	45-46
10:13		Malachi Davis turnover (bad pass)
10:03		Xinyi Li personal foul
9:59		Tyler Whitney-Sidney misses two point layup
9:57		Xinyi Li defensive rebound
9:41		Hank Alvey blocks Terell Strickland's two point layup
9:39		Tyler Whitney-Sidney defensive rebound
9:34		Nasir Whitlock misses two point layup
9:32		Keith Higgins Jr. offensive rebound
9:25	+2	Keith Higgins Jr. makes two point layup	47-46
9:03		Terell Strickland turnover (bad pass) (Keith Higgins Jr. steals)
9:03		Mountain Hawks 30 second timeout
9:03		TV timeout
8:43	+2	Keith Higgins Jr. makes two point jump shot (Ben Knostman assists)	49-46
8:22	+2	Jamal Fuller makes two point layup (Terell Strickland assists)	49-48
8:07	+2	Ben Knostman makes two point layup (Nasir Whitlock assists)	51-48
7:45	+2	Jamal Fuller makes two point jump shot (Blake Lander assists)	51-50
7:37		Nasir Whitlock turnover (bad pass)
7:37		TV timeout
7:18	+2	Xinyi Li makes two point jump shot (Shadrak Lasu assists)	51-52
7:04	+3	Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes three point jump shot (Ben Knostman assists)	54-52
6:46		Blake Lander misses three point jump shot
6:44		Xinyi Li offensive rebound
6:41		Xinyi Li misses two point layup
6:39		Tommy Conniff defensive rebound
6:39		Shadrak Lasu personal foul (Tommy Conniff draws the foul)
6:39	+1	Tommy Conniff makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-52
6:39		Tommy Conniff misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:22	+2	Malachi Davis makes two point jump shot	55-54
5:51	+3	Nasir Whitlock makes three point jump shot (Tyler Whitney-Sidney assists)	58-54
5:19		Malachi Davis misses three point jump shot
5:17		Nasir Whitlock defensive rebound
4:56		Tyler Whitney-Sidney misses three point jump shot
4:54		Terell Strickland defensive rebound
4:37		Malachi Davis misses two point jump shot
4:35		Mountain Hawks defensive rebound
4:22		Tyler Whitney-Sidney misses two point hook shot
4:20		Terell Strickland defensive rebound
4:08	+2	Jamal Fuller makes two point jump shot (Terell Strickland assists)	58-56
3:54		Keith Higgins Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:52		Blake Lander defensive rebound
3:28		Jamal Fuller turnover (lost ball) (Tyler Whitney-Sidney steals)
3:25		Tyler Whitney-Sidney turnover (out of bounds)
3:25		TV timeout
3:25		Sharks 30 second timeout
3:01		Keith Higgins Jr. shooting foul (Blake Lander draws the foul)
3:01	+1	Blake Lander makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-57
3:01		Blake Lander misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:01		Tyler Whitney-Sidney defensive rebound
2:44		Shadrak Lasu blocks Nasir Whitlock's two point layup
2:42		Mountain Hawks offensive rebound
2:34	+2	Ben Knostman makes two point layup	60-57
2:10		Terell Strickland misses three point jump shot
2:08		Jamal Fuller offensive rebound
2:00		Jamal Fuller misses two point layup
1:58		Jamal Fuller offensive rebound
1:52	+2	Jamal Fuller makes two point layup	60-59
1:45		Keith Higgins Jr. misses two point layup
1:43		Terell Strickland defensive rebound
1:34		Terell Strickland turnover (bad pass) (Keith Higgins Jr. steals)
1:15		Tyler Whitney-Sidney misses two point jump shot
1:13		Hank Alvey offensive rebound
1:09		Hank Alvey misses two point layup
1:07		Shadrak Lasu defensive rebound
0:41		Blake Lander turnover (bad pass)
0:35		Mountain Hawks 60 second timeout
0:14		Keith Higgins Jr. misses two point jump shot
0:12		Jamal Fuller defensive rebound
0:05		Sharks 60 second timeout
0:03		Cam Gillus personal foul
0:00		Malachi Davis misses three point jump shot
0:00		Keith Higgins Jr. defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Keith Higgins Jr. defensive rebound