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Whitlock leads Lehigh to 66-64 OT win over Bucknell

AP
Jan 02, 2025

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) Nasir Whitlock led Lehigh with 20 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 24.2 seconds remaining in overtime, and the Mountain Hawks took down Bucknell 66-64 on Thursday night.

Whitlock shot 7 of 10 from the field, including 3 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 4 from the line for the Mountain Hawks (6-6, 1-0 Patriot League). Cam Gillus scored 16 points while going 6 of 14 from the floor, including 1 for 6 from 3-point range. Keith Higgins Jr. had 15 points and shot 5 of 15 from the field, including 3 for 8 from 3-point range, and went 2 for 4 from the line.

Noah Williamson finished with 17 points, 10 rebounds and two steals for the Bison (4-10, 0-1). Josh Bascoe added 15 points, five assists and three steals. Pip Ajayi also put up 13 points and three steals. The loss is the eighth in a row for the Bison.

Lehigh trailed 33-20 at the break. Whitlock scored 12 second-half points and four in overtime.

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1st Half
BUCK
Bison
33
LEH
Mountain Hawks
20

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Noah Williamson vs. Hank Alvey (Mountain Hawks gains possession)
19:44		Ruot Bijiek blocks Hank Alvey's two point layup
19:42		Mountain Hawks offensive rebound
19:29		Tyler Whitney-Sidney misses two point layup
19:27		Ben Knostman offensive rebound
19:25		Mountain Hawks turnover (shot clock violation)
19:00		Ruot Bijiek misses three point jump shot
18:58		Tyler Whitney-Sidney defensive rebound
18:44		Keith Higgins Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:42		Elvin Edmonds IV defensive rebound
18:30		Achile Spadone misses three point jump shot
18:28		Ben Knostman defensive rebound
18:08	+3	Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes three point jump shot (Cam Gillus assists)	0-3
17:37		Elvin Edmonds IV misses three point jump shot
17:35		Ben Knostman defensive rebound
17:22		Elvin Edmonds IV blocks Cam Gillus's two point layup
17:20		Mountain Hawks offensive rebound
17:17		Keith Higgins Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Josh Bascoe steals)
16:57	+2	Noah Williamson makes two point layup	2-3
16:39		Keith Higgins Jr. misses two point jump shot
16:37		Achile Spadone defensive rebound
16:13		Achile Spadone misses two point jump shot
16:11		Cam Gillus defensive rebound
16:11		Ruot Bijiek personal foul
15:48	+2	Hank Alvey makes two point layup	2-5
15:38		Brandon McCreesh misses three point jump shot
15:36		Bison offensive rebound
15:36		TV timeout
15:28	+2	Noah Williamson makes two point layup (Jayden Williams assists)	4-5
15:11	+3	Ben Knostman makes three point jump shot (Tyler Whitney-Sidney assists)	4-8
14:53		Ruot Bijiek turnover (lost ball) (Ben Knostman steals)
14:46		Cam Gillus misses three point jump shot
14:44		Josh Bascoe defensive rebound
14:28		Noah Williamson misses two point layup
14:26		Hank Alvey defensive rebound
14:19		Keith Higgins Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Josh Bascoe steals)
14:05		Brandon McCreesh misses three point jump shot
14:03		Tyler Whitney-Sidney defensive rebound
13:37		Ben Knostman misses two point layup
13:35		Jayden Williams defensive rebound
13:32		Keith Higgins Jr. shooting foul (Brandon McCreesh draws the foul)
13:32	+1	Brandon McCreesh makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-8
13:32	+1	Brandon McCreesh makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-8
13:16		Joshua Ingram turnover (bad pass)
13:10		Jayden Williams misses two point jump shot
13:08		Tommy Conniff defensive rebound
12:54		Nasir Whitlock turnover (bad pass) (Brandon McCreesh steals)
12:43		Pip Ajayi offensive foul
12:43		Pip Ajayi turnover (offensive foul)
12:26		Tyler Whitney-Sidney misses three point jump shot
12:24		Edouard Benoit offensive rebound
12:13		Pip Ajayi blocks Edouard Benoit's two point layup
12:11		Achile Spadone defensive rebound
12:01	+3	Elvin Edmonds IV makes three point jump shot (Brandon McCreesh assists)	9-8
11:44		Tommy Conniff turnover (bad pass) (Pip Ajayi steals)
11:36		Pip Ajayi misses three point jump shot
11:34		Elvin Edmonds IV offensive rebound
11:34		Edouard Benoit shooting foul (Brady Muller draws the foul)
11:34		TV timeout
11:34		Brady Muller misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:34	+1	Brady Muller makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-8
11:06	+2	Nasir Whitlock makes two point jump shot (Cam Gillus assists)	10-10
10:34	+2	Pip Ajayi makes two point layup (Elvin Edmonds IV assists)	12-10
10:06		Edouard Benoit misses three point jump shot
10:04		Bison defensive rebound
9:43		Noah Williamson misses two point layup
9:41		Hank Alvey defensive rebound
9:32	+3	Keith Higgins Jr. makes three point jump shot (Ben Knostman assists)	12-13
9:09		Josh Bascoe turnover (lost ball)
8:57		Ben Knostman turnover (bad pass) (Noah Williamson steals)
8:28	+2	Noah Williamson makes two point layup (Jayden Williams assists)	14-13
8:01		Joshua Ingram misses three point jump shot
7:59		Bison defensive rebound
7:59		TV timeout
7:45	+3	Josh Bascoe makes three point jump shot (Jayden Williams assists)	17-13
7:24	+3	Cam Gillus makes three point jump shot (Ben Knostman assists)	17-16
6:59		Hank Alvey blocks Noah Williamson's two point layup
6:57		Noah Williamson offensive rebound
6:53	+2	Noah Williamson makes two point layup	19-16
6:49		Ben Knostman offensive foul
6:49		Ben Knostman turnover (offensive foul)
6:30	+2	Pip Ajayi makes two point layup (Josh Bascoe assists)	21-16
6:20		Jayden Williams personal foul
6:07		Cam Gillus misses three point jump shot
6:05		Achile Spadone defensive rebound
5:58		Achile Spadone turnover (lost ball) (Tyler Whitney-Sidney steals)
5:51		Keith Higgins Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:49		Josh Fulton defensive rebound
5:27		Josh Bascoe misses two point jump shot
5:25		Pip Ajayi offensive rebound
5:21	+2	Pip Ajayi makes two point layup	23-16
5:05		Hank Alvey misses two point jump shot
5:03		Josh Fulton defensive rebound
4:57		Josh Bascoe misses two point layup
4:55		Tyler Whitney-Sidney defensive rebound
4:48		Mountain Hawks 30 second timeout
4:31		Joshua Ingram turnover (lost ball) (Pip Ajayi steals)
4:22		Josh Bascoe turnover (bad pass)
4:04		Keith Higgins Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:02		Bison defensive rebound
3:46	+2	Noah Williamson makes two point layup	25-16
3:29		Tyler Whitney-Sidney misses two point layup
3:27		Hank Alvey offensive rebound
3:23		Hank Alvey misses two point layup
3:21		Noah Williamson defensive rebound
3:10	+3	Josh Bascoe makes three point jump shot (Elvin Edmonds IV assists)	28-16
2:47		Tyler Whitney-Sidney misses two point layup
2:45		Noah Williamson defensive rebound
2:39	+2	Ruot Bijiek makes two point layup (Noah Williamson assists)	30-16
2:39		Mountain Hawks 30 second timeout
2:39		TV timeout
2:12		Ben Knostman turnover (out of bounds)
1:54		Ruot Bijiek offensive foul
1:54		Ruot Bijiek turnover (offensive foul)
1:41	+2	Nasir Whitlock makes two point jump shot	30-18
1:17		Josh Bascoe misses three point jump shot
1:15		Keith Higgins Jr. defensive rebound
1:08		Cam Gillus misses two point jump shot
1:06		Noah Williamson personal foul
1:04	+2	Keith Higgins Jr. makes two point jump shot (Cam Gillus assists)	30-20
0:32		Brandon McCreesh misses three point jump shot
0:30		Keith Higgins Jr. defensive rebound
0:06		Keith Higgins Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:04		Elvin Edmonds IV defensive rebound
0:00	+3	Elvin Edmonds IV makes three point jump shot	33-20
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
BUCK
Bison
24
LEH
Mountain Hawks
37

Time		Play	Score
19:37	+2	Cam Gillus makes two point jump shot	33-22
19:15		Noah Williamson misses two point layup
19:13		Noah Williamson offensive rebound
19:09		Noah Williamson misses two point layup
19:07		Cam Gillus defensive rebound
19:04	+2	Cam Gillus makes two point layup	33-24
18:38		Josh Bascoe misses two point jump shot
18:36		Cam Gillus defensive rebound
18:29		Tyler Whitney-Sidney misses two point layup
18:27		Noah Williamson defensive rebound
18:10		Achile Spadone misses two point layup
18:08		Hank Alvey defensive rebound
18:03		Achile Spadone personal foul (Keith Higgins Jr. draws the foul)
17:46		Cam Gillus misses three point jump shot
17:44		Hank Alvey offensive rebound
17:40		Hank Alvey misses two point jump shot
17:38		Noah Williamson defensive rebound
17:34	+2	Josh Bascoe makes two point layup	35-24
17:19		Achile Spadone personal foul
17:15		Keith Higgins Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:13		Josh Bascoe defensive rebound
17:02	+2	Josh Bascoe makes two point layup	37-24
16:46		Tyler Whitney-Sidney turnover (lost ball) (Pip Ajayi steals)
16:38		Elvin Edmonds IV misses three point jump shot
16:36		Pip Ajayi offensive rebound
16:36		Cam Gillus shooting foul (Pip Ajayi draws the foul)
16:36		Pip Ajayi misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:36		Pip Ajayi misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:36		Hank Alvey defensive rebound
16:16		Cam Gillus misses three point jump shot
16:14		Pip Ajayi defensive rebound
16:04		Josh Bascoe turnover (bad pass)
15:44		Keith Higgins Jr. turnover (bad pass)
15:44		TV timeout
15:18		Hank Alvey blocks Noah Williamson's two point layup
15:16		Ben Knostman defensive rebound
15:13		Ben Knostman turnover (bad pass) (Josh Bascoe steals)
15:10		Ben Knostman shooting foul (Pip Ajayi draws the foul)
15:10		Pip Ajayi misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:10	+1	Pip Ajayi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-24
14:50		Nasir Whitlock misses two point jump shot
14:48		Josh Bascoe defensive rebound
14:30	+2	Pip Ajayi makes two point dunk (Josh Bascoe assists)	40-24
14:27		Mountain Hawks 30 second timeout
14:27		TV timeout
14:00		Keith Higgins Jr. misses two point jump shot
13:58		Pip Ajayi defensive rebound
13:44		Edouard Benoit personal foul
13:37		Jayden Williams misses two point jump shot
13:35		Noah Williamson offensive rebound
13:30	+2	Noah Williamson makes two point layup	42-24
13:07		Ruot Bijiek personal foul
13:00		Edouard Benoit misses two point layup
12:58		Noah Williamson defensive rebound
12:51		Noah Williamson turnover (bad pass) (Nasir Whitlock steals)
12:44		Noah Williamson shooting foul (Nasir Whitlock draws the foul)
12:44	+1	Nasir Whitlock makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-25
12:44	+1	Nasir Whitlock makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-26
12:43		Keith Higgins Jr. personal foul
12:33	+2	Noah Williamson makes two point dunk (Josh Bascoe assists)	44-26
12:14		Noah Williamson personal foul
12:07		Keith Higgins Jr. misses two point jump shot
12:05		Keith Higgins Jr. offensive rebound
11:59	+3	Keith Higgins Jr. makes three point jump shot	44-29
11:47	+3	Achile Spadone makes three point jump shot (Josh Bascoe assists)	47-29
11:33		Alfredo Addesa misses three point jump shot
11:31		Achile Spadone defensive rebound
11:03	+2	Noah Williamson makes two point hook shot	49-29
10:52	+2	Nasir Whitlock makes two point layup	49-31
10:39		Joshua Ingram blocks Achile Spadone's two point layup
10:37		Alfredo Addesa defensive rebound
10:32		Ruot Bijiek shooting foul (Joshua Ingram draws the foul)
10:32		TV timeout
10:32	+1	Joshua Ingram makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-32
10:32	+1	Joshua Ingram makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-33
10:25		Pip Ajayi misses two point dunk
10:23		Nasir Whitlock defensive rebound
10:19		Alfredo Addesa misses three point jump shot
10:19		Achile Spadone personal foul (Edouard Benoit draws the foul)
10:19		Edouard Benoit misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:19		Cam Gillus offensive rebound
10:04		Joshua Ingram misses two point jump shot
10:02		Achile Spadone defensive rebound
9:36	+2	Pip Ajayi makes two point hook shot (Josh Bascoe assists)	51-33
9:25	+3	Nasir Whitlock makes three point jump shot (Cam Gillus assists)	51-36
8:46		Josh Bascoe misses three point jump shot
8:36		Bison turnover
8:36		Alfredo Addesa misses three point jump shot
8:34		Noah Williamson defensive rebound
8:19		Alfredo Addesa personal foul
7:59		Noah Williamson misses two point hook shot
7:57		Josh Bascoe offensive rebound
7:43		Noah Williamson turnover (traveling)
7:43		TV timeout
7:31		Elvin Edmonds IV shooting foul (Cam Gillus draws the foul)
7:31		Cam Gillus misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:31	+1	Cam Gillus makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-37
7:01		Elvin Edmonds IV misses two point layup
6:59		Bison turnover (shot clock violation)
6:44	+3	Nasir Whitlock makes three point jump shot (Cam Gillus assists)	51-40
6:36		Bison 30 second timeout
6:27		Brandon McCreesh turnover (bad pass) (Joshua Ingram steals)
6:24		Achile Spadone personal foul (Cam Gillus draws the foul)
6:24		Cam Gillus misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:24		Elvin Edmonds IV defensive rebound
6:17		Keith Higgins Jr. personal foul
6:06		Josh Bascoe misses two point layup
6:04		Nasir Whitlock defensive rebound
5:57		Elvin Edmonds IV personal foul (Alfredo Addesa draws the foul)
5:57	+1	Alfredo Addesa makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-41
5:57	+1	Alfredo Addesa makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-42
5:53		Ruot Bijiek turnover (bad pass) (Cam Gillus steals)
5:49		Cam Gillus turnover (bad pass) (Noah Williamson steals)
5:25		Noah Williamson turnover (lost ball) (Nasir Whitlock steals)
5:18		Noah Williamson shooting foul (Keith Higgins Jr. draws the foul)
5:18		Keith Higgins Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:18	+1	Keith Higgins Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-43
4:51		Josh Bascoe misses three point jump shot
4:49		Keith Higgins Jr. defensive rebound
4:35		Alfredo Addesa misses three point jump shot
4:33		Elvin Edmonds IV defensive rebound
4:18		Alfredo Addesa personal foul (Noah Williamson draws the foul)
4:18		Noah Williamson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:18		Keith Higgins Jr. defensive rebound
4:06	+2	Cam Gillus makes two point jump shot	51-45
3:56		Ruot Bijiek turnover (bad pass) (Cam Gillus steals)
3:55	+2	Cam Gillus makes two point layup	51-47
3:55		Ruot Bijiek shooting foul (Cam Gillus draws the foul)
3:55		TV timeout
3:55		Cam Gillus misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:55		Pip Ajayi defensive rebound
3:45		Elvin Edmonds IV turnover (lost ball) (Cam Gillus steals)
3:39	+2	Cam Gillus makes two point layup	51-49
3:12	+2	Josh Bascoe makes two point layup	53-49
3:05		Cam Gillus misses three point jump shot
3:03		Hank Alvey offensive rebound
3:01		Pip Ajayi personal foul (Hank Alvey draws the foul)
3:01	+1	Hank Alvey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-50
3:01		Hank Alvey misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:01		Noah Williamson defensive rebound
2:31		Josh Bascoe misses two point jump shot
2:29		Nasir Whitlock defensive rebound
2:07		Nasir Whitlock misses three point jump shot
2:05		Joshua Ingram personal foul (Josh Bascoe draws the foul)
2:05	+1	Josh Bascoe makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-50
2:05	+1	Josh Bascoe makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-50
1:48		Cam Gillus misses two point jump shot
1:46		Mountain Hawks offensive rebound
1:40	+3	Keith Higgins Jr. makes three point jump shot (Nasir Whitlock assists)	55-53
1:25		Bison 30 second timeout
1:18		Josh Bascoe misses two point jump shot
1:16		Brandon McCreesh offensive rebound
1:12	+2	Brandon McCreesh makes two point layup	57-53
1:05	+2	Keith Higgins Jr. makes two point jump shot	57-55
0:37		Achile Spadone turnover (traveling)
0:25	+2	Nasir Whitlock makes two point jump shot	57-57
0:20		Bison 60 second timeout
0:04		Hank Alvey shooting foul (Noah Williamson draws the foul)
0:04		Noah Williamson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:04		Noah Williamson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:04		Hank Alvey defensive rebound
0:03		Mountain Hawks 60 second timeout
0:00		Cam Gillus turnover (lost ball) (Achile Spadone steals)
0:00		End of period

OT
BUCK
Bison
7
LEH
Mountain Hawks
9

Time		Play	Score
5:00		Noah Williamson vs. Hank Alvey (Bison gains possession)
4:38		Hank Alvey personal foul (Noah Williamson draws the foul)
4:38		Noah Williamson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:38	+1	Noah Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-57
4:31		Noah Williamson personal foul (Cam Gillus draws the foul)
4:31	+1	Cam Gillus makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-58
4:31	+1	Cam Gillus makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-59
4:08		Hank Alvey shooting foul (Pip Ajayi draws the foul)
4:08	+1	Pip Ajayi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-59
4:08	+1	Pip Ajayi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-59
3:44		Nasir Whitlock misses two point jump shot
3:42		Achile Spadone defensive rebound
3:19		Josh Bascoe misses two point layup
3:17		Nasir Whitlock defensive rebound
3:11		Elvin Edmonds IV blocks Joshua Ingram's two point layup
3:09		Josh Bascoe defensive rebound
3:09		Cam Gillus shooting foul (Josh Bascoe draws the foul)
3:07		Josh Bascoe misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:07	+1	Josh Bascoe makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-59
2:54		Keith Higgins Jr. misses two point jump shot
2:52		Achile Spadone defensive rebound
2:39		Brandon McCreesh misses three point jump shot
2:37		Cam Gillus defensive rebound
2:17		Hank Alvey misses two point hook shot
2:15		Brandon McCreesh defensive rebound
2:02		Hank Alvey blocks Josh Bascoe's two point jump shot
2:00		Joshua Ingram defensive rebound
1:49		Elvin Edmonds IV personal foul (Nasir Whitlock draws the foul)
1:49		Nasir Whitlock misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:49	+1	Nasir Whitlock makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-60
1:27		Josh Bascoe turnover (bad pass) (Keith Higgins Jr. steals)
1:14		Hank Alvey misses two point jump shot
1:12		Hank Alvey offensive rebound
1:08	+2	Hank Alvey makes two point layup	61-62
1:03		Bison 30 second timeout
0:53	+2	Elvin Edmonds IV makes two point layup	63-62
0:53		Nasir Whitlock shooting foul (Elvin Edmonds IV draws the foul)
0:53	+1	Elvin Edmonds IV makes regular free throw 1 of 1	64-62
0:34		Mountain Hawks 30 second timeout
0:28		Keith Higgins Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:26		Joshua Ingram offensive rebound
0:21	+3	Nasir Whitlock makes three point jump shot (Joshua Ingram assists)	64-65
0:21		Bison 30 second timeout
0:14		Hank Alvey blocks Josh Bascoe's two point layup
0:12		Keith Higgins Jr. defensive rebound
0:10		Achile Spadone personal foul (Keith Higgins Jr. draws the foul)
0:10		Keith Higgins Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:10	+1	Keith Higgins Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-66
0:00		Josh Bascoe misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

Josh Bascoe misses three point jump shot