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Photo by: Mady Salvani
Men’s Basketball Can’t Overcome Slow Start in 78-62 Loss at Lehigh
2/22/2023 9:07:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Note: The final Bucknell Basketball Luncheon of the season is slated for Thursday at noon at The Bull Run Tap House in downtown Lewisburg. Join coaches Nathan Davis and Trevor Woodruff along with student-athletes from both teams for lunch and Q&A.
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Alex Timmerman posted his second straight double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds, but Bucknell could not overcome a frosty start in a 78-62 loss to Lehigh on Wednesday night at Stabler Arena.
Jack Forrest scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half, and Xander Rice added 16 points for the Bison (11-19, 4-13 PL), who have one more regular-season game remaining on Saturday at home against Lafayette.
Lehigh (16-12, 11-6 PL) had five players score in double figures, led by Tyler Whitney-Sidney with 20 points. Keith Higgins Jr. tallied 15 points, Evan Taylor had 10, and the post duo of JT Tan and Dominic Parolin tallied 11 each.
Lehigh led wire-to-wire, as the Bison were thwarted by a 1-for-13 shooting start. The Mountain Hawks ran out to an early 12-2 advantage and led 36-23 at halftime, despite 10 points and seven rebounds from Timmerman.
The Bison got hot from downtown in the second half, hitting six of their first nine 3-point attempts, including three in a row from Forrest. The last of those made it an eight-point game at 48-40 with 12:28 to play.
It was still just a 10-point game after Forrest's fadeaway in the lane with 8:50 left, but back-to-back 3-point plays from Tyler Whitney-Sidney and Jalin Sinclair shoved Lehigh's cushion all the way to 16 at 63-47. The Mountain Hawks led by at least 13 the rest of the way.
Bucknell shot 37.5 percent on the night, including a 7-for-20 mark from the 3-point arc. Lehigh finished at 54.4 percent, despite a 2-for-11 showing from deep. Both teams were good at the foul line, as Bucknell finished 7-for-8 and Lehigh 14-for-16.
Timmerman recorded his third straight double-digit rebounding performance and his sixth double-double of the season. He had 27 points and 10 rebounds in the first meeting with Lehigh this season.
Bucknell returns home on Saturday to face Lafayette in the regular-season finale. The 2 p.m. tip will be preceded by Senior Day ceremonies for Rice, Timmerman, and Jake van der Heijden.
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Alex Timmerman posted his second straight double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds, but Bucknell could not overcome a frosty start in a 78-62 loss to Lehigh on Wednesday night at Stabler Arena.
Jack Forrest scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half, and Xander Rice added 16 points for the Bison (11-19, 4-13 PL), who have one more regular-season game remaining on Saturday at home against Lafayette.
Lehigh (16-12, 11-6 PL) had five players score in double figures, led by Tyler Whitney-Sidney with 20 points. Keith Higgins Jr. tallied 15 points, Evan Taylor had 10, and the post duo of JT Tan and Dominic Parolin tallied 11 each.
Lehigh led wire-to-wire, as the Bison were thwarted by a 1-for-13 shooting start. The Mountain Hawks ran out to an early 12-2 advantage and led 36-23 at halftime, despite 10 points and seven rebounds from Timmerman.
The Bison got hot from downtown in the second half, hitting six of their first nine 3-point attempts, including three in a row from Forrest. The last of those made it an eight-point game at 48-40 with 12:28 to play.
It was still just a 10-point game after Forrest's fadeaway in the lane with 8:50 left, but back-to-back 3-point plays from Tyler Whitney-Sidney and Jalin Sinclair shoved Lehigh's cushion all the way to 16 at 63-47. The Mountain Hawks led by at least 13 the rest of the way.
Bucknell shot 37.5 percent on the night, including a 7-for-20 mark from the 3-point arc. Lehigh finished at 54.4 percent, despite a 2-for-11 showing from deep. Both teams were good at the foul line, as Bucknell finished 7-for-8 and Lehigh 14-for-16.
Timmerman recorded his third straight double-digit rebounding performance and his sixth double-double of the season. He had 27 points and 10 rebounds in the first meeting with Lehigh this season.
Bucknell returns home on Saturday to face Lafayette in the regular-season finale. The 2 p.m. tip will be preceded by Senior Day ceremonies for Rice, Timmerman, and Jake van der Heijden.
Team Stats
Buck
Lehigh
FG%
.375
.544
3FG%
.350
.182
FT%
.875
.875
RB
34
33
TO
9
6
STL
4
5
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
19
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
18
FGM
6
3FGM
3
FTM
3
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
3
FTM
1
Pts
5
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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