5 SCHEDULE/RESULTS (12-12, 5-6 PATRIOT LEAGUE) LEHIGH Nov. 8 at Minnesota L, 82-63 12 RIDER W, 92-78 15 at Fordham L, 80-72 MEN’S BASKETBALL 17 at Houston (1) L, 80-66 20 at Pittsburgh (1) L, 77-58 Freshman Tim Kempton 25 vs. Texas Southern (2) W, 67-63 Two straight Patriot League Rookie of the Week awards 26 at South Dakota State (2) L, 74-61 Four total Dec. 1 SACRED HEART W, 76-64 GAME 25: LOYOLA AT LEHIGH 4 at Saint Francis (Pa.) W, 57-50 7 UMBC W, 70-68 LOYOLA GREYHOUNDS (10-12, 5-6 PATRIOT LEAGUE) 9 LIU BROOKLYN W, 76-69 21 QUINNIPIAC W, 69-58 at LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (12-12, 5-6 PATRIOT LEAGUE) 30 at Bryant L, 70-68 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2014 • 2:00 PM Jan. 2 at Colgate* W, 88-81 (2OT) STABLER ARENA (5,600) • BETHLEHEM, Pa. 5 BOSTON UNIVERSITY* L, 67-66 8 ARMY* L, 79-76 SETTING THE SCENE 11 at Loyola* L, 72-68 Following a pair of road games, the Lehigh men’s basketball team returns home for three of its next four, begin- 15 AMERICAN* L, 65-63 ning with a Saturday afternoon showdown with Loyola. Opening tipoff is set for 2 p.m. in Stabler Arena. Lehigh 18 at Holy Cross* L, 61-42 22 at Navy* W, 68-66 (OT) and Loyola enter tied for fifth in the league standings with 5-6 records. The Greyhounds captured a slim 72-68 25 LAFAYETTE* W, 71-68 victory in the first meeting between the teams in January. 29 BUCKNELL* W, 66-63 Senior Mackey McKnight led the way on Wednesday, scoring 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting while adding six Feb. rebounds, five assists and three steals. In the process, he moved from 20th to 18th in school history with 1,236 1 at Boston University* W, 82-80 (OT) career points, surpassing Austen Rowland and Norm Brandl. 5 at Army* L, 70-51 8 LOYOLA* 2:00 PM The Mountain Hawks struggled offensively, shooting just 28 percent in the first half (7-of-28). Lehigh responded 12 at American* 7:30 PM 15 HOLY CROSS* 2:00 PM to shoot 43 percent in the second (12-of-28), trimming a 17-point halftime deficit down to eight early, but was 19 NAVY* 7:00 PM unable to pull any closer. The loss snapped Lehigh’s four-game winning streak as the Mountain Hawks fell for 23 at Lafayette* 12:00 PM the first time since Jan. 18 at Holy Cross (also a 19-point loss). The Mountain Hawks close the regular season 26 at Bucknell* 7:00 PM with four of their final seven games at home. They’re in a three-way tie (with Loyola and Bucknell) for fifth place, owning identical 5-6 league records. Lehigh is two games behind fourth-place Holy Cross for all-important home Mar. court advantage in the Patriot League Quarterfinals. 1 COLGATE* 2:00 PM 3 PL Opening Round TBA Freshman Tim Kempton scored 10 of his 12 points in the second half Wednesday while adding eight rebounds 5 PL Quarterfinals TBA 9 PL Semifinals (CBS SN) TBA as well. Sophomore Jesse Chuku scored six points and added seven boards while junior Corey Schaefer had 12 PL Championship Game (CBS SN) 7:30 PM five, knocking down his only three-pointer of the evening. All dates and times Eastern and subject to change Despite trailing for the game’s final 35:19, the Mountain Hawks never gave up. It took Lehigh just 6:32 to trim Home games in Bold CAPS a 17-point halftime deficit down to eight, but Army responded to go up 18 (58-40). It took the Mountain Hawks *Patriot League opponent just 1:11 to pull right back within 10 as two Chuku free throws and treys from McKnight and Schaefer made it 58-48 with 5:30 still remaining. (1) Legends Classic (2) Legends Classic Games at South Dakota State The Greyhounds are coming off an impressive win 62-58 win against American Wednesday, handing the Grey- hounds their first Patriot League loss of the season. Tyler Hubbard led the way with 20 points for Loyola. MEDIA INFORMATION TODAY’S PROJECTED LEHIGH STARTERS Men’s Basketball Contact . Justin Lafleur No. Pos. Ht. Cl. Name PPG RPG Note Office. (610) 758-6631 5 G 6-4 Fr. Austin Price 8.7 1.9 PL Rookie of the Week (11/11) Cell. (610) 577-5222 11 G 6-0 Sr. Mackey McKnight 14.2 6.0 asst. Career-high 31 pts at Fordham (11/15), 1,236 career pts 15 G 6-1 Jr. Corey Schaefer 9.4 2.7 Double-figure points in 12 of last 18 games Fax . (610) 758-4407 31 F 6-8 So. Jesse Chuku 8.2 6.0 Career-high five blocks at Navy (1/22) E-mail. [email protected] 32 F/C 6-10 Fr. Tim Kempton 13.2 6.8 4 double-doubles Mailing Address Son of former NBA player Tim Kempton . 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015 RESERVES Press Row Phone. .(610) 758-4903/4933 1 G 6-2 Sr. Anthony D’Orazio -- -- Did not play in opener due to injury Website. .Lehighsports.com 4 G 6-4 So. Devon Carter -- -- First-career points (5) vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1/12) 10 G 6-0 Fr. Miles Simelton 1.9 0.7 Finalist for Chicago Tribune Mr. Basketball 2013 13 G 6-3 Fr. Cole Renninger 0.0 0.1 Walk-on. Leading high school scorer in PA last season Game Coverage 21 G 6-6 Jr. Stefan Cvrkalj 4.1 1.4 14 second-half points at Navy and vs. Bucknell Radio/Internet: ESPN Radio 1230 and 1320 AM and Lehigh- 23 F 6-7 Fr. Shane Whitfield 3.8 2.3 Career-high 11 points vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/9) sports.com with Tom Fallon. Pregame coverage begins at 40 F 6-8 So. Justin Goldsborough 4.9 3.0 Double-figure points 5 of last 9 games 1:30 p.m. Career-high 19 points on 8-9 shooting vs Lafayette (1/25) TV: None 42 G 6-2 Fr. Georgios Pilitsis 0.0 0.2 Walk-on from Greece Patriot League Champions: 2004, 2010, 2012 NCAA Tournament: 1985, 1988, 2004, 2010, 2012 IF LEHIGH BEATS LOYOLA - Lehigh would beat Loyola for the first time since November of 1988. Follow Lehigh Men’s Basketball - Lehigh would improve to 13-12 overall and 6-6 in Patriot League play. on Facebook - The Mountain Hawks would win their third straight home game and improve to 3-3 at home in the league. www facebook. com/LehighMensBasketball. - Lehigh would win for the 11th time in its last 18 games dating back to early December. and Twitter - With a win, the Mountain Hawks would improve to 45-22 over their last 67 games dating back to February, 2012. www twitter. com/LehighMBB. - Lehigh would beat a Patriot League foe for the 25th time in its last 36 tries dating back to 2011-12. Lehigh Athletic Media Relations • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-3174 • Fax 610-758-4407 2013-14 LEHIGH MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 25: LOYOLA AT LEHIGH • FEBRUARY 8, 2014 • PAGE 2 FIRST MEETING: TODAY’S GAME LOYOLA SERIES HISTORY LOYOLA 2ND HALF RUN TOO MUCH TO Overall: Series tied, 5-5 The all-time series with Loyola is tied at five. The Last Meeting: Jan. 11, 2014 sides met in January for the first time since Nov. OVERCOME (JAN. 11) - After going down by 14 in the second half, Lehigh Last Result: Loyola, 72-68 26, 1988, an 86-72 Lehigh victory. The Greyhounds came back and pulled within four with 6:20 remaining Current Streak: Loyola - 1 win won this year’s meeting, 72-68. The teams first Last 10: Tied, 5-5 played in 1912-13, a 41-19 Lehigh win. Loyola’s first and three in the final minute. win came in 1915-16 by a 35-15 final. The last time - The Mountain Hawks stormed back, thanks in large part to sophomore Justin Goldsborough who helped Last 10 meetings: Loyola played at Lehigh was on Jan. 21, 1978, a 79-64 Jan. 11, 2014 at Loyola Loyola, 72-68 Greyhounds victory. spark the run with eight second-half points. Goldsbor- ough finished with a career-high 14 points on 7-of-11 Nov. 26, 1988 Neutral Lehigh, 86-72 Dec. 29, 1983 Neutral Loyola, 75-53 LAST MEETING shooting and is now shooting 75.8 percent from the field this season (25-of-33). Jan. 8, 1983 at Lehigh Lehigh, 60-46 BALTIMORE (1/11/14) - An 11-0 run by Loyola in Dec. 9, 1978 at Loyola Loyola, 65-56 the second half proved too much to overcome as the - All 17 of senior Mackey McKnight’s points came in the second half as he knocked down 7-of-13 from the Jan. 21, 1978 at Lehigh Loyola, 79-64 Lehigh men’s basketball team dropped a third straight 1916-17 Lehigh, 68-20 game that went down to the wire, 72-68 on Saturday. field and 2-of-2 from three-point range. In the process, 1915-16 Loyola, 35-15 Senior Mackey McKnight led the Mountain Hawks he moved from 22nd to 20th in school history with 1913-14 Lehigh, 61-19 with 17 points and seven assists while sophomore 1,153 career points, passing Jared Hess (1,139) and Fred Justin Goldsborough scored a career-high 14 points.