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Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Lehigh and Holy Cross each had chances to play giant killer Monday night. Both fell short. Colgate, which will get its chance to pull an upset when it makes its annual trip to the Carrier Dome in two weeks, stayed home to down Binghamton.
Notre Dame 93, Lehigh 87 -- Billy Taylor trotted out a new starting lineup and put a scare in his alma mater. But the Fighting Irish were able to wear the Hawks down in the second half.
Lehigh led by as many as 13 points early and was up 46-44 at the half after Jose Olivero's three-pointer at the buzzer. olivero had 18 of his career-high 32 points in the first half.
Kyle Neptune added 22 for Lehigh, going 9 for 14 from the field, including 4 for 4 from the arc.
The Hawks shot 51.4 percent in the first half and were even hotter -- 65.2 percent --- in the second. But that was not enough to overcome a tremenndous Notre Dame edge at the foul line. Somehow, despite leading most of the way, Lehigh only shot one free throw the entire first half. Notre Dame shot 16 in the first half, and 17 in the second, finishing 26 for 33 from the stripe. Lehigh shot 9 free throws all night, making 6.
No Hawks fouled out, but center Jason Mgebroff was limited to 16 minutes, finishing with 4 fouls. Mgebroff's absence was notable given that he scored 9 points and grabbed 3 rebounds in his limited action.
Without Mgebroff, Lehigh was outmanned up front. Freshman Zahir Carrington replaced junior Bryan White in the starting lineup. Neither was particularly effective. Carrington scored 5 points and had 1 rebound and 3 steals in 24 minutes. White played 20 minutes, going 0 for 5 from the field with 7 rebounds.
Notre Dame outrebounded the Mountain Hawks 32-24, including a 12-6 edge on the offensive glass. ND scored 17 second chance points.
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(17) Syracuse 72, Holy Cross 64 -- A slow start doomed the Crusaders, who managed to get within 5, with the ball, with 30 seconds to play, but never could fully recover from a deficit that was as much as 18 points in the first half.
Syracuse went 1 for 9 with 10 turnovers in the first 8-and-a-half minutes and managed only scored 7 of its 19 points in the final two minutes of the half.
The problems were mostly on offense. Defensively, HC held Syracuse to 38.9 percent from the field in the first half and still trailed 31-19 at the break.
Keith Simmons led HC with 22 points, 16 in leading the second half charge. Simmons was 9 for 18 from the field. Colin Cunningham, whose three-pointer to cut the Syracuse lead to 2 with 30 seconds to go was blocked, had 11 points for the Crusaders.
Torey Thomas, plagued with foul trouble, was 2 for 11 from the field, 0 for 3 from the arc before fouling out after 37 minutes. Center Tim Clifford's foul trouble was more extreme. The Crusaders' 6-10 junior managed only 16 minutes before fouling out with 5 points and 1 board.
Holy Cross did hold an edge on the boards, outrebounding Syracuse 39-32. The 'Saders had 17 offensive boards, but managed only 14 second chance points. Syracuse scored 22 points off HC's 18 turnovers.
Depth was definitely and issue for HC in this one. Three starters (Alex Vander Baan, Simmons and Thomas) played 37 minutes or more. Cunningham finished with 4 fouls, likely the explanation for him only playing 29 minutes. Of the 43 minutes HC got from its bench, 27 came from freshman Eric Meister (5 reb., 4 pts. in 19 minutes) and sophomore Greg McCarthy, who split Cliffords 24 unplayed minutes. Syracuse's bench outscored HC's 24-12.
HC's foul troubles were reflected in the free throw stats. Syracuse was 26 for 35 at the line. Holy Cross shot 19, making 14.
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Colgate 78, Binghamton 70 -- Jon Simon scored 23 points on 8 for 16 shooting from the field (4-8 3pt) to lead Colgate to its second win. Colgate shot 56 percent in the second half to pull away after being tied 31-31 at the half.
Lineup change for Colgate: fifth-year senior Marc Daniels replaced Kyle Chones in the starting five.
Kendall Chones also in double figures with 12 points.
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Notre Dame 93, Lehigh 87 -- Billy Taylor trotted out a new starting lineup and put a scare in his alma mater. But the Fighting Irish were able to wear the Hawks down in the second half.
Lehigh led by as many as 13 points early and was up 46-44 at the half after Jose Olivero's three-pointer at the buzzer. olivero had 18 of his career-high 32 points in the first half.
Kyle Neptune added 22 for Lehigh, going 9 for 14 from the field, including 4 for 4 from the arc.
The Hawks shot 51.4 percent in the first half and were even hotter -- 65.2 percent --- in the second. But that was not enough to overcome a tremenndous Notre Dame edge at the foul line. Somehow, despite leading most of the way, Lehigh only shot one free throw the entire first half. Notre Dame shot 16 in the first half, and 17 in the second, finishing 26 for 33 from the stripe. Lehigh shot 9 free throws all night, making 6.
No Hawks fouled out, but center Jason Mgebroff was limited to 16 minutes, finishing with 4 fouls. Mgebroff's absence was notable given that he scored 9 points and grabbed 3 rebounds in his limited action.
Without Mgebroff, Lehigh was outmanned up front. Freshman Zahir Carrington replaced junior Bryan White in the starting lineup. Neither was particularly effective. Carrington scored 5 points and had 1 rebound and 3 steals in 24 minutes. White played 20 minutes, going 0 for 5 from the field with 7 rebounds.
Notre Dame outrebounded the Mountain Hawks 32-24, including a 12-6 edge on the offensive glass. ND scored 17 second chance points.
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(17) Syracuse 72, Holy Cross 64 -- A slow start doomed the Crusaders, who managed to get within 5, with the ball, with 30 seconds to play, but never could fully recover from a deficit that was as much as 18 points in the first half.
Syracuse went 1 for 9 with 10 turnovers in the first 8-and-a-half minutes and managed only scored 7 of its 19 points in the final two minutes of the half.
The problems were mostly on offense. Defensively, HC held Syracuse to 38.9 percent from the field in the first half and still trailed 31-19 at the break.
Keith Simmons led HC with 22 points, 16 in leading the second half charge. Simmons was 9 for 18 from the field. Colin Cunningham, whose three-pointer to cut the Syracuse lead to 2 with 30 seconds to go was blocked, had 11 points for the Crusaders.
Torey Thomas, plagued with foul trouble, was 2 for 11 from the field, 0 for 3 from the arc before fouling out after 37 minutes. Center Tim Clifford's foul trouble was more extreme. The Crusaders' 6-10 junior managed only 16 minutes before fouling out with 5 points and 1 board.
Holy Cross did hold an edge on the boards, outrebounding Syracuse 39-32. The 'Saders had 17 offensive boards, but managed only 14 second chance points. Syracuse scored 22 points off HC's 18 turnovers.
Depth was definitely and issue for HC in this one. Three starters (Alex Vander Baan, Simmons and Thomas) played 37 minutes or more. Cunningham finished with 4 fouls, likely the explanation for him only playing 29 minutes. Of the 43 minutes HC got from its bench, 27 came from freshman Eric Meister (5 reb., 4 pts. in 19 minutes) and sophomore Greg McCarthy, who split Cliffords 24 unplayed minutes. Syracuse's bench outscored HC's 24-12.
HC's foul troubles were reflected in the free throw stats. Syracuse was 26 for 35 at the line. Holy Cross shot 19, making 14.
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Colgate 78, Binghamton 70 -- Jon Simon scored 23 points on 8 for 16 shooting from the field (4-8 3pt) to lead Colgate to its second win. Colgate shot 56 percent in the second half to pull away after being tied 31-31 at the half.
Lineup change for Colgate: fifth-year senior Marc Daniels replaced Kyle Chones in the starting five.
Kendall Chones also in double figures with 12 points.
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