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Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Brown loses job, wins game for 'Pards
(Posted Mon. at 9:39 p.m., updated at 6:52 a.m.)
Andrew Brown started Monday night's Lafayette at Stony Brook game on the bench. But he was on the floor when it mattered most, leading the Laopards to their first win of the season.

A starter in 53 of 59 previous games since arriving in Easton from Colorado, Brown was out of the lineup when the Leopards tipped off their 76-68 overtime win at Stony Brook. East Carolina transfer Jeff Karl started in Brown's place.

But it was Brown's jumper with 17 seconds left in regulation to send the game to overtime, Brown who hit a 3-pointer to help the Leopards build a 67-59 lead in that extra session and Brown who hit 5 of 6 from the line to hold the lead after Stony Brook had pulled to within two. Brown finished with a team-high 21 points, including four 3-pointers.

Bilal Abdullah (15 points), Matt Betley (10) and Michael Gruner (10) also reached double figures for the Leopards, who shot 42.2 percent (19-45) from the field, including 10 treys (29 attempted).

Lafayette held Stony Brook to 22 of 65 (33.8 percent) from the field. The Seawolves made only 2 of 22 from the arc, but stayed in the game by hitting 22 of 28 free throws.

The Leopards might have won in regulation had they shot better from the foul line. Lafayette went to the line 41 times, but made only 28 (68.9 percent). The 'Pards were also outrebounded by a 48-29 margin.
NOTES: (From Lafayette's recap)
  • The overtime victory was the first for Lafayette since Dec. 6, 2006 when Lafayette beat St. Francis (NY), 85-81.
  • Lafayette head coach Fran O'Hanlon changed up the lineup significantly on Monday. Everest Schmidt and Matt Betley were the only repeat starters from the first game while Jeff Kari, Deirunas Visockas and Ted Detmer started their first games of the season.
  • It was the first time since Jan. 11, 2006 vs. Colgate that Lafayette had four players reach double figures in scoring.
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