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Thursday, January 03, 2008
Lafayette upset bid falls short
Seeking to become the second Patriot League team in four seasons to deal nationally ranked Pittsburgh a home loss, Lafayette hit 17 three-pointers Wednesday night. It was not enough.

The Leopards' three-point shooting kept them in the game for a half. In fact, Lafayette was up 41-37 at the break. But as it turned out, Pitt was just getting warmed up with its 55.6 percent (15-27) first half shooting from the field. The Panthers shot a scorching 20 for 25 (80 percent) after the break to win by three touchdowns.

Lafayette finished 24 of 51 from the field (47.1 percent), just 7 of 20 inside the three-point arc. Matt Betley led the Leopards with 20 points, including a perfect 6 for 6 night from three-point range. Andrew Brown (11 points, 3 threes), Bilal Abdullah (14 points, 4 treys) and Paul Cummins (11 points, 3 treys) also reached double figures for Lafayette.
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