BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) Jason Mgebroff scored 13 points and Jose Olivero chipped in 10 as Lehigh held off a late run by Sacred Heart for a 58-52 victory on Wednesday night.
Lehigh (1-2) built a 29-21 halftime advantage into a 15-point lead with 4:49 to go before Sacred Heart went on a 12-0 run and pulled to 55-52 with 30 seconds to go. But Lehigh's Joe Knight sank a pair of free throws and Olivero pulled down a rebound the next time down the floor and hit 1-of-2 from the line to ice the game.
Sacred Heart (1-2) was led by a strong effort by Kibwe Trim, who scored 21 points and pulled down 10 rebounds and scored eight straight points in his team's late rally. The Pioneers made just one of 13 attempts from 3-point range.
Lehigh shot 19-for-58 (32 percent) from the floor and 6-for-18 (33 percent) on 3s.
Jared Frye added 12 points for Sacred Heart, which held a 32-18 scoring edge in the paint but was outscored 24-22 on second-chance points.
