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BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) - Jose Olivero scored 18 points to lead Lehigh to a 58-54 victory over Stony Brook on Tuesday.
Kyle Neptune added 12 points for Lehigh (2-3. Mike Popoko led all scorers with 23 points for Stony Brook (0-2) while Hendrik Feist scored 13 points and Antwan Hardy added 11.
Stony Brook tied the game 22-22 with 3:09 left in the first half, but Bryan White had a fastbreak dunk followed by two free throws to put Lehigh up by seven before Hardy hit a 3-pointer to make it 29-25 at the half.
Stony Brook managed to tie the score several times in the second half, the last time 49-49 with less than three minutes remaining. But a 3-pointer by Olivero and free throws by Neptune, Olivero and Matt Szalachowski helped Lehigh seal the win.
