WASHINGTON (AP) - Holden Greiner scored a season-high 22 points and Lehigh rallied from a 14-point first-half deficit to defeat American University 63-57 Wednesday night and start Patriot League play 2-0 for the first time in six seasons.
Down 23-9 at the 9:08 mark, the Mountain Hawks (12-4) closed the half on a 22-5 run, with Greiner scoring 12 points in the burst, including two 3-pointers.
After Tony Wroblicky dunked to open the second half, making it 31-30, Greiner's jumper sparked a 7-0 run. The Eagles (6-11, 1-1) got to 40-38 with 14:19 left, but Lehigh answered with a 13-4 spurt.
American's last push made it 58-55 with 58 seconds remaining, then the Mountain Hawks hit 5 of 8 free throws.
Mackey McKnight added 11 points for Lehigh, which won its third straight despite guard C.J. McCollum being out with a broken foot.
Stephen Lumpkins' 10 points and 17 rebounds paced the Eagles.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Lehigh (12-4) « | 31 | 32 | 63 |
| American (6-11) | 28 | 29 | 57 |
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| Lehigh Mountain Hawks | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| H. Greiner, F | 33 | 10-13 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| G. Knutson, F | 21 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| M. McKnight, G | 34 | 3-9 | 4-9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| B. Bailey, G | 32 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| A. D'Orazio, G | 22 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| C. Schaefer | 20 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| S. Cvrkalj | 16 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| J. Goldsborough | 14 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| C. Baltimore | 9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 24-51 | 9-16 | 26 | 9 | 12 | 63 | |
| 47.1% | 56.3% | ||||||
| American Eagles | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| S. Lumpkins, F | 38 | 4-10 | 2-4 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| T. Wroblicky, C | 21 | 6-8 | 2-5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| J. Schoof, G | 38 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| D. Munoz, G | 37 | 5-12 | 1-1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 13 |
| B. Jolivette, G | 24 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Reed | 26 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| M. Bersch | 9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Vasic | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 23-54 | 5-10 | 40 | 18 | 18 | 57 | |
| 42.6% | 50% | ||||||
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