LEHIGH

AMER

Higgins scores 18, Lehigh takes down American 62-59

AP
Feb 18, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) Keith Higgins Jr. scored 18 points to help Lehigh Mountain Hawks hold off American Eagles University 62-59 on Saturday.

Higgins was 7-of-12 shooting (3 for 5 from distance) for the Mountain Hawks (15-12, 10-6 Patriot League). Evan Taylor added 16 points and six rebounds. Tyler Whitney-Sidney scored 12.

Matt Rogers finished with 22 points for the Eagles (15-12, 7-9). Johnny O'Neil added 10 points and six rebounds. Elijah Stephens finished with 10 points, five assists and two steals.

Jalin Sinclair made two free throws with eight seconds left to give Lehigh its three-point lead. Reed Fenton blocked a 3-point attempt by American's Geoff Sprouse on the game's final shot to preserve the win.

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Both teams next play Wednesday. Lehigh hosts Bucknell, while American University hosts Navy.

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1st Half
LEH
Mountain Hawks
33
AMER
Eagles
27

Time		Play	Score
20:00		JT Tan vs. Matt Rogers (Eagles gains possession)
19:40	+2	Matt Rogers makes two point layup (Elijah Stephens assists)	0-2
19:12	+2	Keith Higgins Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot	2-2
18:45		Matt Rogers misses two point layup
18:43		JT Tan defensive rebound
18:30		Evan Taylor misses three point jump shot
18:28		Eagles defensive rebound
18:03	+2	Matt Rogers makes two point hook shot	2-4
17:49	+2	Keith Higgins Jr. makes two point floating jump shot (Ben Knostman assists)	4-4
17:27		JT Tan personal foul
17:16		Lorenzo Donadio misses two point layup
17:14		Evan Taylor defensive rebound
16:50	+2	Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes two point layup (Keith Higgins Jr. assists)	6-4
16:27	+2	Matt Rogers makes two point dunk (Geoff Sprouse assists)	6-6
16:09	+2	Keith Higgins Jr. makes two point jump shot (JT Tan assists)	8-6
15:47		Johnny O'Neil misses two point hook shot
15:45		Evan Taylor defensive rebound
15:33		TV timeout
15:19	+2	Evan Taylor makes two point layup (Jalin Sinclair assists)	10-6
14:48		Matt Rogers misses two point jump shot
14:46		Dominic Parolin defensive rebound
14:37		Dominic Parolin misses two point layup
14:35		Johnny O'Neil defensive rebound
14:22		Johnny O'Neil misses two point jump shot
14:20		Mountain Hawks defensive rebound
14:00		Connor Nelson shooting foul (Tyler Whitney-Sidney draws the foul)
14:00	+1	Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-6
14:00	+1	Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-6
13:31	+2	Elijah Stephens makes two point layup	12-8
13:10		Evan Taylor misses two point jump shot
13:08		Johnny O'Neil defensive rebound
12:50		Johnny O'Neil misses three point jump shot
12:48		Jalin Sinclair defensive rebound
12:24		Jalin Sinclair misses two point layup
12:22		Connor Nelson defensive rebound
12:06		Jalin Sinclair personal foul
12:00	+2	Geoff Sprouse makes two point pullup jump shot	12-10
11:43	+2	Dominic Parolin makes two point layup (Tyler Whitney-Sidney assists)	14-10
11:20	+2	Matt Rogers makes two point layup (Geoff Sprouse assists)	14-12
10:50	+2	Dominic Parolin makes two point layup (Tyler Whitney-Sidney assists)	16-12
10:26	+2	Jaxon Knotek makes two point layup (Lincoln Ball assists)	16-14
10:11		Tyler Whitney-Sidney misses two point layup
10:09		Matt Rogers defensive rebound
9:46		Colin Smalls misses three point jump shot
9:44		Tyler Whitney-Sidney defensive rebound
9:38		Jaxon Knotek shooting foul (Tyler Whitney-Sidney draws the foul)
9:38		TV timeout
9:38		Tyler Whitney-Sidney misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:38		Tyler Whitney-Sidney misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:38		Jaxon Knotek defensive rebound
9:13		Matt Rogers misses two point layup
9:11		JT Tan defensive rebound
9:00		Lincoln Ball shooting foul (Tyler Whitney-Sidney draws the foul)
9:00	+1	Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-14
9:00	+1	Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-14
8:48		Matt Rogers turnover (traveling)
8:34		Keith Higgins Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:32		Jermaine Ballisager Webb defensive rebound
8:18		Jermaine Ballisager Webb misses two point hook shot
8:16		JT Tan defensive rebound
7:57		Jermaine Ballisager Webb blocks Ben Knostman's two point layup
7:55		Jermaine Ballisager Webb defensive rebound
7:46	+2	Jaxon Knotek makes two point layup	18-16
7:29		Reed Fenton misses two point jump shot
7:27		JT Tan offensive rebound
7:22	+2	JT Tan makes two point layup	20-16
7:22		Jermaine Ballisager Webb shooting foul (JT Tan draws the foul)
7:22		TV timeout
7:22		JT Tan misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:22		Johnny O'Neil defensive rebound
6:56		Geoff Sprouse misses two point jump shot
6:54		Tyler Whitney-Sidney defensive rebound
6:48	+3	Evan Taylor makes three point jump shot (Keith Higgins Jr. assists)	23-16
6:24	+2	Jermaine Ballisager Webb makes two point hook shot (Elijah Stephens assists)	23-18
6:05		Evan Taylor turnover (traveling)
5:37		Jermaine Ballisager Webb misses two point hook shot
5:35		JT Tan defensive rebound
5:28		Evan Taylor misses three point jump shot
5:26		Jermaine Ballisager Webb defensive rebound
5:15		JT Tan personal foul
5:00	+2	Matt Rogers makes two point hook shot	23-20
4:49		Tyler Whitney-Sidney turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Stephens steals)
4:44	+2	Elijah Stephens makes two point layup	23-22
4:19		Dominic Parolin misses two point hook shot
4:17		Matt Rogers defensive rebound
4:03		Dominic Parolin personal foul
3:44		Matt Rogers turnover (bad pass) (Keith Higgins Jr. steals)
3:33		Reed Fenton misses two point dunk
3:31		Colin Smalls defensive rebound
3:27		Elijah Stephens misses three point jump shot
3:25		Colin Smalls offensive rebound
3:21		Jalin Sinclair technical foul
3:21		TV timeout
3:21	+1	Colin Smalls makes technical free throw 1 of 1	23-23
3:07	+2	Jaxon Knotek makes two point layup	23-25
2:49		Keith Higgins Jr. misses two point jump shot
2:47		Geoff Sprouse defensive rebound
2:37		Colin Smalls misses three point jump shot
2:35		Mountain Hawks defensive rebound
2:09	+2	Dominic Parolin makes two point jump shot	25-25
1:51		Lincoln Ball misses two point layup
1:49		Mountain Hawks defensive rebound
1:28	+2	Evan Taylor makes two point jump shot (Keith Higgins Jr. assists)	27-25
1:28		Johnny O'Neil shooting foul (Evan Taylor draws the foul)
1:28	+1	Evan Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 1	28-25
1:04	+2	Johnny O'Neil makes two point layup	28-27
1:04		Keith Higgins Jr. shooting foul (Johnny O'Neil draws the foul)
1:04		Johnny O'Neil misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:04		Dominic Parolin defensive rebound
0:46	+2	Dominic Parolin makes two point layup (Tyler Whitney-Sidney assists)	30-27
0:36		Eagles 30 second timeout
0:24		Geoff Sprouse turnover (lost ball) (Keith Higgins Jr. steals)
0:24		Jump ball. Keith Higgins Jr. vs. Geoff Sprouse (Mountain Hawks gains possession)
0:24		Mountain Hawks 30 second timeout
0:05	+3	Keith Higgins Jr. makes three point jump shot (Dominic Parolin assists)	33-27
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
LEH
Mountain Hawks
29
AMER
Eagles
32

Time		Play	Score
19:45		Elijah Stephens misses two point layup
19:43		Evan Taylor defensive rebound
19:38		Tyler Whitney-Sidney misses three point jump shot
19:36		JT Tan offensive rebound
19:32	+3	Keith Higgins Jr. makes three point jump shot (JT Tan assists)	36-27
19:01	+2	Matt Rogers makes two point dunk (Elijah Stephens assists)	36-29
18:29		Keith Higgins Jr. turnover (Geoff Sprouse steals)
18:19		Lorenzo Donadio misses three point jump shot
18:17		Tyler Whitney-Sidney defensive rebound
17:51		Elijah Stephens shooting foul (Tyler Whitney-Sidney draws the foul)
17:51	+1	Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-29
17:51	+1	Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-29
17:35	+2	Elijah Stephens makes two point turnaround hook shot	38-31
17:03	+2	Ben Knostman makes two point turnaround jump shot	40-31
16:45		Evan Taylor personal foul
16:43		Keith Higgins Jr. personal foul
16:39		Elijah Stephens misses two point jump shot
16:37		Johnny O'Neil offensive rebound
16:29		Matt Rogers misses two point jump shot
16:27		Evan Taylor defensive rebound
16:20		Tyler Whitney-Sidney misses two point jump shot
16:18		Eagles defensive rebound
16:03	+2	Jaxon Knotek makes two point layup	40-33
15:48	+2	Keith Higgins Jr. makes two point jump shot (JT Tan assists)	42-33
15:24		Jaxon Knotek turnover (bad pass) (JT Tan steals)
15:19		Matt Rogers shooting foul (Evan Taylor draws the foul)
15:19		TV timeout
15:19	+1	Evan Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-33
15:19	+1	Evan Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-33
14:57	+2	Johnny O'Neil makes two point jump shot	44-35
14:34		Johnny O'Neil blocks Keith Higgins Jr.'s two point jump shot
14:32		Mountain Hawks offensive rebound
14:29		Dominic Parolin misses two point jump shot
14:27		Jermaine Ballisager Webb defensive rebound
14:04	+2	Johnny O'Neil makes two point pullup jump shot	44-37
13:36		Keith Higgins Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:34		Dominic Parolin offensive rebound
13:26		Elijah Stephens personal foul
13:17		Jermaine Ballisager Webb shooting foul (Dominic Parolin draws the foul)
13:17	+1	Dominic Parolin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-37
13:17	+1	Dominic Parolin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-37
13:02		Geoff Sprouse misses three point jump shot
13:00		Dominic Parolin defensive rebound
12:43		Dominic Parolin misses two point layup
12:41		Lincoln Ball defensive rebound
12:30		Reed Fenton personal foul
12:16		Colin Smalls misses two point jump shot
12:14		Dominic Parolin defensive rebound
11:58		Tyler Whitney-Sidney turnover (bad pass)
11:58		TV timeout
11:38		Johnny O'Neil misses three point jump shot
11:36		Jaxon Knotek offensive rebound
11:36		Jaxon Knotek turnover (out of bounds)
11:20		Keith Higgins Jr. misses two point jump shot
11:19		Keith Higgins Jr. offensive rebound
11:19		Jaxon Knotek personal foul
11:06	+3	Evan Taylor makes three point jump shot (Keith Higgins Jr. assists)	49-37
10:34		Matt Rogers misses two point jump shot
10:32		Evan Taylor defensive rebound
10:26	+2	Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes two point layup	51-37
10:18		Eagles 30 second timeout
10:18		TV timeout
10:07		Jalin Sinclair personal foul
10:00	+2	Geoff Sprouse makes two point layup	51-39
9:45		Jalin Sinclair offensive foul
9:45		Jalin Sinclair turnover (offensive foul)
9:21		Lorenzo Donadio misses two point jump shot
9:19		Matt Rogers offensive rebound
9:13	+2	Matt Rogers makes two point layup	51-41
8:58		Tyler Whitney-Sidney turnover (traveling)
8:28		Elijah Stephens misses two point jump shot
8:26		Mountain Hawks defensive rebound
8:07		Ben Knostman turnover (3-second violation)
7:52		Jermaine Ballisager Webb misses two point jump shot
7:50		Lorenzo Donadio offensive rebound
7:48	+2	Lorenzo Donadio makes two point jump shot	51-43
7:28		JT Tan misses two point layup
7:26		Geoff Sprouse defensive rebound
7:14	+3	Johnny O'Neil makes three point jump shot (Elijah Stephens assists)	51-46
7:09		Mountain Hawks 30 second timeout
7:09		TV timeout
6:55		Reed Fenton turnover (lost ball) (Jermaine Ballisager Webb steals)
6:35		Dominic Parolin shooting foul (Jermaine Ballisager Webb draws the foul)
6:35		Jermaine Ballisager Webb misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:35		Jermaine Ballisager Webb misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:35		Dominic Parolin defensive rebound
6:14	+2	Evan Taylor makes two point jump shot	53-46
5:52		Lorenzo Donadio misses two point jump shot
5:50		Jermaine Ballisager Webb offensive rebound
5:46		Mason Whittaker misses two point layup
5:44		Dominic Parolin defensive rebound
5:44		Jermaine Ballisager Webb personal foul
5:32		Evan Taylor misses three point jump shot
5:30		Matt Rogers defensive rebound
5:18		Evan Taylor shooting foul (Johnny O'Neil draws the foul)
5:18	+1	Johnny O'Neil makes regular free throw 1 of 3	53-47
5:18		Johnny O'Neil misses regular free throw 2 of 3
5:18		Johnny O'Neil misses regular free throw 3 of 3
5:00		Evan Taylor misses two point layup
4:58		Dominic Parolin offensive rebound
4:57		Dominic Parolin turnover (lost ball)
4:47		Johnny O'Neil misses three point jump shot
4:45		Tyler Whitney-Sidney defensive rebound
4:33		Jalin Sinclair turnover (bad pass)
4:17		Johnny O'Neil misses three point jump shot
4:15		Dominic Parolin defensive rebound
4:03	+3	Keith Higgins Jr. makes three point jump shot (Ben Knostman assists)	56-47
3:43		Elijah Stephens misses two point layup
3:41		Tyler Whitney-Sidney defensive rebound
3:34		Evan Taylor misses two point layup
3:32		Matt Rogers defensive rebound
3:19	+2	Matt Rogers makes two point layup	56-49
3:18		Eagles 30 second timeout
3:18		TV timeout
3:07		Tyler Whitney-Sidney turnover (bad pass) (Matt Rogers steals)
3:04		Tyler Whitney-Sidney shooting foul (Matt Rogers draws the foul)
3:04		Matt Rogers misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:04	+1	Matt Rogers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-50
2:46	+2	Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes two point layup	58-50
2:46		Geoff Sprouse shooting foul (Tyler Whitney-Sidney draws the foul)
2:46		Tyler Whitney-Sidney misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:46		Johnny O'Neil defensive rebound
2:21	+2	Matt Rogers makes two point layup (Elijah Stephens assists)	58-52
2:21		Dominic Parolin shooting foul (Matt Rogers draws the foul)
2:21	+1	Matt Rogers makes regular free throw 1 of 1	58-53
1:59		Colin Smalls shooting foul (Evan Taylor draws the foul)
1:59		Evan Taylor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:59	+1	Evan Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-53
1:38	+2	Matt Rogers makes two point dunk (Geoff Sprouse assists)	59-55
1:09		JT Tan misses two point jump shot
1:07		Tyler Whitney-Sidney offensive rebound
1:05		Mountain Hawks 60 second timeout
0:53		Mountain Hawks 30 second timeout
0:53		Jalin Sinclair turnover (bad pass) (Elijah Stephens steals)
0:41		Jalin Sinclair shooting foul (Elijah Stephens draws the foul)
0:41	+1	Elijah Stephens makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-56
0:41	+1	Elijah Stephens makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-57
0:41		Eagles 30 second timeout
0:14		Colin Smalls shooting foul (Keith Higgins Jr. draws the foul)
0:14	+1	Keith Higgins Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-57
0:14		Keith Higgins Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:14		Johnny O'Neil defensive rebound
0:09		Tyler Whitney-Sidney personal foul (Elijah Stephens draws the foul)
0:09	+1	Elijah Stephens makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-58
0:09	+1	Elijah Stephens makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-59
0:08		Johnny O'Neil personal foul (Jalin Sinclair draws the foul)
0:08	+1	Jalin Sinclair makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-59
0:08	+1	Jalin Sinclair makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-59
0:02		Geoff Sprouse misses three point jump shot
0:00		Tyler Whitney-Sidney defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Tyler Whitney-Sidney defensive rebound