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Whitlock scores 21 off the bench, Lehigh downs Lafayette 86-47

AP
Jan 25, 2025

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) Nasir Whitlock scored 21 points off of the bench to lead Lehigh over Lafayette 86-47 on Saturday night.

Whitlock went 8 of 16 from the field (3 for 5 from 3-point range) for the Mountain Hawks (7-12, 2-6 Patriot League). Edouard Benoit shot 7 for 10, including 3 for 4 from beyond the arc to add 17 points. Tyler Whitney-Sidney shot 4 of 6 from the field and 6 of 7 from the free-throw line to finish with 15 points, while adding six rebounds. The Mountain Hawks broke a six-game losing streak.

Justin Vander Baan finished with 11 points and two blocks for the Leopards (8-13, 3-5). Caleb Williams added seven points for Lafayette. Mark Butler also had six points, six rebounds and four steals.

Lehigh took the lead just over two minutes into the game and never looked back. Whitlock led their team in scoring with 13 points in the first half to help put them up 43-21 at the break. Lehigh pulled away with a 13-2 run in the second half to extend a 28-point lead to 39 points. They outscored Lafayette by 17 points in the final half, as Benoit led the way with a team-high 12 second-half points.

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1st Half
LAF
Leopards
21
LEH
Mountain Hawks
43

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Justin Vander Baan vs. Hank Alvey (Leopards gains possession)
19:43		Justin Vander Baan misses two point layup
19:41		Hank Alvey defensive rebound
19:26		Tyler Whitney-Sidney turnover (bad pass) (Justin Vander Baan steals)
19:10		Mark Butler turnover (bad pass)
18:45		Joshua Ingram turnover (bad pass) (Caleb Williams steals)
18:36	+2	Mark Butler makes two point layup (Caleb Williams assists)	2-0
18:12	+2	Hank Alvey makes two point hook shot (Edouard Benoit assists)	2-2
17:55		Caleb Williams misses two point jump shot
17:53		Cam Gillus defensive rebound
17:43	+2	Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes two point jump shot	2-4
17:15		Andrew Phillips misses three point jump shot
17:13		Cam Gillus defensive rebound
16:54	+3	Edouard Benoit makes three point jump shot (Hank Alvey assists)	2-7
16:27		Justin Vander Baan turnover (lost ball) (Cam Gillus steals)
16:17	+2	Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes two point jump shot (Cam Gillus assists)	2-9
15:59		Joshua Ingram shooting foul (Alex Chaikin draws the foul)
15:59		TV timeout
15:59	+1	Alex Chaikin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-9
15:59	+1	Alex Chaikin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-9
15:36	+2	Hank Alvey makes two point hook shot	4-11
15:10		Ryan Pettit misses three point jump shot
15:08		Hank Alvey defensive rebound
14:54		Alex Chaikin personal foul (Joshua Ingram draws the foul)
14:45	+2	Tommy Conniff makes two point hook shot (Joshua Ingram assists)	4-13
14:26		Alex Chaikin misses three point jump shot
14:24		Mountain Hawks defensive rebound
14:01		Andrew Phillips personal foul (Edouard Benoit draws the foul)
13:56	+3	Cam Gillus makes three point jump shot (Joshua Ingram assists)	4-16
13:36		Andrew Phillips offensive foul (Joshua Ingram draws the foul)
13:36		Andrew Phillips turnover (offensive foul)
13:18		Cam Gillus misses three point jump shot
13:16		Joshua Ingram offensive rebound
13:09	+2	Nasir Whitlock makes two point jump shot	4-18
12:51		Ryan Pettit misses three point jump shot
12:49		Joshua Ingram defensive rebound
12:33		Nasir Whitlock misses two point jump shot
12:31		Nasir Whitlock offensive rebound
12:26		Cam Gillus misses three point jump shot
12:24		Ben Knostman offensive rebound
12:16	+3	Nasir Whitlock makes three point jump shot (Tommy Conniff assists)	4-21
12:12		Leopards 30 second timeout
12:12		TV timeout
11:49		Caleb Williams misses three point jump shot
11:47		Ben Knostman defensive rebound
11:41	+2	Nasir Whitlock makes two point layup (Ben Knostman assists)	4-23
11:17	+2	TJ Berger makes two point jump shot	6-23
10:56		Tommy Conniff misses two point hook shot
10:54		Justin Vander Baan defensive rebound
10:48		TJ Berger misses three point jump shot
10:46		Nasir Whitlock defensive rebound
10:40	+3	Nasir Whitlock makes three point jump shot (Tyler Whitney-Sidney assists)	6-26
10:26		Justin Vander Baan misses two point jump shot
10:24		Tyler Whitney-Sidney defensive rebound
10:22		Jump ball. Tyler Whitney-Sidney vs. Mark Butler (Mountain Hawks gains possession)
10:08		Nasir Whitlock misses two point jump shot
10:06		Misha Bednostin defensive rebound
9:47		Alex Chaikin misses two point jump shot
9:45		Mark Butler offensive rebound
9:44		Tyler Whitney-Sidney personal foul (Mark Butler draws the foul)
9:38		Edouard Benoit shooting foul (Alex Chaikin draws the foul)
9:38	+1	Alex Chaikin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-26
9:38	+1	Alex Chaikin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-26
9:34		Edouard Benoit turnover (bad pass)
9:21		Joshua Ingram personal foul (Misha Bednostin draws the foul)
9:03	+2	TJ Berger makes two point jump shot	10-26
8:37	+2	Hank Alvey makes two point hook shot	10-28
8:18		Hank Alvey shooting foul (Misha Bednostin draws the foul)
8:18		Misha Bednostin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:18		Misha Bednostin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:18		Leopards offensive rebound
8:10	+2	Mark Butler makes two point jump shot (Justin Vander Baan assists)	12-28
7:43		Nasir Whitlock misses two point layup
7:41		Justin Vander Baan defensive rebound
7:38		Alex Chaikin misses three point jump shot
7:36		Tyler Whitney-Sidney defensive rebound
7:29		Edouard Benoit misses three point jump shot
7:27		Mark Butler defensive rebound
7:16		Andrew Phillips offensive foul (Tyler Whitney-Sidney draws the foul)
7:16		Andrew Phillips turnover (offensive foul)
7:16		TV timeout
6:43		Caleb Williams shooting foul (Tyler Whitney-Sidney draws the foul)
6:43	+1	Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes regular free throw 1 of 3	12-29
6:43	+1	Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes regular free throw 2 of 3	12-30
6:43	+1	Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes regular free throw 3 of 3	12-31
6:26		Caleb Williams misses three point jump shot
6:24		Nasir Whitlock defensive rebound
6:18		Edouard Benoit turnover (bad pass) (Ryan Pettit steals)
5:55	+2	Justin Vander Baan makes two point layup	14-31
5:55		Alfredo Addesa shooting foul (Justin Vander Baan draws the foul)
5:55	+1	Justin Vander Baan makes regular free throw 1 of 1	15-31
5:44		Tyler Whitney-Sidney turnover (bad pass) (Mark Butler steals)
5:34		Malik Rasul misses three point jump shot
5:32		Ryan Pettit offensive rebound
5:24	+2	Ryan Pettit makes two point jump shot	17-31
5:05		Nasir Whitlock misses two point jump shot
5:03		Justin Vander Baan defensive rebound
4:49		Justin Vander Baan misses three point jump shot
4:47		Ryan Pettit offensive rebound
4:30	+2	Malik Rasul makes two point layup	19-31
4:18	+2	Edouard Benoit makes two point jump shot (Nasir Whitlock assists)	19-33
4:00		Mark Butler misses two point jump shot
3:58		Alfredo Addesa defensive rebound
3:49	+3	Alfredo Addesa makes three point jump shot (Tyler Whitney-Sidney assists)	19-36
3:18		Justin Vander Baan misses two point jump shot
3:16		Alfredo Addesa defensive rebound
3:10		Ryan Pettit shooting foul (Tyler Whitney-Sidney draws the foul)
3:10		TV timeout
3:10	+1	Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-37
3:10	+1	Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-38
3:01		Mark Butler misses two point jump shot
2:59		Edouard Benoit defensive rebound
2:47		Hank Alvey misses two point layup
2:45		Mark Butler defensive rebound
2:40		Malik Rasul offensive foul
2:40		Malik Rasul turnover (offensive foul)
2:23		Edouard Benoit misses two point layup
2:21		Malik Rasul defensive rebound
2:12		Jump ball. Misha Bednostin vs. Hank Alvey (Leopards gains possession)
1:59		Alex Chaikin misses three point jump shot
1:58		Mountain Hawks defensive rebound
1:42	+3	Nasir Whitlock makes three point jump shot (Ben Knostman assists)	19-41
1:17		Alex Chaikin misses three point jump shot
1:15		Edouard Benoit defensive rebound
0:58		Misha Bednostin personal foul (Hank Alvey draws the foul)
0:58	+1	Hank Alvey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-42
0:58	+1	Hank Alvey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-43
0:45		Luka Savicevic misses three point jump shot
0:43		Edouard Benoit defensive rebound
0:36		Edouard Benoit turnover (lost ball) (Malik Rasul steals)
0:31		Caleb Williams misses three point jump shot
0:29		Malik Rasul offensive rebound
0:28	+2	Malik Rasul makes two point layup	21-43
0:21		Mountain Hawks 30 second timeout
0:04		Nasir Whitlock turnover (lost ball)
0:00		Caleb Williams misses two point layup
0:00		Mountain Hawks defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
LAF
Leopards
26
LEH
Mountain Hawks
43

Time		Play	Score
19:40		Justin Vander Baan blocks Joshua Ingram's two point layup
19:38		Cam Gillus offensive rebound
19:35		Hank Alvey misses two point layup
19:33		Cam Gillus offensive rebound
19:31		Caleb Williams personal foul (Cam Gillus draws the foul)
19:23		Tyler Whitney-Sidney misses two point jump shot
19:21		Mark Butler defensive rebound
19:15		Caleb Williams turnover (bad pass) (Cam Gillus steals)
19:14		Caleb Williams personal foul (Cam Gillus draws the foul)
18:52	+2	Edouard Benoit makes two point jump shot	21-45
18:26		Tyler Whitney-Sidney personal foul (Justin Vander Baan draws the foul)
18:24		Alex Chaikin misses three point jump shot
18:22		Cam Gillus defensive rebound
18:14	+3	Edouard Benoit makes three point jump shot (Cam Gillus assists)	21-48
17:58	+2	Justin Vander Baan makes two point layup	23-48
17:58		Edouard Benoit shooting foul (Justin Vander Baan draws the foul)
17:58	+1	Justin Vander Baan makes regular free throw 1 of 1	24-48
17:40		Joshua Ingram misses three point jump shot
17:38		Tyler Whitney-Sidney offensive rebound
17:35		Malik Rasul shooting foul (Tyler Whitney-Sidney draws the foul)
17:35		Tyler Whitney-Sidney misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:35	+1	Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-49
17:12		Tommy Conniff shooting foul (Malik Rasul draws the foul)
17:12	+1	Malik Rasul makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-49
17:12		Malik Rasul misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:12		Edouard Benoit defensive rebound
17:06		Official timeout
16:43		Joshua Ingram offensive foul (Alex Chaikin draws the foul)
16:43		Joshua Ingram turnover (offensive foul)
16:33		Cam Gillus shooting foul (Mark Butler draws the foul)
16:33	+1	Mark Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-49
16:33	+1	Mark Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-49
16:17		Edouard Benoit turnover (lost ball) (Mark Butler steals)
15:57		Malik Rasul misses three point jump shot
15:55		Ryan Pettit offensive rebound
15:51	+2	Ryan Pettit makes two point layup	29-49
15:45		Nasir Whitlock turnover (lost ball) (Mark Butler steals)
15:36		Nasir Whitlock blocks Malik Rasul's two point layup
15:34		Cam Gillus defensive rebound
15:19	+2	Edouard Benoit makes two point jump shot (Nasir Whitlock assists)	29-51
15:04		Cam Gillus shooting foul (Justin Vander Baan draws the foul)
15:04		TV timeout
15:04	+1	Justin Vander Baan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-51
15:04	+1	Justin Vander Baan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-51
14:44	+3	Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes three point jump shot (Hank Alvey assists)	31-54
14:25		Luka Savicevic misses three point jump shot
14:23		Mountain Hawks defensive rebound
14:18	+2	Edouard Benoit makes two point dunk (Tyler Whitney-Sidney assists)	31-56
14:01	+2	Justin Vander Baan makes two point dunk (Luka Savicevic assists)	33-56
13:43		Edouard Benoit misses two point layup
13:41		Caleb Williams defensive rebound
13:26		Edouard Benoit personal foul (Justin Vander Baan draws the foul)
13:26		Justin Vander Baan misses regular free throw 1 of 1
13:26		Hank Alvey defensive rebound
13:04		Nasir Whitlock misses three point jump shot
13:02		Hank Alvey offensive rebound
12:52	+2	Nasir Whitlock makes two point jump shot	33-58
12:43		Caleb Williams misses three point jump shot
12:41		Caleb Williams offensive rebound
12:32	+2	Caleb Williams makes two point layup	35-58
12:31		Tyler Whitney-Sidney shooting foul (Caleb Williams draws the foul)
12:31	+1	Caleb Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 1	36-58
12:11	+2	Hank Alvey makes two point hook shot	36-60
11:54		Caleb Williams misses two point jump shot
11:52		Caleb Williams offensive rebound
11:48	+2	Caleb Williams makes two point layup	38-60
11:19		Alex Chaikin shooting foul (Ben Knostman draws the foul)
11:19		TV timeout
11:19		Ben Knostman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:19		Ben Knostman misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:19		Andrew Phillips defensive rebound
10:59		Misha Bednostin turnover (bad pass) (Ben Knostman steals)
10:54		Nasir Whitlock misses two point jump shot
10:52		Hank Alvey offensive rebound
10:48	+2	Hank Alvey makes two point layup	38-62
10:31		Caleb Williams turnover (lost ball) (Cam Gillus steals)
10:28	+2	Cam Gillus makes two point layup	38-64
10:28		Leopards 30 second timeout
10:28		TV timeout
10:13		Mark Butler turnover (bad pass)
9:53		Nasir Whitlock turnover (lost ball) (Mark Butler steals)
9:28		Luka Savicevic misses three point jump shot
9:26		Cam Gillus defensive rebound
9:11		Justin Vander Baan blocks Hank Alvey's two point layup
9:10		Mountain Hawks offensive rebound
9:08	+2	Nasir Whitlock makes two point jump shot (Cam Gillus assists)	38-66
8:47		Mark Butler offensive foul (Cam Gillus draws the foul)
8:47		Mark Butler turnover (offensive foul)
8:31		Ben Knostman turnover (lost ball) (Andrew Phillips steals)
8:24		Andrew Phillips turnover (lost ball) (Ben Knostman steals)
8:02	+2	Nasir Whitlock makes two point jump shot	38-68
7:44		TJ Berger misses three point jump shot
7:42		Cam Gillus defensive rebound
7:35		TV timeout
7:22		Nasir Whitlock misses two point jump shot
7:20		Caleb Williams defensive rebound
7:05		TJ Berger misses two point jump shot
7:03		Tyler Whitney-Sidney defensive rebound
6:46	+2	Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes two point layup	38-70
6:21	+2	Caleb Williams makes two point jump shot	40-70
6:12		Nasir Whitlock offensive foul (Ryan Pettit draws the foul)
6:12		Nasir Whitlock turnover (offensive foul)
6:01	+2	Misha Bednostin makes two point dunk	42-70
5:46	+3	Edouard Benoit makes three point jump shot (Tyler Whitney-Sidney assists)	42-73
5:20		Caleb Williams misses two point jump shot
5:18		Misha Bednostin offensive rebound
5:14		Misha Bednostin misses two point layup
5:12		Tyler Whitney-Sidney defensive rebound
5:11		Alex Chaikin shooting foul (Joshua Ingram draws the foul)
5:11	+1	Joshua Ingram makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-74
5:11	+1	Joshua Ingram makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-75
4:57		Alex Chaikin misses two point jump shot
4:55		Tyler Whitney-Sidney defensive rebound
4:37	+2	Tommy Conniff makes two point layup (Nasir Whitlock assists)	42-77
4:21		Malik Rasul misses two point layup
4:19		Alfredo Addesa defensive rebound
4:01		Tyler Whitney-Sidney misses two point layup
3:59		Joshua Ingram offensive rebound
3:55	+2	Joshua Ingram makes two point layup	42-79
3:43	+2	Alex Chaikin makes two point layup (Malik Rasul assists)	44-79
3:25		Nasir Whitlock misses three point jump shot
3:23		Alex Chaikin defensive rebound
3:10		Malik Rasul turnover (lost ball) (Tommy Conniff steals)
3:04		Alex Chaikin shooting foul (Nasir Whitlock draws the foul)
3:04		TV timeout
3:04	+1	Nasir Whitlock makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-80
3:04	+1	Nasir Whitlock makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-81
2:50		Justin Vander Baan offensive foul
2:50		Justin Vander Baan turnover (offensive foul)
2:30		Ben Knostman misses three point jump shot
2:28		Mark Butler defensive rebound
2:18		Luka Savicevic misses three point jump shot
2:16		Joshua Ingram defensive rebound
2:06		Alfredo Addesa misses three point jump shot
2:04		Mark Butler defensive rebound
1:53		Luka Savicevic turnover (bad pass) (Ben Knostman steals)
1:42	+2	Joshua Ingram makes two point layup	44-83
1:20		Alfredo Addesa personal foul (Justin Vander Baan draws the foul)
1:20	+1	Justin Vander Baan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-83
1:20		Justin Vander Baan misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:20		Jake Pike defensive rebound
1:05	+2	Joshua Ingram makes two point layup	45-85
1:05		TJ Berger shooting foul (Joshua Ingram draws the foul)
1:05	+1	Joshua Ingram makes regular free throw 1 of 1	45-86
0:47	+2	Misha Bednostin makes two point layup	47-86
0:21		Jake Pike misses two point jump shot
0:19		TJ Berger defensive rebound
0:00		Misha Bednostin misses three point jump shot
0:00		Jake Pike defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jake Pike defensive rebound