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Men's Basketball

Men's Basketball Falls on the Road, 69-59

Feb. 3, 2001

Box Score

Audio from Postgame Radio Interview

  • Lafayette Coach Fran O'Hanlon

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (www.lafayette.edu) - The Lafayette men's basketball team suffered a hard-fought road loss, falling to arch rival Lehigh 69-59.

Tim Bieg led the Leopards (7-13, 1-6 Patriot League) with 18 points, while Frank Barr finished with 15 points and nine rebounds.

Matt Crawford scored a career-high 22 points and added 10 rebounds to lead Lehigh (10-11, 4-3 Patriot League).

A three-pointer by Lehigh's Matt Logie as the shot clock expired midway through the second half shifted the momentum and launched Lehigh's comeback. Lehigh then went on a 16-5 run and never trailed again

Lafayette led at halftime 33-29, but committed an unusually high 24 turnovers and shot just 31 percent from the field.

Lafayette travels to Bucknell on Wednesday, Feb. 7, for a 7:30 p.m. tip-off. The game can be heard live right here at GoLeopards.com.

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