National Basketball Association
Bucknell 81, Lehigh 65
When: 7:30 PM ET, Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Where: Sojka Pavilion, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Officials:
# Kenneth Clark Jr., # Andrew Maira, # Garrick Shannon
Attendance:
4254
By The Sports Xchange
Kimbal Mackenzie scored 18 points to help Bucknell beat Lehigh 81-65 in the Patriot League championship game Wednesday night at Sojka Pavilion in Lewisburg, Pa.
Zach Thomas had 17 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for Bucknell (26-8), which secured its first NCAA Tournament berth since 2013. Nana Foulland also scored 17.
Tim Kempton posted 22 points and 17 rebounds for Lehigh (20-12).
Bucknell led 35-34 at the break, but the Bison started the second half with a 12-0 run and led by as many as 18. The Mountain Hawks got within nine with five minutes remaining, but they couldn't get any closer.
Top Game Performances
| Lehigh |
|
Bucknell |
|
Tim Kempton 22 |
Scoring |
Kimbal MacKenzie 18 |
|
Brandon Alston 2 |
Assists |
Zach Thomas 7 |
|
Tim Kempton 17 |
Rebounds |
Zach Thomas 9 |
|
Tim Kempton 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Kimbal MacKenzie 3 |
|
Brandon Alston 1 |
Steals |
Avi Toomer 2 |
|
Austin Price 2 |
Blocks |
Nana Foulland 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Lehigh
|
65 |
45.0 |
4-14 |
7-15 |
8 |
33 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
| Bucknell
|
81 |
47.2 |
8-24 |
5-7 |
23 |
38 |
6 |
4 |
5 |