National Basketball Association
Houston 80, Lehigh 66
When: 2:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 17, 2013
Where: Hofheinz Pavilion, Houston, Texas
Officials:
# John Hampton, # Kipp Kissinger, # Terry Oglesby
Attendance:
2635
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Houston 80, Lehigh 66: TaShawn Thomas logged 18 points, 13
rebounds and seven blocks as the host Cougars edged the Mountain Hawks.
Danuel House added 22 points on 3-of-5 shooting from 3-point
range for Houston (3-0), which closed the game on a 17-2 run in the final three minutes. L.J. Rose chipped
in 18 points and a team-high six assists.
Mackey McKnight led Lehigh (1-2) with 14 points and seven
assists. Austin Price scored 12 and Tim Kempton had 11 while Conroy
Baltimore chipped in 13 rebounds.
Thomas scored four points in a 12-2 Houston run as the
Cougars opened a 29-17 lead with 6:07 left in the first half. Houston took a
37-28 lead into halftime, but a 9-0 Lehigh run pulled the Mountain Hawks even at 48 with
13:20 to play.
Lehigh led 64-63 with 4:07 remaining before Jherrod Stiggers made a 3-pointer with three minutes left that started the jaunt. Rose
followed with a 3-pointer and a three-point play with 1:15 to play before knocking
down two free throws 28 seconds later to seal the win for Houston.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Houston outrebounded Lehigh 43-29. … Stiggers scored just seven points on 3-of-13 shooting, including 1-of-8
from 3-point range. … Lehigh shot just 7-of-15 from the free-throw line.
Top Game Performances
| Lehigh |
|
Houston |
|
Mackey McKnight 14 |
Scoring |
Danuel House 22 |
|
Mackey McKnight 7 |
Assists |
L.J. Rose 6 |
|
Conroy Baltimore 13 |
Rebounds |
TaShawn Thomas 13 |
|
Mackey McKnight 2 |
Free Throws Made |
L.J. Rose 5 |
|
Mackey McKnight 2 |
Steals |
Danuel House 2 |
|
Jesse Chuku 1 |
Blocks |
TaShawn Thomas 7 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Lehigh
|
66 |
42.9 |
5-16 |
7-15 |
11 |
25 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
| Houston
|
80 |
50.0 |
5-16 |
13-17 |
10 |
38 |
14 |
3 |
12 |