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Lehigh Mountain Hawks – Lafayette Leopards Preview – 02.08.2016

The Lehigh Mountain Hawks will be at Kirby Sports Center to take on the Lafayette Leopards in a Patriot League matchup. The game gets underway at 7:00 pm ET on Monday, Feb. 8.

The Leopards lost to Boston University 89-82 on Saturday. Matt Klinewski was the game’s high scorer, contributing 21 points. The Mountain Hawks are coming off a 72-49 win over American on Saturday. Tim Kempton shot 8 for 12 and led in scoring with 17 points.

Notes

Lehigh won its last game by a 23-point margin. In games decided by a margin of 18 points or more, Lafayette is 0-5. Lehigh is 3-3 in blowouts this season.

Lafayette has an average field goal percentage of 43.3%. Lehigh is a subpar 2-11 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.

On average, the Lafayette Leopards attempt 22.0 three point field goals per game and the Lehigh Mountain Hawks attempt 18.0. In games where they attempt at least 20 threes, Lafayette has a subpar record of 4-11, while Lehigh is 4-5.

On average, Lehigh makes 6.9 steals per game. Lafayette is an abysmal 2-11 when it allows at least 6 steals.

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