Don’t expect a high-scoring game when the Navy Midshipmen (14-5) travel to Lehigh to play the Mountain Hawks (5-12). The game starts at 7:00 pm ET on Wednesday, Jan. 20.
The Mountain Hawks won big over Holy Cross 87-66 on Saturday. Austin Price was the team’s high scorer with 22 points on 7-for-10 shooting. The Midshipmen are coming off an 87-61 win over Lafayette on Saturday. Will Kelly led the team in scoring with 17 points on 8-for-13 shooting.
Half-court execution will be at a premium as Lehigh ranks 291st in the nation in possessions per game (67.1 possessions per game), while Navy is 340th (64.7).
Notes
Navy won its last game by a 26-point margin. In games decided by a margin of 18 points or more, Lehigh is 2-3. Navy is 4-3 in blowouts this season.
The Lehigh Mountain Hawks average 67.1 possessions and 1.030 points per possession in games this season. The Navy Midshipmen average fewer possessions with 64.7, as well as fewer points per possession with 1.021.
Lehigh has an average effective field goal percentage of 49.7%. Navy is a losing 3-5 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
Lehigh attempts an average of 18.0 three pointers per game and Navy attempts 14.0 on average. When the teams attempt at least 20 three pointers, the Lehigh Mountain Hawks have a poor 2-5 record while the Navy Midshipmen are undefeated with a 1-0 record.
On average, Lehigh makes 6.8 steals per game. Navy has a solid 9-5 record when it gives up at least 6 steals.
