Tournament Capsules: Conference Finals 3/12/10
 Lehigh Mountain Hawks (21-10) |
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 Lafayette Leopards (19-12) |
What They’re Playing For: The winning team from the Patriot League Championship may only live to see Tuesday’s play-in game, but the winner of this college basketball betting battle between the Lafayette Leopards and the Lehigh Mountain Hawks will get a chance to go dancing.
How They Got Here: Lafayette defeated Colgate 73-65 & Holy Cross 66-63. Lehigh defeated Army 64-45 & American 79-57.
Who to Watch: G Jim Mower has been on fire for the Leopards, scoring 17 against the Crusaders and 19 against Colgate in the Patriot League Tournament. He’s also got a 26 point game to his credit against Army in the second to last regular season game. G CJ McCollum is the man to keep an eye on for the Mountain Hawks. He’ll be impossible to miss, as he’s scored at least 20 points in seven of his L/8 games and is averaging 18.8 points per game.
Previous Meetings: January 23rd – Lehigh 75 – Lafayette 57, February 21st – Lafayette 90 – Lehigh 75
What to Expect: The Mountain Hawks played the significantly better basketball of these two teams for the majority of the season, and they’re probably the team to go with in this one. Lehigh is shooting 40.2% from three-point range on the season, and McCollum leads the way at 43.0%. Unless this team just totally loses its rhythm, the Patriot League regular season champs should make their way on to March Madness.
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