Lehigh Mountain Hawks at Yale Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
87 - 97
Yale shoots 51 percent, beats Lehigh 97-87 in home-opener
The Bulldogs racked up 20,000 air miles and played their first five games on the road and returned home on the heels of a 77-73 win over Miami on Saturday at the Hoophall Miami Invitational.
Phills made four 3-pointers and Oni added eight assists. Oni capped his scoring with a windmill dunk with about a minute left.
Jordan Bruner chipped in 13 points, Blake Reynolds had 12 points and 10 rebounds, and Alex Copeland added 11 points for Yale (4-2), which shot 51 percent from the floor. Azar Swain had 10 points off the bench.
Jordan Cohen scored 21 points to lead Lehigh (5-3). Lance Tejada had 19 points and Pat Andree 16, and the pair combined for nine of Lehigh's 15 3-pointers.
Yale led 73-71 with 7:19 to play and used a 17-6 run for a 90-77 advantage with just under two minutes remaining. Copeland scored seven points and Bruner added five during the stretch.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 87 - 97 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Kyle Leufroy made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Cohen. | 87 - 97 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Yale Turnover. | 84 - 97 |
| 2nd 0:51 | Caleb Bennett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Cohen. | 84 - 97 |
| 2nd 0:57 | Miye Oni made Dunk. | 81 - 97 |
Statistics
 LEH |
 YALE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-67 | FG | 33-65 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 15-32 | 3PT | 11-31 |
| 47 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 10-12 | FT | 20-25 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 21 | Fast Break Points | 18 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 21 | Fouls | 10 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Location: New Haven, CT
Attendance: 847 | Capacity:
2025-26 Patriot League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navy | 17-1 | - | 26-8 |
| Colgate | 11-7 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Lehigh | 11-7 | 6 | 18-17 |
| Boston University | 10-8 | 7 | 17-17 |
| American University | 9-9 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Loyola Maryland | 8-10 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Lafayette | 8-10 | 9 | 11-21 |
| Bucknell | 6-12 | 11 | 10-23 |
| Army | 5-13 | 12 | 11-21 |
| Holy Cross | 5-13 | 12 | 11-22 |