Lehigh Mountain Hawks at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Grant, Ogbole power Rutgers past Lehigh to stay unbeaten
Grant went 9 of 15 from the field and 9 of 10 at the line for the Scarlet Knights (3-0). Ogbole added 16 points on 7-of-8 shooting with 10 rebounds and five blocks, while Jamichael Davis finished with 14 points and four assists.
Rutgers led 41-34 at halftime but had to answer a second-half surge. Lehigh trimmed the deficit to 61-59 on Joshua Ingram’s 3-pointer with 7:56 to play before the Knights responded with a 12-3 run. Grant scored at the rim, then followed his own miss to push the margin back to 65-60. Ogbole then converted consecutive putbacks for a 69-62 lead with 5:52 left.
Nasir Whitlock scored 21 points on 7-of-16 shooting and 5-of-6 at the line for Lehigh (1-3). Ingram added 14 points and eight rebounds, and center Hank Alvey scored 12 on 6-of-10 shooting.
Rutgers shot 50.8% from the field and finished with a 45-26 rebounding advantage, including 14 offensive boards. The Mountain Hawks shot 42.6% overall and 36% from 3, but managed only 16 free-throw attempts and never led after halftime.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 72 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Jake Pike subbing in for Lehigh | 72 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Brendan Reed subbing in for Lehigh | 72 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Joshua Ingram subbing out for Lehigh | 72 - 84 |
Statistics
 LEH |
 RUTG |
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|---|---|---|
| 26-61 | FG | 31-61 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 9-25 | 3PT | 3-13 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 23 |
| 11-16 | FT | 19-27 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 12 | Assists | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 18 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 20 | Fouls | 12 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Location: Piscataway, NJ
Attendance: 8,000 | Capacity:
2025-26 Patriot League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navy | 6-1 | - | 14-6 |
| American University | 5-2 | 1 | 12-8 |
| Colgate | 5-2 | 1 | 11-9 |
| Lehigh | 4-3 | 2 | 8-12 |
| Holy Cross | 3-4 | 3 | 8-12 |
| Boston University | 3-4 | 3 | 8-12 |
| Bucknell | 3-4 | 3 | 6-14 |
| Army | 2-5 | 4 | 8-12 |
| Loyola Maryland | 2-5 | 4 | 6-14 |
| Lafayette | 2-5 | 4 | 5-15 |
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 8-0 | - | 19-0 |
| Michigan | 7-1 | 1 | 17-1 |
| Michigan State | 7-1 | 1 | 17-2 |
| Purdue | 7-1 | 1 | 17-2 |
| Illinois | 7-1 | 1 | 16-3 |
| Wisconsin | 5-2 | 2.5 | 13-5 |
| Ohio State | 5-3 | 3 | 13-5 |
| UCLA | 5-3 | 3 | 13-6 |
| Iowa | 4-4 | 4 | 14-5 |
| USC | 3-5 | 5 | 14-5 |
| Indiana | 3-5 | 5 | 12-7 |
| Minnesota | 3-5 | 5 | 10-9 |
| Washington | 2-6 | 6 | 10-9 |
| Rutgers | 2-6 | 6 | 9-10 |
| Northwestern | 1-7 | 7 | 9-10 |
| Oregon | 1-7 | 7 | 8-11 |
| Maryland | 1-7 | 7 | 8-11 |
| Penn State | 0-7 | 7.5 | 9-9 |