National Basketball Association
Xavier 70, Lehigh 58
When: 7:40 PM ET, Sunday, March 18, 2012
Where: Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
Officials:
# David Hall, # Michael Irving, # Gregory Nixon
Attendance:
18722
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Xavier 70, Lehigh 58: Senior center Kenny Frease turned in a career-best effort as Xavier advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in five years, topping Lehigh in third-round action in Greensboro, N.C.
The 10th-seeded Musketeers (23-12) will take on No. 3 seed Baylor in a South Regional semifinal Friday in Atlanta.
Down by as many as 15 in the first half, Xavier opened the second half with a 14-3 run. Another 10-2 burst down the stretch broke the game's final tie and put the Musketeers up for good, 60-52, at the 3:01 mark.
Frease gave the 15th-seeded Mountain Hawks (27-8) fits throughout, finishing with 25 points on 11-of-13 shooting and grabbing 12 rebounds. Xavier clamped down defensively after the break, holding Lehigh under 15 percent shooting (five-of-34) in the second half.
Tu Holloway added 21 points for the Musketeers. Mackey McKnight finished with 20 points to pace Lehigh in defeat.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Lehigh hit just three-of-22 3-pointers, with a brutal one-for-15 effort in the second half... Xavier made seven-of-15 3-point shots, with Holloway (four-of-eight) outscoring the Mountain Hawks by himself from behind the arc... No. 15 seeds are now 0-6 all-time in their efforts to reach the Sweet 16.
Top Game Performances
Lehigh |
|
Xavier |
Mackey McKnight 20 |
Scoring |
Kenny Frease 25 |
B.J. Bailey 2 |
Assists |
Mark Lyons 3 |
C.J. McCollum 8 |
Rebounds |
Kenny Frease 12 |
Gabe Knutson 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Tu Holloway 5 |
C.J. McCollum 2 |
Steals |
Tu Holloway 1 |
B.J. Bailey 2 |
Blocks |
Kenny Frease 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Lehigh
|
58 |
32.8 |
3-22 |
13-20 |
4 |
33 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
Xavier
|
70 |
44.4 |
7-15 |
15-21 |
8 |
39 |
6 |
2 |
14 |