Lehigh beats American 77-65

AP News | 2010-02-06 21:14:44

<div id="subtitle">Zahir Carrington scores 20 points as Lehigh defeats American 77-65</div><div><p>Zahir Carrington scored 20 points to lead Lehigh in a 77-65 win over American on Saturday.</p><p>The Mountain Hawks (15-8, 6-2 Patriot League), who have won five of their last six, saw four players score in double figures. CJ McCollum finished with 19 points and a career-high 13 rebounds, Marquis Hall scored 18 points and Gabe Knutson had 10.</p><p>After a 3-pointer from American's Joe Hill cut Lehigh's lead to 65-60, the Mountain Hawks responded with an 8-0 run to take a 73-60 advantage with 1:13 remaining.</p><p>Vlad Moldoveanu paced the Eagles (7-16, 4-4) with 24 points. American had a three-game winning streak snapped.</p><p>Lehigh outrebounded American 35-30, and scored 15 points off of the Eagles' 14 turnovers.</p><p>More than half of American's field goal attempts were 3-pointers, but they shot only 26.5 percent from beyond the arc (9-for-34).</p><p>Lehigh shot 50 percent from 3-point range (6-for-12).</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=68592023&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>


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