Lebanon Valley 76, Brooklyn 60

LVC Starters
Davis, Bugg, Conrad, Boccanfuso, Orr

Brooklyn Starters
Wood, McIllhatton, Konfino, Grant, Nikovic

How It Happened
It was all Lebanon Valley in the team's 76-60 victory over Brooklyn on day one of the Land of Magic Classic in Daytona Beach, Fla. on Wednesday night, Dec. 28.

The Flying Dutchmen (7-5) led wire to wire after jumping out to a 10-0 lead to begin the contest. The run was bookended by three-pointers from Travis Conrad and Andy Orr, with the big man netting nine of the team's first 12 points.

LVC's advantage increased to 16 midway through the opening half following a layup by Will Boccanfuso and a Sam Light trey on back-to-back possessions.

The Dutchmen grabbed their largest lead of the half at 21 on three separate occasions when Collin Moore converted a pair of free throws at the 3:48 mark, when Light knocked down a jumper 30 seconds later, and when Caleb Barwin buried a triple to give LVC a 47-26 advantage at the break.

Orr netted the first four points of the second half to give Lebanon Valley its largest lead of the night at 25 points before the Bulldogs (3-7) cut the deficit to less than 20 when Grant Maynard IV converted a pair from the foul line with 16 minutes left to play.

Any shred of Brooklyn momentum was erased when Luke Stambaugh connected from beyond the arc to make it 62-39 with 8:39 remaining, while a pair of layups by Orr and a couple of Light jump shots put the game on ice.

The LVC reserves got into the scoring act and Andrew Eberhart put an exclamation point on the victory with a dunk off a Chris Anderson assist with 1:22 left to play.

Inside the Numbers
- LVC shot 43.8 percent from the floor, an impressive 92.3 percent (12-13) from the foul line, and a solid 38.1 percent from three-point land.
- Led by Sam Light's game-high 22 points and Caleb Barwin's 11 tallies, the Dutchmen bench outscored Brooklyn's reserves 40-11.
- Light's point total came on one of the most efficient shooting nights of his career as he finished 10-11 from the field in 22 minutes of play.
- Andy Orr finished two rebounds shy of a double-double with 21 points and eight boards. He also added a pair of blocks.
- Barwin knocked down three treys and was 2-2 from the charity stripe to total 11 points.
- Will Boccanfuso was the fourth Dutchman player to reach the double-digit scoring mark with 10 points. He added five rebounds and a game-best three steals.
- Travis Conrad pulled in a team-high 10 rebounds for Lebanon Valley. He added a pair of assists and a steal.
- Enees Nikovic posted a double-double for Brooklyn, finishing with 19 points and a game-best 16 boards. He also recorded four blocks and two steals.
- Austin Wood and Niv Konfino also reached the double-digit scoring mark for the Bulldogs with 15 and 13 points, respectively.
- Wednesday's game was LVC's first neutral site contest of the season and first since the team's season opener last fall.
- The Dutchmen last took part in the Land of Magic Classic during the 2014-15 campaign.

Who's Next?
The Dutchmen finish up their two-game stint at the Land of Magic Classic in Florida by taking on Clark University tomorrow night at 9 p.m.