Lebanon Valley 84, Gettysburg 80
LVC Starters
Tucker, Anderson, Covey, Jo. Abdo, Deihm
Gettysburg Starters
Duffey, Gardiner, Lord, Antolini, Close
How It Happened
MIDDLETOWN, Pa. – Lebanon Valley's men's basketball team held off a late Gettysburg charge and edged the Bullets 84-80 in the consolation game of Penn State Harrisburg's Tip-Off Tournament on Sunday, Nov. 11. The Dutchmen earned their first victory of the young season and improved to 1-1, while Gettysburg dropped to 0-2.
With 7:51 remaining in the second half,
Trevor Covey hit a layup to give LVC a five-point advantage at 67-62. The Bullets answered with the traditional three-point play after Danny Duffey made a layup while getting fouled in the process. After his good free throw, the Dutchmen found themselves up by just two at 67-65 with 7:39 remaining in the contest. A minute later,
Jordan Abdo hit a huge 3-pointer to put LVC ahead by five at 70-65. From there until the 2:23 mark, the Dutchmen maintained their small lead, Gettysburg started to mount a comeback.
After Covey made a layup to put LVC up 81-77 with 1:08 to go, Duffey came down the floor and nailed a trey to cut the Dutchmen's advantage to just one at 81-80 with 55 ticks left on the clock. Fortunately for LVC,
Zach Tucker went 3-for-4 from the charity stripe down the stretch, allowing the Dutchmen to hold off the Bullets and come away with the narrow victory.
In the early going, back-and-forth action was prevalent with LVC clinging to a one-point lead after
Chris Anderson's layup brought the Dutchmen to within one of the Bullets at 15-14 with 13:05 remaining in the opening half. From there, Gettysburg went on a 13-3 run to take an 11-point lead at 28-17 with 10:03 left. LVC's young squad wasn't intimidated, though, as the Dutchmen fought back and answered with a long, 15-7, capped by a Tucker trey, to come to within five of the Bullets at 35-32. Gettysburg held its tight lead for the remainder of the half, but LVC was down by just four at 39-35 heading into halftime.
The Dutchmen opened up the second half on fire, getting a layup from
Jeremy Deihm, followed by Covey's triple and another layup from Deihm to take a 42-39 lead with 18:28 to go. The action remained close and the lead changed several times in a few minutes of action, but at 50-50 with 14:42 to go, LVC went on an 11-4 spurt, capped by a
Justin Baker layup, to take a nine-point lead at 61-52 with 11:09 remaining. Thanks to that important run, the Dutchmen were later able to hold off a late Gettysburg charge and come away with an 84-80 win.
Inside the Numbers
- Jo. Abdo paced LVC's offense with 19 points, including four 3-pointers. He added six rebounds in 35 minutes of action.
- Tucker provided 17 points, a team-high nine assists, and six boards.
- Deihm ended with 14 points in his collegiate debut and Baker also chipped in 14 points.
- Every one of LVC's players who scored were in double figures.
- The Bullets' Antolini led all scorers with 22 points.
- LVC shot an inpressive 52.4-percent from the field compared to Gettysburg's 39.7-percent.
- The Bullets held a slight advantage in total rebounds at 43-40.
- The Dutchmen led in points off turnovers at 12-10.
- LVC won the battle in points in the paint at 48-38.
Who's Next?
LVC is set for its annual Rinso Marquette Tournament, beginning Friday, Nov. 16 when Wilkes takes on Bethany inside Sorrentino Gymnasium at 6 p.m., followed by the Dutchmen vs. Bryn Athyn at 8 p.m.
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