Box Score Widener 86, Lebanon Valley 60
 
LVC Starters
Baker, Tucker, Anderson, Covey, Deihm
 
Widener Starters
Lewis, Boyd, Howard, Laverty, McMahon
 
How It Happened
ANNVILLE, Pa. – Widener shot lights out from beyond the arc in the first half and went on to defeat Lebanon Valley 86-60 on Wednesday evening in MAC Commonwealth men's basketball action. The Dutchmen slipped to 6-14, 3-8 MAC Commonwealth and the Pride jumped to 11-9, 8-4 MAC Commonwealth.
 
It seemed as though the visitors couldn't miss in the opening half of action, especially from 3-point land. Widener jumped out to a quick 18-4 lead after Jared Peters knocked down a trey for the Pride with 13:17 remaining. Jeremy Deihm stopped the bleeding momentarily with a 3-point play the unconventional way, as he was fouled in the process of making a layup and hit the free throw to make it 18-7. Widener had the answer, though, as Peters hit a layup, followed by back-to-back triples from Elijah Boyd and Peters to put the away team out in front 26-7.
 
From there, Widener continued to pour it on and later, Boyd and Luke Patel hit two consecutive triples to make it a 34-9 contest. After Zach Tucker made a free throw, Boyd sank back-to-back treys yet again, followed by another one from Peters. In the first half alone, the Pride went 10-of-16 from beyond the arc and took a commanding 53-25 advantage into the second half.
 
In the second half, unfortunately the damage had already been done and LVC was in a hole it was unable to climb out of. Midway through the second, the Flying Dutchmen showed signs of life after Mason Green sank back-to-back triples to make it 70-48 in favor of Widener, but the Pride were able to eventually hold on for the 86-60 win.
 
Inside the Numbers
 - Justin Baker finished with 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting to go along with five rebounds.
 - Deihm also scored 17 on 8-of-9 shooting and brought down six boards.
 - Tucker ended with nine points for LVC.
 - Green went 3-of-5 from 3-point land and chipped in nine points.
 - Jaylen Reichner registered a team-high five assists.
 - Widener's Boyd had a game-high 25 points, including five triples.
 - Peters chipped in 18 points off the bench for the visitors.
 - Widener shot 52.7-percent, including a 54.5-percent mark from beyond the arc.
 - The Pride outscored the Dutchmen in bench points at 32-12.
 - LVC held the advantage in points in the paint at 38-26.
 
Who's Next?
The Dutchmen are back in action on Saturday when they travel to Frederick, Md. to battle Hood College at 3 p.m.
 
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