Lebanon Valley 80, Dickinson 68
 
LVC Starters
Baker, Tucker, L. Garcia, Covey, Deihm
 
Dickinson Starters
Holton, Robinson, Tierney, Curran, Drummond
 
How It Happened
ASHLAND, Va. – In the consolation game of the Randolph-Macon Coaches Tournament, Lebanon Valley's men's basketball team took down Dickinson College 80-68 on Monday afternoon. The Flying Dutchmen improved to 4-7, while the Red Devils dropped to 1-9.
 
Quickly in the first, Dickinson jumped out to an 8-2 lead with 15:38 left. The Red Devils maintained their advantage for several minutes after, but with the score at 13-6 with 11:41 left, the Dutchmen responded with a 7-3 spurt, capped by a Zach Tucker trey, bringing LVC to within three at 16-13 with 9:33 remaining in the opening half.
 
The Dutchmen continued to put the pressure on the Red Devils and eventually, LVC tied things up after Justin Baker sank a free throw to make it a 21-21 game with 4:46 to go in the first. Baker made his next shot from the charity stripe to give LVC its first lead of the game, then Collin Jones knocked down a triple at 4:22 to put the Dutchmen up by four. From there, LVC continued to pour it on and went ahead by as many as 10 in what proved to be a significant run. With 30 ticks left in the first, Mason Green connected on a 3-pointer and the Dutchmen went into the locker room with a comfortable 12-point advantage at 37-25.
 
Coming out of the halftime break, LVC picked up where it left off in the first and took a commanding 22-point lead after Jeremy Deihm's layup at 16:16 made it 49-27 in favor of the Dutchmen. Later, with 9:18 remaining in regulation, Dickinson started to creep back into the game and with the score 64-44, a 12-0 run allowed the Red Devils to get to within eight at 64-56 with 6:27 left, but the Dutchmen didn't allow them back in it. A few minutes later, back-to-back makes from the free throw line from KJ Holton brought Dickinson to within seven at 68-61 with 3:53 to go, but Tucker came down to the other end of the floor on the Dutchmen's ensuing possession and knocked down a jumper. From there, LVC never allowed Dickinson to get any closer and went on to win 80-68.
 
Inside the Numbers
 - Zach Tucker paced the offense with 18 points in 37 minutes of action. He added six rebounds and three assists. For his efforts yesterday and today, the junior was named to the All-Tournament Team.
 - Jeremy Deihm scored 16 points on 7-of-8 shooting and had eight rebounds, all defensive.
 - Justin Baker finished with 12 points and was a perfect 6-for-6 from the charity stripe.
 - Mason Green chipped in 11 points off the bench.
 - Collin Jones added 10 points off the bench for LVC.
 - KJ Holton paced Dickinson's offense with 14 points.
 - The Dutchmen shot 48% from the floor as a team, while the Red Devils shot 36.5%.
 - LVC reached the free throw line 33 times and sank 26 shots for a 78.8% clip.
 - Dickinson led slightly in bench points at 28-26.
 - The Dutchmen held the slight advantage in points in the paint at 26-24 and fast break points at 12-8.
  - LVC snapped its four-game losing streak with today's win.
 
Who's Next?
LVC will take on this same Dickinson team on Friday, Jan. 3 at 3 p.m. inside Sorrentino Gymnasium.
 
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