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Whitney-Sidney leads Lehigh against Loyola (MD) after 20-point game

Loyola (MD) Greyhounds (7-9, 2-3 Patriot League) at Lehigh Mountain Hawks (6-10, 1-4 Patriot League)

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Lehigh hosts Loyola (MD) after Tyler Whitney-Sidney scored 20 points in Lehigh’s 63-58 loss to the Boston University Terriers.

The Mountain Hawks have gone 5-1 in home games. Lehigh has a 2-1 record in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Greyhounds are 2-3 against Patriot League opponents. Loyola (MD) is second in the Patriot League with 9.5 offensive rebounds per game led by Milos Ilic averaging 2.8.

Lehigh is shooting 43.7% from the field this season, 1.4 percentage points lower than the 45.1% Loyola (MD) allows to opponents. Loyola (MD) averages 6.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, the same that Lehigh gives up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ben Knostman is averaging 3.8 points and 3.2 assists for the Mountain Hawks.

Ilic is scoring 13.8 points per game and averaging 8.1 rebounds for the Greyhounds.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mountain Hawks: 5-5, averaging 70.2 points, 29.3 rebounds, 12.9 assists, 7.0 steals and 2.2 blocks per game while shooting 42.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.2 points per game.

Greyhounds: 4-6, averaging 70.8 points, 30.3 rebounds, 13.6 assists, 5.9 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 45.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.5 points.

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