Game 8: Yale
Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2018 3:21 pm
Game Notes
LU’s
https://static.lehighsports.com/customp ... 1510069857
Yale’s
http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-ba ... s_2018.pdf
How Ken Pom Sees It
Lehigh (5-2) and ranked 141st out of the PL
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Yale (3-2) and ranked 81st out of the IVY
Yale wins by 8 (81-73) 24% chance
Yale comes into this game – it’s home opener, no less - riding high after downing Miami by 4 (77-73) on Saturday. The same Miami team that beat us by 21 just 3+ weeks ago! Is Pomeroy crazy or what are we missing? The many recaps of this wild affair are a good read – perhaps none better than what appeared in the Orlando Sentinel and provided below. In short, cold shooting (1 of 12 by Mami in the closing minutes) and the old adage “it’s a game of runs,” best say it all after realizing that the guys from New Haven closed out the affair on a 17-3 run. Miami actually held a 10-point lead at the half – a lead that grew to 15 and later dropped to 2 with 3:21 to go! Fun game, no doubt. Hope the Eli are still celebrating.
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/ ... story.html
Is there any hope for Lehigh………why not? Just realize that this is the same Bulldog team that lost to Vermont (ranked 116th) just 2 weeks ago in what just another “game of runs.” This time the spurts favored the Catamounts of Vermont who bracketed halftime with rips of 9-2 and 16-4. All this while allowing Yale’s super star, Myie Oni, to go off for 18 pts and 10 boards. As long as the 3-point shot is still in play (we are currently ranked 11th in the nation connecting on 43.4% of our long-range attempts) and have the ability to guard against the 2-pointer (ranked 8th allowing just 39.9%), I give us a chance.
LU’s
https://static.lehighsports.com/customp ... 1510069857
Yale’s
http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-ba ... s_2018.pdf
How Ken Pom Sees It
Lehigh (5-2) and ranked 141st out of the PL
@
Yale (3-2) and ranked 81st out of the IVY
Yale wins by 8 (81-73) 24% chance
Yale comes into this game – it’s home opener, no less - riding high after downing Miami by 4 (77-73) on Saturday. The same Miami team that beat us by 21 just 3+ weeks ago! Is Pomeroy crazy or what are we missing? The many recaps of this wild affair are a good read – perhaps none better than what appeared in the Orlando Sentinel and provided below. In short, cold shooting (1 of 12 by Mami in the closing minutes) and the old adage “it’s a game of runs,” best say it all after realizing that the guys from New Haven closed out the affair on a 17-3 run. Miami actually held a 10-point lead at the half – a lead that grew to 15 and later dropped to 2 with 3:21 to go! Fun game, no doubt. Hope the Eli are still celebrating.
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/ ... story.html
Is there any hope for Lehigh………why not? Just realize that this is the same Bulldog team that lost to Vermont (ranked 116th) just 2 weeks ago in what just another “game of runs.” This time the spurts favored the Catamounts of Vermont who bracketed halftime with rips of 9-2 and 16-4. All this while allowing Yale’s super star, Myie Oni, to go off for 18 pts and 10 boards. As long as the 3-point shot is still in play (we are currently ranked 11th in the nation connecting on 43.4% of our long-range attempts) and have the ability to guard against the 2-pointer (ranked 8th allowing just 39.9%), I give us a chance.