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Whitlock and Lehigh take down Holy Cross 69-66 in Patriot League Tournament

By The Associated Press

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Nasir Whitlock scored the game-winning buzzer-beater from half court and racked up 29 total points to lead Lehigh past Holy Cross 69-66 on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament.

Whitlock, who caught the inbound pass with 2.1 left on the clock, dribbled up two steps before releasing the game-winning buzzer beater. He shot 11 of 24 from the field, including 4 for 6 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 6 from the line for the Mountain Hawks (16-16). Hank Alvey finished 6 of 9 from the floor to add 14 points. Joshua Ingram finished with 12 points.

Tyler Boston led the Crusaders (11-22) in scoring, finishing with 24 points. Holy Cross also got 12 points, seven rebounds and two blocks from Gabe Warren. Aiden Disu finished with 11 points and eight rebounds.

Lehigh went into halftime ahead of Holy Cross 31-26. Ingram scored 10 points in the half. Whitlock led Lehigh with 22 points in the second half, including the game-winner. The Mountain Hawks will move on to play No. 3-seeded Colgate on Friday.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Cheryl Reeve steps away from the WNBA grind for a Hall of Fame induction

By The Associated Press
Cheryl Reeve is taking a break from her busy WNBA season to head to Knoxville this weekend and be inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. She's only the second WNBA coach to enter the Hall of Fame, joining former Houston Comets coach Van Chancellor, who was inducted in 2001. “(I appreciate) the magnitude of this recognition of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame and the great work that has gone into this institution,” Reeve said. “To walk around and see the history of how much has been done years before I could ever have this opportunity to coach. Grateful to the WNBA because I think there was some consideration given schedule wise.” Reeve will be joined by WNBA greats Candace Parker and Elena Delle Donne in this year's class. Parker and Delle Donne also will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame later this year. Other inductees include ESPN broadcaster Doris Burke, Kirkwood Community College coach Kim Muhl, Spanish star Amaya Valdemoro, French great Isabelle Fijalkowski and Clemson's all-time leading scorer and rebounder, Barbara Kennedy-Dixon.
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