Venezia leads Colgate to 94-90 OT win over Lehigh

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Mike Venezia scored 11 of his career-high 27 points in overtime as Colgate outlasted Lehigh 94-90 Wednesday night to end a two-game skid and sweep the season series.

The Raiders (7-19, 4-7 Patriot League), who won 80-79 on Jan. 19, opened overtime with a 12-1 run to lead 86-75 with 54 seconds to play.

The Mountain Hawks (14-12, 5-6) hit two 3-pointers in the next 11 seconds, and C.J. McCollum — who scored 31 points — added two free throws and two layups to cut the deficit to four with 13 seconds left.

After Pat Moore made 3 of 4 free throws for Colgate, Lehigh’s Mackey McKnight hit a 3 for the final margin.

Venezia hit 5 of 8 3-pointers for the Raiders, who were 12 of 21 from long range. Yaw Gyawu added 20 points on 10-of-12 shooting and Mitch Rolls had 18.

McCollum also had 15 rebounds and five steals for the Mountain Hawks, whose two-game winning streak ended.