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McCollum, Knutson lead Lehigh over Colgate 89-69

The Columbian
Published: February 10, 2012, 4:00pm

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — C.J. McCollum scored 22 points and Gabe Knutson 21 to lead Lehigh over Colgate 89-69 on Saturday night.

The Mountain Hawks (19-7, 7-3 Patriot League) trailed 46-40 at halftime, after allowing the Raiders to shoot 68 percent in the first half (17 of 25).

Lehigh then shot 70.8 percent from the field in the second half (17 of 24) and outscored the Raiders 49-23 in the final 20 minutes.

Lehigh led 65-61 with 11:03 remaining and blew it open with 19 straight points. Knutson scored eight during the spurt and McCollum capped it on a layup with 4:28 left.

Colgate missed all 11 of its shots during the spurt.

Lehigh scored 21 points off 13 turnovers and outrebounded the Raiders 33-22. McCollum led the Mountain Hawks with 10 boards.

Pat Moore led Colgate (7-18, 1-9) with 23 points, and John Brandenburg added 10.

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