Scores

Final

Lafayette 88

(2-1, 1-1 away)

St. Francis (PA) 77

(1-2, 1-1 home)

7:00 PM ET, November 19, 2009

DeGol Arena, Loretto, PA

1 2 T
LAF 42 4688
SFPA 33 4477

Top Performers

Lafayette: J. Mintz 24 Pts, 6 Reb, 1 Stl

St. Francis (PA): D. Sweetney 30 Pts, 6 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk

Lafayette 88, St. Francis, Pa. 77

Associated Press

LORETTO, Pa. -- Jared Mintz scored 24 points on nearly-perfect shooting to lead Lafayette to an 88-77 win over St. Francis (Pa.) on Thursday night.

After Mintz missed the second of two foul shots with 18:52 left in the first half, he didn't miss again. Mintz finished 9-for-9 from the field and 6-for-7 from the free throw line.

The Leopards (2-1) shot 66 percent as a team (31-for-47) while the Red Flash (1-2) shot 59.6 percent (28-for-47) in the first meeting between the teams.

Devin Sweeney led St. Francis with 30 points on 10-for-14 shooting. Cedric Latimer added 23 on 9-for-11 shooting.

St. Francis took a 10-3 lead, but Lafayette tied the score at 19 and used a 9-2 run to lead 28-21 with 7:31 left in the first half. The Leopards led 42-33 at the half, then extended the margin to 14 with 14:44 left.

The Red Flash pulled within 70-65 with 5:27 left, but could get no closer.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
LAF
SFPA
Points 88 77
FG Made-Attempted 31-47 (.660) 28-47 (.596)
3P Made-Attempted 8-16 (.500) 8-15 (.533)
FT Made-Attempted 18-21 (.857) 13-18 (.722)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 19 (0/0) 19 (0/0)
Largest Lead 12 5

Game Leaders

 
LAF
SFPA
PointsJ. Mintz 24D. Sweetney 30
ReboundsJ. Mintz 6D. Sweetney 6
AssistsR. Willen 5C. Johnson 5
StealsT. Johnson 3D. Sweetney 2
Team Stats: Lafayette | St. Francis (PA)

2009-10 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Nov 19, 2009 LAF 88, @SFPA 77Recap

Next 5 Games

LAF
SFPA
11/21 @NJIT 4:00pm
11/24 HART 8:30pm
11/28 @GTWN 12:00pm
11/30 SPC 8:30pm
12/03 @LAS 7:00pm
 11/21 @BUCK 7:30pm
11/25 LEH 7:00pm
11/28 @OSU 5:30pm
12/03 WAG 7:00pm
12/05 MSM 7:00pm
Complete Schedule: Lafayette | St. Francis (PA)