Lehigh 71, St. Francis (Pa.) 50

Lehigh 71, St. Francis (Pa.) 50

Published Dec. 7, 2011 11:28 p.m. ET

Holden Greiner scored 17 and Lehigh got off to a fast start in a 71-50 rout of St. Francis (Pa.) on Wednesday night.

Lehigh scored the first nine points of the game then, after a Red Flash basket, went on a 17-0 run for a 26-2 lead after a Gabe Knutson layup with 10:42 remaining. The Mountain Hawks led 43-11 at halftime and held its biggest lead of the game at 68-26 with 8:48 remaining.

C.J. McCollum added 13 points and became the 10th player in history to reach 1,500 points in a career for the Mountain Hawks (7-3), which has won six in a row in the series.

Lehigh shot 58.6 percent (17 of 27) from the field in the first half. Meanwhile, St. Francis (2-7), made just 4 of 24 in the first half.

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Anthony Ervin led the Red Flash with 17 points.

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