Lehigh pleased in defeat: “UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Billy Taylor liked a lot of what he saw Friday night in his Lehigh men’s basketball opener at Penn State.
One thing he didn’t like was the 28 personal fouls called against his Mountain Hawks.
‘I wasn’t happy with it, but it’s part of the game,’ Taylor said after Penn State’s 73-64 victory at Bryce Jordan Center.
‘We’ve got to be able to play through that,’ Lehigh’s third-year coach added.
Lehigh (0-1) sent Penn State to the free-throw line for 42 attempts, which indirectly benefited the weary Nittany Lions (2-2), who were playing their fourth game in less than a week.
The numerous play stoppages, along with TV timeouts, enabled Penn State coach Ed DeChellis to go with his six best players for long stretches without substitution.
‘The guys weren’t all that gassed,’ DeChellis said. ‘The game was so slow, we didn’t need to go any deeper.’ “