Lebanon Valley 92, Hood 83
 
LVC Starters
Light, Bugg, Anderson, Orr, Boccanfuso
 
Hood Starters
Wang, Pearson, Evans, Eversull, Casey
 
How It Happened
Lebanon Valley used a balanced attack to erase a halftime deficit in earning a tough 92-83 road victory at Hood on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 27.
 
Five LVC players reached the double-digit scoring mark, with Sam Lightpouring in a game-high 27 points and Andy Orr netting 25 tallies and grabbing seven rebounds. Chris Anderson was strong in recording a double-double with 10 points and 10 assists. Will Boccanfuso added 12 points and a game-high nine boards, while Zach Tucker chipped in with 10 tallies.
 
After trailing for much of the first half and all of the second to that point, Light's 3-pointer off an Anderson assist put the Flying Dutchmen (14-6, 8-3 MAC Commonwealth) back out in front at 54-53 with 14:39 left to play.
 
From there, the Blazers (7-13, 3-8 MAC Commonwealth) scored the game's next six points to go ahead by five at the 13:06 mark but LVC answered right back with a decisive 9-0 run that was capped by another Light triple off another Anderson find, swinging the momentum back in the favor of the visitors.
 
A Tucker jumper from beyond the arc put LVC back in front by five at 73-68 before Luke Casey converted an old-fashioned 3-point play to draw Hood to within one possession with 5:15 remaining.
 
On LVC's ensuing possession, however, Orr responded with an and-one of his own before Caleb Barwin buried a pair of treys to expand the lead to a game-high 12 with less than two minutes left to play. The Blazers were forced to foul in the final minute and despite converting a couple of attempts from distance, they were unable to close the gap.
 
Inside the Numbers
- Lebanon Valley shot a stout 52.6 percent from the field, while the Blazers managed a 43.9 percent clip.
- The Dutchmen got to the foul line 33 times on the day and converted 24 free throws (72.7 percent).
- Hood launched 33 shots from beyond the arc, connecting on 14 of them (42.4 percent).
- LVC outscored the Blazers in the paint 38-28 despite being outrebounded 37-32.
- Sam Light posted a game-high 27 points on 50 percent shooting from 3-point range. He added three assists and a pair of steals.
- Andy Orr had a big second half en route to scoring 25 points and pulling down seven rebounds. He also blocked three shots and dished out three assists.
- Chris Anderson was outstanding in recording his first-career double-double with 10 points on 4-5 shooting and a game-best 10 assists. He added five boards, three steals, and a block.
- Will Boccanfuso grabbed a game-high nine boards to go along with 12 points and four blocks.
- Freshman Zach Tucker continued to make his mark with 10 points in 17 minutes of play.
- Luke Casey led the way for Hood with 16 points and seven rebounds.
 
Playoff Picture
LVC is in good shape at the moment and currently holds sole possession of second place in the MAC Commonwealth standings. If the season ended today, the Dutchmen would host Albright in the semifinals of the conference playoff tournament.
 
Who's Next?
The Dutchmen return to action on Wednesday night when they host MAC Commonwealth rival Widener at Sorrentino Gymnasium.

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