Bethlehem, Pa. —The Long Island University men's basketball team (5-4, 0-0 NEC) led by as many as 19 points in the first half and took a nine-point advantage into the break, eventually holding on to defeat Lehigh 87-82 and secure a road victory on Saturday night.
 
Malachi Davis led the way for the Sharks, scoring a season-high 30 points on 12 of 23 from the field. The redshirt-senior flirted with a triple-double in the game, pulling down a season-high 10 rebounds, while dishing out 7 assists and also coming up with another season-high, 5 steals.
 
A second-half surge by Lehigh gave way to a 67-66 lead by the Mountain Hawks at the 6:40 mark. The Sharks, however, then came storming back, outscoring Lehigh 7-2 in the next two minutes. With the game later tied at 73 apiece, LIU responded yet again with an 8-0 run, creating a favorable cushion and a lead they would hold onto the rest of the way.
 
Davis went on to lead four Sharks in double-figures, with Jamal Fuller scoring 20 and Greg Gordon (14 points) and Tre'shawn Sheppard (11 points) each following suit with steady scoring efforts in the win.
 
LIU returns to the Steinberg Wellness Center to host La Salle on Saturday, Dec. 13 at 4 p.m.